Matthew O’Regan has four best bets for the third weekend of the 2025/26 Championship season.
12:30 Saturday
Edo Kayembe is entering his fifth season with Watford and remains an important figure in The Hornets’ midfield after racking up 44 appearances last year. Although the Congolese international featured for just 18 minutes in the opener against Charlton, he was back in the starting XI for both the cup tie against Norwich and the league clash with QPR—picking up a yellow card in each.
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Last season, Kayembe averaged 0.25 bookings per 90 minute and his task could be made more difficult this weekend with the arrival of Malick Yalcouye, the energetic midfielder on loan from Brighton.
Yalcouye drew two fouls on his debut, while both Sheffield United central midfielders were cautioned in the same match. The 19-year-old was fouled at a rate of 3.21 times per 90 minutes during his spell at Sturm Graz last season, underlining his knack for drawing challenges and creating problems for opponents.
The Ivorian made 1.54 fouls per 90 last season for Sturm Graz in the league, while making a foul in his 62-minute cameo against Sheffield United on debut. In their defeat to Charlton, centre midfielder Greg Doherty was booked.
Malick Yalcouye and Edo Kayembe To Be Carded – 19/1 – Unibet
15:00 Saturday
There are a lot of teething problems for Sheffield United so far this season, losing three games in all competitions so far, only registering one shot on target over the last two games. They face a Millwall side who pride themselves on defensive solidarity, despite failing to keep a clean sheet in their opening two league games.
With the defence consisting of Tristan Crama, Jake Cooper, Japhet Tanganga, and Alfie Doughty, Alex Neil has a solid defence at his disposal, with the Lions likely to frustrate the Blades' impotent attack. Up front, Mihalio Ivanovic and Josh Coburn are supported by Femi Azeez and Camille Neghli on the wing, so expect Milllwalll to frustrate the Bramall Lane faithful and come away with a smash and grab win.
15:00 Saturday
Sheffield Wednesday’s troubles have been well documented, with players going unpaid and fan protests dominating the early weeks of the season. Henrik Pedersen’s side showed resilience in their opening 2-1 defeat to Leicester, only undone by Wout Faes’ 87th-minute winner, but were then comfortably beaten 3-0 by Stoke. To make matters worse, young keeper Pierce Charles picked up an injury in that game, leaving the Owls without a senior goalkeeper and forcing academy graduate Logan Stretch into what looks set to be his debut.
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Wrexham, meanwhile, are still chasing their first win of the campaign but have shown plenty of attacking threat. They came within seconds of upsetting Southampton before conceding twice in stoppage time to lose 2-1, then pushed Hull all the way in the cup before losing on penalties after a 3-3 draw. A 3-2 home defeat to West Brom followed, again underlining their goal threat in front of their own fans. Against a weakened Sheffield Wednesday, Wrexham should fancy their chances of finding the net at least twice.
15:00 Saturday
Portsmouth’s Australian revolution is gathering momentum, with new arrival Adrian Segecic quickly making his mark. The 21-year-old announced himself in style, scoring from outside the box on his debut against Oxford and registering two shots on target in the process. He followed that up with another long-range strike against Norwich, underlining his willingness to shoot from distance. With that in mind, the Australian looks a tempting price to register a shot on target for the third game running.
