Joao, Corberan win February Championship awards

Reading striker Lucas Joao has been named the Sky Bet Championship Player of the Month for February.

Injured for five months and then slowly regaining form and fitness, Joao exploded into life in February, igniting Reading's season with five goals and an assist, which included a lovely solo run and finish in the vital win at Preston.

Reading manager Paul Ince said: "Lucas is a goalscorer. In any team, if you want to be successful, you need a goalscorer.

"Unfortunately, he is scoring his goals as part of a team at the wrong end of the table at the moment, but he's integral to what we're doing here.

"He's a very laid-back guy, but I love him. And importantly he knows where the net it."

Sky Sports' EFL pundit Don Goodman said: "The timing of Lucas Joao's return from injury came just in the nick of time for Reading and their fans as he highlighted his potential to be the one who saves them from the dreaded drop.

"It wasn't the easiest spell for his club, but Joao produced three pivotal goals in the space of three days to help his side pick up a huge six points over Preston and Birmingham City and pile the pressure back onto the others at the bottom of the Sky Bet Championship."

Huddersfield Town head coach Carlos Corberán has been named the Sky Bet Championship Manager of the Month for February.

Four wins, four clean sheets and 14 points from six unbeaten fixtures kept up Huddersfield's promotion push, but it was the calm assurance guiding them through games, notably the 2-1 win at leaders Fulham, which truly showed Corberán's influence.

Corberan said: "As head coach of Huddersfield Town, I feel very proud to receive this award as it means the team has showed a positive dynamic of results and performances during February.

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