Collins scored five times in four league matches in the opening month of the campaign, averaging a goal every 67 minutes.

The winner of the award will be announced on Friday, but here's what the EFL had to say about the 26-year-old and the other three players he is up against...

James Collins (Luton Town) – striker

His new career at Kenilworth Road could not have begun better than a hat-trick in Luton’s 8-2 opening day win over Yeovil. The rampaging striker then scored against Colchester and Mansfield, too, to make it five in four games.

Kayden Jackson (Accrington Stanley) – striker

Signed from Barnsley in the summer, the 23-year-old scored four goals in as many games to begin his Stanley career. Direct, quick and full of running, his link-up play is shown by the understanding he has already formed with Billy Kee.

Joe Jacobson (Wycombe Wanderers) – full-back

While Wycombe conceded 10 goals in August, they scored just as many and Jacobson made a remarkable impact from left-back, with three goals and two assists. They included a pair of free-kicks, including a sumptuous 25-yard curler against Notts County.

Frank Nouble (Newport County) – striker

The numbers speak for themselves from the most prolific month of the 25-year-old’s career to date. Five goals and an assist in four games included a 13-minute hat-trick against Chesterfield, which featured an unstoppable 25-yarder into the top corner.