One month of Championship football has elapsed, and it’s time to see who has made the biggest impact on the second tier of English football. Of course, as with all statistics, there is a case for dismissing the ‘results’ out of hand.
But seasonal average ratings, at the very least, provide a reasonable gauge of who’s thriving and who’s hiding.
Unsurprisingly, yesterday’s sorry afternoon in Wolverhampton (read all about it below) has had something of a sobering impact on the totals.
Paul Smith, Chris Cohen, Lee Martin and the enigmatic Guy Moussi were the top performers for the month of August.
Luke Chambers, meanwhile, is the only player to register an average of below five.
The list in full:
Guy Moussi – 7
Paul Smith – 7
Chris Cohen – 7
Lee Martin – 7
Nathan Tyson – 6.75
Kelvin Wilson – 6.5
Rob Earnshaw – 6.5
Wes Morgan – 6.25
Garath McCleary – 6
Julian Bennett – 6
James Perch – 6
Ian Breckin – 5.5
Luke Chambers – 4.5
Bench-warmers Andrew Cole and Emile Sinclair are missing from the list but both averaged six, whilst injured Lewis McGugan earned an average of 7 from his two league appearances.
On-loan Manchester United winger Lee Martin leads the Man of the Match haul with two, whilst Nathan Tyson and Guy Moussi have one award each.
You can click on the thumbnail below for a nifty graph, drafted at short notice by the...erm...technical department.
