Wigan Athletic boss recognised for run

Paul Cook will find out on Friday morning if he's picked up the Sky Bet Manager of the Month award for June.

Unbeaten in six games prior to lockdown, a three-month break was the last thing Latics needed, yet Cook’s genius has been to emerge from it with his side’s momentum intact, winning all three games in June with a 7-0 goal differential.

Competing for the award are Lee Bowyer (Charlton), Thomas Frank (Brentford) and Neil Harris (Cardiff).

Bowyer’s restart plans were thrown into chaos by the unavailability of leading scorer Lyle Taylor, yet he superbly re-organised his team to focus on solidity at the back and gain seven points from three games without conceding a goal.

Not only did Brentford win all three June games in their customary style without conceding a goal, but they did so by beating Fulham and West Brom - two of the three teams who stood above them when the Championship resumed.

And while outside the play-off positions when the restart began, Harris’s Cardiff side ended June in the top six with convincing two-goal victories over promotion rivals Leeds and Preston contributing to a seven-point haul from three games.