Birmingham City boss Chris Davies, Southampton's Tonda Eckert, Kim Hellberg of Middlesbrough and Portsmouth head coach John Mousinho have been nominated for the Championship's Manager of the Month award for October.

Davies led Blues to four wins from their five league games last month which included a victory at West Midlands rivals West Bromwich Albion.

Southampton continued their strong start to the season in October with 13 points from their five unbeaten matches under Eckert to move into the top eight in the Championship table.

Hellberg took Middlesbrough to the top of the table last month as his side scored 14 goals in their five games which produced 13 points.

Portsmouth's October started with a derby defeat by Southampton before Mousinho's side went on a five-match unbeaten run, securing 11 points and moving into play-off contention.

The winner will be announced on Friday, 13 November.