West Brom’s Brandon Thomas-Asante wins Sky Bet Championship Goal of the Month award for November | Football News
West Bromwich Albion forward Brandon Thomas-Asante is the winner of November’s Sky Bet Championship Goal of the Month.
When a ball was sent into the stoke area by a defender, Thomas-Asante adjusted his body and aligned it with precision to hit a stunning, acrobatic, angled overhead kick.
Thomas-Asante said: “I am very happy about the award.
“I know there were a lot of really good entries that I didn’t expect to win. But I’m happy about this award and I hope to score a few more goals now.
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Here are the nominees for November’s Sky Bet Championship Goals of the Month award.
“The goal was instinctive and I want to express myself further now that I got my feet under the table here.
“I know the fans have been really supportive of me but there’s a lot more to do and we need to keep getting those results and hopefully I can produce more moments in the future like I did against Stoke.
“I feel like I can influence every game at this level now and compliments go to my teammates for making it easier for me to take those chances in front of goal.
“I’m starting to get used to everyone, they’re getting used to the runs that I enjoy doing and I think only good can come from this group now.”
Thomas-Asante edged out Burnley’s Manuel Benson, Huddersfield Town’s Josh Ruffels and Middlesbrough’s Riley McGree.
Sky Bet League One Winners: Garath McCleary – Forest Green Rovers v WYCOMBE WANDERERS – November 12
Wycombe Wanderers winger Garath McCleary is the Sky Bet League One Goal of the Month winner for November for his impressive performance in the chairboys’ 2-0 win at Forest Green.
McCleary didn’t panic as the ball slipped past him as he recovered it, setting up a defender before perfectly executing a daring shot with the outside of his right boot.
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Here are the nominees for November’s Sky Bet League One Goals of the Month awards.
McCleary said: “I’m thrilled to win this award and I’m really grateful to everyone who voted for me. I’ve never won this award before, so it’s a proud moment. It’s my best goal for Wycombe and in my top three of all time I think.
“Apparently it’s called Trivela, but I’ve never heard that phrase! I just caught it well on the outside of my boot and knew it would fly in. Jack Grimmer made a great run down the right flank to move the defender out of the way and gave me an opportunity to shoot.”
McCleary edged out Fleetwood Town’s Carlos Mendes Gomes, Plymouth Argyle’s Adam Randell and Burton Albion’s Victor Adeboyejo.
Sky Bet League Two Winners: Harrison Biggins – Grimsby Town v DONCASTER ROVERS – November 12
Doncaster Rovers midfielder Harrison Biggins became the winner of Sky Bet League Two’s Goal of the Month in November with his side’s second goal in a 3-1 win at Grimsby.
Half volleys don’t come much cuter. What made Biggins’ punch off the edge of the Mariners box even more impressive was how he tiptoed back into position to connect with him.
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Here are the nominees for November’s Sky Bet League Two Goals of the Month awards.
Biggins said: “The ball was half clear and when it came over to me I wanted to volley it full but at the last second I went for a half volley.
“I felt more comfortable hitting it that way and as soon as it left my shoe I knew it was going to go in, you know when it’s cute and that day it was.”
“It’s nice to win the award, I’ve never been in favor of it, so it’s a good thing to have something to commemorate the goal.”
Biggins got the better of Bradford City’s Andy Cook and Scott Banks and Colchester United’s Samson Tovide.
