Ndukwu Nominated For PL2 Player Of The Month

Layton Ndukwu's excellent form for Leicester City's Development Squad has been acknowledged with a nomination for the Premier League 2 Player of the Month award for August.

- Leicester City's Layton Ndukwu has been nominated for the Premier League 2 Player of the Month
- Ndukwu scored three goals in PL2 for the Foxes, including a brace against Blackburn Rovers
- The young winger has been in sterling form for City's Under-23 so far this season
- An announcement will be made concerning the award winner on Monday 10 September

The 19-year-old winger appeared in each of City's three PL2 fixtures in August, as well as September's 2-0 win at Derby County, which propelled them to the Division 1 summit. 

Ndukwu's expressive attacking play has been a feature of all his outings for the Foxes this term, playing a key role in their brilliant start to the new 2018/19 season.

Ndukwu's Best Moments In August

Look back on Layton Ndukwu's best bits from August after he is nominated for the PL2 Player of the Month award.

Following an opening day goal in a 1-0 success over Swansea City at King Power Stadium, Ndukwu took his tally to three with a brace during a 4-1 Holmes Park victory over Blackburn Rovers.

Ndukwu is among nine nominees for the first monthly award of the campaign and the winner will be confirmed on Monday 10 September. 

Nominees in full:

Aaron Connolly, Brighton & Hove Albion
Victor Gyokeres, Brighton & Hove Albion
Tariq Lamptey, Chelsea 
Layton Ndukwu, Leicester City
Nabil Touaizi Zoubdi, Manchester City 
Angel Gomes, Manchester United 
Danny Loader, Reading
Luke Molyneux, Sunderland
Xande Silva, West Ham United