In-form striker on award shortlist

Goal-hungry striker Charlie Austin is in the running to be named Championship Player of the Month for September.

Austin has been nominated for the monthly prize, along with

The Clarets’ striker – the country’s leading scorer with 15 goals – scored seven times in five games during September.

He drew a blank against Brighton on the opening day of the month but after the international break scored a hat-trick against Peterborough, bagged a double at Derby County and also netted against Swindon and Millwall.

The winners will be announced from 10 am on Friday on Sky Sports News.