The Canaries striker scored six goals and registered two assists in February.
With the exception of one result, Norwich City enjoyed a pretty good February, beginning the month with a superb 3-1 win at Leeds United which edged them to the top of the table.
The East Anglian derby then came and the Canaries ran Ipswich Town ragged, hammering another nail in their Championship coffin with a 3-0 win at Carrow Road.
Then came a trip to Preston North End and Daniel Farke’s charges admittedly came unstuck, losing 3-1, but they bounced right back with a 4-0 hammering of Bolton Wanderers.
Norwich finished the month off with a 3-2 win over Bristol City in which they twice had to come from behind and, ahead of Friday night’s game between Leeds United and West Bromwich Albion, they remain top of the pile.
With the race for the Championship’s top scorer hotting up, Canaries striker Teemu Pukki enjoyed a superb February with six goals and two assists in the five games, putting him top of the golden boot race.
Indeed, the Finn has become the first player this term to have a direct hand in 30 Championship goals, with 23 goals and seven assists, and as such he was named in the Whoscored Championship Team of the Month.
On top of that, his rating of 8.28 for February is one of only two in the XI above an 8 and second only to Brentford’s Said Benrahma, who got 8.30:
Here is how some Norwich fans reacted on Twitter to the news:
Up next for Norwich is Saturday’s Championship trip to Millwall.
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