Whitts is on the list for the October player of the month in the Championship alongside a striker Cardiff will be hoping to contain this weekend
Tuesday 1st Nov 2016
By Jack Whittles
Peter Whittingham has been shortlisted for the Championship PFA Fans' player of the month for October.
The Cardiff midfield maestro has enjoyed a stellar month, as his performances have gone from strength to strength with the arrival of new manager Neil Warnock.
Whittingham played five times in October and scored twice at Cardiff City Stadium in six days.
His penalty against Bristol City handed the Bluebirds a huge win in their first match under Warnock, and he followed it up with a superb free-kick against Sheffield Wednesday as Cardiff went three matches unbeaten in the middle of October.
Whittingham scores from a free-kick against Sheffield Wednesday
'Whitts' has started every match for the Bluebirds in October and along side Aron Gunnarsson has shored up the midfield under Warnock.
The award is voted for by fans and Sky Sports will announce the winner tomorrow.
There are five men shortlisted alongside Whittingham, including Newcastle strike Dwight Gayle who Whittingham could line up against on Saturday.
Gayle scored four goals in four matches during October as Newcastle have stretched their lead at the top of the Championship table to three points with a 100% record in October.
The forward was replaced in the starting XI by Aleksandar Mitrovic after picking up an injury and now faces a fight to win his place back ahead of the visit of Cardiff City.
The other players shortlisted are Gary Hooper, Massimo Luongo, Paul Gallagher and Sam Baldock.
The panel includes Sky Sports pundits Paul Merson, Ian Holloway and Peter Beagrie, as well as former referee Mike Riley and Football Supporters Federation chairman Malcolm Clarke.
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