Ipswich and Derby duos up for November Sky Bet Championship awards

Ipswich and Derby are well-represented in the November nominations for the Sky Bet Championship awards.

Tractor Boys forward Daryl Murphy and manager Mick McCarthy have both been nominated, as have Rams keeper Scott Carson and boss Paul Clement.

Murphy and Carson will be up against Brighton winger Solly March and Leeds midfielder Alex Mowatt for the Player of the Month honour.

And McCarthy and Clement have been nominated for Manager of the Month alongside Chris Hughton of Brighton and Middlesbrough's Aitor Karanka.

Ipswich's Republic of Ireland international Murphy made an unusually quiet start to the campaign but he clicked into top gear in November, scoring six goals in just four games, including his first career hat-trick in a 5-2 win at Rotherham.

However, he faces stiff competition for the Player of the Month award, not least from Carson, who has conceded just one goal in four matches and made two superb saves during a 2-0 win at promotion rivals Hull.

March has also enjoyed a superb month for leaders Brighton, continually tormenting full-backs with his skill and creating a host of chances, as well as chipping in with a pair of goals himself.

And Mowatt would also be a worthy winner after a month in which he supplemented his probing passing with excellent goals against Cardiff and Huddersfield.

Turning to the bosses, McCarthy has been handed a Manager of the Month nomination for guiding Ipswich up the table.

McCarthy's men have climbed to ninth in the Championship standings thanks to an excellent November in which they took 10 points from 12 and won by three goals at Rotherham and Charlton.

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Derby are also on the rise and Clement is among the nominations after steering the Rams to third place thanks to three wins out of four in November, with three clean sheets.

Brighton's superb start to the season has continued under Hughton and the Seagulls are top of the table, still unbeaten after 18 games following a month in which they took eight points from 12.

They are just two points clear of second-placed Middlesbrough, who continue to thrive under Karanka and took nine points from four November fixtures, with three clean sheets.