News in brief: Bees duo nominated, QPR Youth Cup game moved

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Andre Gray of Brentford
Gray has been in great form

Brentford
Bees boss Mark Warburton and striker Andre Gray are in the running for the Championship manager and player of the month awards respectively. Under Warburton’s guidance, Brentford won all five of their league games in November, taking them up to third in the table.

He has been nominated alongside Bolton’s Neil Lennon, Mick McCarthy of Ipswich and new Birmingham boss Gary Rowett. Gray, who stepped up three divisions when signing from Luton in the summer, has netted five goals in the last five games, and is competing with Blackburn forward Rudy Gestede, Leeds midfielder Alex Mowatt and Birmingham goalkeeper Darren Randolph.

Scott Hogan
Brentford say the striker is making good progress in his recovery from a serious knee injury he suffered at Rotherham in August. Hogan underwent surgery to reconstruct the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in September and will continue his rehabilitation work in the new year with two weeks in Philadelphia with renowned knee specialist Bill Knowles.

Bees boss Mark Warburton said: “Much work still lies ahead but it is most pleasing to see how far Scott has come in such a short period of time. The fact Scott is making such excellent progress is testament to the work ethic and commitment of the player and the medical team”.

Fulham
The Whites have sold out their full away allocation for the Boxing Day trip to Bournemouth. It means Kit Symons’ side will be backed by more than 1,325 fans when they take on the Championship high-flyers.

QPR
Rangers’ FA Youth Cup tie at Birmingham City has been brought forward to Saturday 13 December, with a 1pm kick-off. The game, at Solihull Moors FC, was originally scheduled for Tuesday 16 December.

Charlie Austin
The striker has been voted QPR’s player of the month for November after scoring five goals in as many matches.

Lyle Della Verde
The Fulham midfielder, on loan at Bristol Rovers, underwent a scan on Thursday on an ankle injury picked up in a Conference Premier match this week. The 19-year-old turned his ankle after a challenge midway through the first half of Tuesday night’s 0-0 draw with Wrexham.

Mark Smith
The Brentford goalkeeper will stay with Hampton & Richmond Borough until January. Smith, 18, joined the Ryman Premier Division club on a short-term loan at the end of October but has had the deal extended.

Hampton & Richmond
Winger Luke Wanadio has left the club in order to play more first-team football. The former Kingstonian man has not been a regular for Hampton of late and boss Alan Dowson said: “Luke is a bit unlucky. He wants to start games, it’s something at the moment we can guarantee so he goes with our best wishes.”

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