Frank Lampard wins second straight Manager of the Month after Coventry’s perfect November run | OneFootball

Frank Lampard has collected a second successive Championship Manager of the Month award as Coventry City boss. The EFL notes he has won 30 of his 55 matches in charge.

The award followed a November run that left little room for debate. Coventry took maximum points with five straight league wins and moved five points clear at the top, a gap that has pushed their promotion push firmly into a title conversation. With that advantage, Coventry have been priced as clear favourites to win the Championship, with outright odds shortening to around 1/2 across the globe, from established UK betting markets to legal SG sportsbooks, as fans weigh up how the race for the title may unfold. At its core, the reasoning remains simple. Coventry keep winning, and Lampard keeps delivering.

His Championship form also carries a clear top-flight reference point. Lampard previously won the Premier League’s Barclays Manager of the Month award with Chelsea in October 2019. That month brought three league wins, including a victory over Newcastle and four-goal away wins at Southampton and Burnley, with Lampard crediting staff work and player output when reflecting on the honour.

Back in Coventry colours, Lampard framed the November success as a collective effort rather than a personal moment. He credited the month’s results, thanked the players and staff for their work, and pointed to a strong togetherness and team spirit inside the group. His focus then turned straight to the calendar ahead, with the Christmas period described as busy and demanding, and the message stayed simple: the work continues.

The shortlist for the manager award included Birmingham’s Chris Davies, Southampton’s Tonda Eckert, and Derby boss John Eustace.

Coventry also doubled up on the monthly prizes, with striker Ellis Simms named Player of the Month. The award followed teammate Brandon Thomas Asante, who took the October prize, and Simms then pushed the club’s run forward by scoring five goals across his three starts in November. Two of those games ended with braces, one against Middlesbrough and another against Charlton, and the streak lifted his season total to eight goals in all competitions.

Simms kept the spotlight on the group. He said the award came from team mates and staff raising standards each day, linked individual recognition to team performances and recent results, and said he planned to take confidence from it while continuing to give everything for the club and supporters. The other nominees he finished ahead of were Derby striker Carlton Morris, Hull City striker Joe Gelhardt, and Birmingham full-back Alex Cochrane.

Recent results have not stopped Lampard looking ahead, with the promotion push still in full view. He has hinted at a Coventry plan for January, saying planning runs constantly, that the club studies what promoted teams have done in past winter windows, and that managing workload becomes crucial as the second half turns into an endurance test.