Derby County’s on-loan attacker Tom Ince has been nominated for the Sky Bet Championship Player of the Month Award for February.

Derby County’s on-loan attacker Tom Ince has been nominated for the Sky Bet Championship Player of the Month Award for February.

The 23-year-old wideman joined Derby on the final day of the January Transfer Window and made an immediate impact with two goals on his debut in the 4-1 win over Bolton Wanderers.

In total he scored five times in six appearances during February, after finding the net in the 2-2 draw at AFC Bournemouth and bagging a brace in the thrilling 3-3 draw at Rotherham United.

The four-player shortlist is as follows:


Odion Ighalo (Watford)


A second straight nomination for the instinctive marksman who scored six goals in five games. Displayed his full array of finishing with a snapshot against Blackburn Rovers, a header and a volley at Brentford and a smooth strike at Bolton Wanderers.

Tom Ince (Derby County)


Ince has rediscovered his zest since his move to Derby County. His superb free-kick against Bolton Wanderers triggered a string of classy goals, with a neat curler at Rotherham United the other pick of his five, while his movement created holes for others.

Henri Lansbury (Nottingham Forest)


The fulcrum of Forest’s stellar February with goals in five successive games - including two free-kicks and a stunning curler against Wigan Athletic - allied to defensive diligence, consistency and a new maturity as he assumed the captaincy.

Marco Silvestri (Leeds United)


An all-action month for the Italian who spent it diving all over the place in a one-man show of defiance. Fine reaction saves against Brentford, Reading and Brighton were bettered by a series of stops to preserve a 1-0 win at Middlesbrough.

ALL WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON FRIDAY 6 MARCH 2015.


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.

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