Shaw, Cohen, Matos, Robins & Nuno up for September award

Five managers have been nominated for the Championship Manager of the Month award for September. The nominees include Lincoln City joint head coaches Chris Cohen and Tom Shaw, Swansea City manager Vitor Matos, Stoke City boss Mark Robins, and West Ham United manager Nuno Espirito Santo. The winner is scheduled to be announced on Friday, October 9 at 06:00 BST.

Cohen and Shaw guided newly promoted Lincoln City to eight points from five matches. Matos led Swansea to the top of the table with 10 points in September, while Robins took Stoke on an unbeaten run with four wins from five fixtures. Nuno's West Ham side scored 18 goals across five matches, dropping points only in a 2-2 draw with Millwall.