Brentford’s fantastic winning run that has propelled them up the Sky Bet Championship table has earned two Bees special recognition.
The Bees have won their last five Championship matches – recording successive victories over Derby County, Nottingham Forest, Millwall, Fulham and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
All five wins came in the space of 28 November days and saw The Bees climb from 13th in the Championship to third, just a point off the top.
That run has earned Brentford boss Mark Warburton a nomination for the Sky Bet Championship Manager of the Month award for November.
And striker Andre Gray has been nominated for the Sky Bet Championship Player of the Month award for November.
Mark has been Brentford Manager for just under a year and this is his fourth Manager of the Month nomination.
He won the Sky Bet League One award for December 2013, his first month in charge, and was also nominated in January and March of this year.
Brentford’s perfect November – 15 points from five games, including a win over league leaders Derby and the first success against West London rivals Fulham for more than 15 years, 14 goals scored, five conceded and ten league places climbed – earned Mark the nomination.
Mark has been nominated alongside Neil Lennon, of Bolton Wanderers, Mick McCarthy, of Ipswich Town, and Gary Rowett, of Birmingham City.
The judging panel comprises former Norwich City and Newcastle United manager Chris Hughton, Sky Sports’ Football League expert Don Goodman, Football League Chief Operating Officer Andy Williamson, League Managers’ Association Director Olaf Dixon and Sky Bet Football Trading Manager Paul Lowery.
Andre’s nomination came after he scored five goals in the month and assisted two more.
He had gone eight without a goal before firing home against Derby at the start of November.
He scored and was fouled for a penalty, converted by Alex Pritchard, in a win at Forest four days later before scoring two and setting up the third in a win at Millwall at the end of the same week.
Andre also scored in the 4-0 win over Wolves on Saturday to take his tally for the season to eight.
Andre has been nominated along with Blackburn Rovers striker Rudy Gestede, Leeds United midfield player Alex Mowatt and Birmingham City goalkeeper Darren Randolph.
The judging panel comprises Sky Sports’ Football League expert Don Goodman; Football League Head of Communications John Nagle; League Managers’ Association Director Olaf Dixon and Sky Bet Football Trading Manager Paul Lowery.
The winners of the awards will be announced tomorrow, Friday December 5.