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Sam Frost

Joey Barton hails his defensive duo as Bristol Rovers star is nominated for EFL award

Joey Barton is pleased to see Connor Taylor earn deserved recognition by being nominated for League Two Young Player of the Year, but the Bristol Rovers manager says promotion would mean much more to the defender.

Taylor, on loan from Stoke City, has been outstanding in the heart of Rovers' back four. The 20-year-old has made 42 appearances for the Gas, establishing himself as the defensive leader and earning plenty of praise throughout the campaign, including the EFL Young Player of the Month award for October.

Taylor has been nominated alongside Finn Azaz of Newport County and Leyton Orient's Shadrach Ogie. The winner will be announced at the EFL Awards at London's Grosvenor House Hotel on April 24.

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