KOMPANY AND MAATSEN NOMINATED FOR SKY BET AWARDS

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Clarets duo shortlisted for Sky Bet January accolade

2023-02-09T06:00:00.000Z

KOMPANY AND MAATSEN NOMINATED FOR SKY BET AWARDS

Clarets duo shortlisted for Sky Bet January accolade

2023-02-09T06:00:00.000Z

Clarets duo shortlisted for Sky Bet January accolade

Manager Vincent Kompany and defender Ian Maatsen have been nominated for the Sky Bet Manger of the Month and Player of the Month awards respectively.

Kompany, who has won the award twice already this season, managed the side to three consecutive league wins in January over Swansea City, Coventry City and West Bromwich Albion.

In those three games the Clarets only conceded twice and scored five, with Jordan Beyer and Scott Twine becoming the 15th and 16th different goal scorer of the season for Burnley with their match winners.

No other side in the division won all of their league matches last month and Kompany's men still remain the country's top goal scorers.

The Clarets are also on a winning run of nine consecutive matches in the Sky Bet Championship, taking all three points from every match since the defeat at Bramall Lane in early November.

Kompany is up against Paul Heckingbottom of Sheffield United, Luton Town boss Rob Edwards and Michael Carrick from Middlesbrough.

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20-year-old Maatsen started all three fixtures in January, grabbing an impressive brace against Swansea and putting in a man-of-the-match display in the win against Coventry City.

Maatsen scored the opener on New Year's day in Swansea with an excellent free-kick, before adding a second moments later with an effort from 25-yards finding the top corner.

The Dutch defender then played 90 minutes against the Sky Blues at Turf Moor being awarded the Club's man-of-the-match in the 1-0 win.

The full-back finished the month with a dazzling performance against West Brom in the 2-1 victory, with Maatsen making the most tackles (4) throughout.

Maatsen is nominated for the award alongside Millwall's Tom Bradshaw, Kieron Dowell from Norwich City and former Bristol City forward Antoine Semenyo.