Sky Bet EFL Goal of the Month: Steve Sidwell, Josh Vela and Omar Bogle bag November awards
Thursday 31 October 2019 14:17, UK
Steve Sidwell has won the Sky Bet Championship Goal of the Month award for November.
The Brighton and Hove Albion midfielder received 43 per cent of the public vote for his sensational 50-yard strike in the Seagulls' 2-0 victory at Bristol City, beating off competition from Derby County's Darren Bent and Sheffield Wednesday's Fernando Forestieri.
Sidwell showed incredible vision and faultless technique to hit a moving ball from the halfway line over the scrambling Richard O'Donnell in the Bristol goal.
"I had spotted the keeper off his line earlier in the game, and thought I would try my luck the next chance I got," Sidwell said.
"This was a very special goal for the whole team, in what had been a very tough week for the squad.
"We were all thinking about Anthony [Knockaert] in the build-up to the game, and wanted to make him and his family proud by bringing home the three points.
"Fortunately we managed to do that and I am honoured that we could pay tribute to him with the celebration after my goal."
Bolton Wanderers midfielder Josh Vela scooped the Sky Bet League One award for his improvised strike against Millwall.
Vela received 55 per cent of the public vote, finishing ahead of Southend United's Stephen McLaughlin and Swindon Town's Anton Rodgers.
Goal of the Month judge and Sky Sports Pundit Don Goodman said: "This was a really tidy finish from Josh after some messy play in the box, and highlights the quality that he has in front of goal.
"To have a midfielder in your team that can hit the target from range can be invaluable for a team who will spend an awful lot of time trying to break down sides that are 'sat in' trying to frustrate them."
Grimsby Town striker Omar Bogle bagged the Sky Bet League Two accolade for his stunning strike at Crawley.
Bogle saw off fine efforts from Newport County's Josh Sheehan and Leyton Orient's Callum Kennedy with 54 per cent of the vote.
"It was a clean sweep of awards for Omar after he also picked up the Sky Bet League Two Player of the Month award," Goodman added.
"The goal itself was as near to unstoppable as a strike from this range is possible to be. The power, dip and accuracy meant that the ball hit the back of the net before the keeper had a chance to react."
