Three teams are on maximum points in the Championship: Charlton Athletic beat West Ham, West Bromwich Albion beat Burnley despite Aune Heggebo’s suspension, and Millwall thumped Norwich. Elsewhere there were wins for Wolves, Portsmouth, Southampton and Blackburn, and Dom Ballard may have scored goal of the season already…

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Bradford are top of League One, the only team with maximum points, after beating Sheffield Wednesday. Burton Albion beat Leicester City away from home, and Blackpool did the same against Stockport County. Leyton Orient and Oxford United got away wins and Peterborough United won for the first time since March.

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A nutty weekend in League Two. We start with Barnet and Crewe both on maximum points, Chesterfield beating Salford and Bristol Rovers beating Newport 5-3 with Bobby Kamwa going full Adebayor. Crawley won at Rochdale, while there were home wins for Exeter City, Colchester United and Swindon Town, and a CB performing heroics in goal.

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Betting picks ahead of the EFL weekend: best bets, goalscorer picks, Ali's accumulator & BTTS six fold.

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Queens Park Rangers, West Brom, Swansea City and Millwall got big away wins, while Watford, Charlton Athletic, Bolton Wanderers and Middlesbrough also got off to winning starts.

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Stockport County make a statement at Plymouth Argyle, with further away wins for Sheffield Wednesday, Luton Town and Bromley. Home victories came from Huddersfield Town, Bradford City, Cambridge United and Mansfield Town.

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York City and Barnet log statement wins against Bristol Rovers and Salford. Walsall and Newport start the season with 3-0 wins. Other teams to get off to a winning start include Fleetwood Town, Crewe Alexandra, Oldham Athletic, Tranmere Rovers, Cheltenham Town and Grimsby Town.

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Betting picks ahead of the EFL season & Opening Weekend. Outright markets, then specials, then a top goalscorer, then opening weekend picks.

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Predicting the 2026/27 Championship table from 24th to 1st.

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Predicting the 2026/27 League One table from 24th to 1st.

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