A midweek round of EFL action across the Championship, League One and League Two throws up plenty to work with, and we've picked out five teams for a 32/1 win five-fold.

Bristol City are backed to build on their improving form at a struggling Preston, Huddersfield's unbeaten start should continue against an Oxford side still finding their feet back in League One, and Salford City are fancied to respond to their own poor start at home to Newport. Sheffield United can finally turn stalemates into three points against newly promoted Bolton, while Sheffield Wednesday's rediscovered goalscoring touch is backed to continue at Wycombe.

Preston vs Bristol City

Leg 1: Bristol City to win

Best odds of 7/4 while publishing.

Preston have endured a miserable start to the season, losing both of their opening Championship fixtures without picking up a point. Ryan Lowe's side went down 1-2 away at Bolton before being beaten 1-3 at home by Wolves, leaving them already looking over their shoulder having conceded five goals in two games.

Bristol City's own campaign began badly too, with a 10-man Robins side thumped 0-2 at home by Millwall on the opening weekend after Adam Randell's early red card. Since then, though, Michael Skubala's side have shown real signs of recovery, drawing 2-2 away at Birmingham before beating Portsmouth 2-1 at Ashton Gate last time out.

That upward trajectory, allied to Preston's total lack of any positive result so far, makes Bristol City the clear pick here. A Preston side already low on confidence and shipping goals at both ends of the pitch should be there for the taking for a Bristol City team that looks to be finding its feet after that chastening opening-day defeat.

Bristol City
Preston v Bristol City
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Leg 2: Huddersfield to win

Best odds of 3/4 while publishing.

Huddersfield have made an excellent start back in League One under Martin Drury, winning two of their opening three matches and remaining unbeaten. The Terriers thumped AFC Wimbledon 3-0 despite playing much of the game with ten men, drew 1-1 away at MK Dons, and then came from behind to beat Cambridge United 2-1 through a stoppage-time Josh Taylor penalty.

Oxford United, back in League One for the first time since 2023-24, have had a solid enough return under new boss Aaron Ramsey, drawing 2-2 at home to MK Dons on the opening weekend before picking up their first win of the season, 2-1 at Stevenage, courtesy of a stoppage-time Cameron Brannagan penalty of their own.

Both sides have shown they can find goals, but Huddersfield's greater consistency and their run of not losing any of their first three matches gives them the edge at the John Smith's Stadium. Oxford are still adjusting to life back at this level, and a home crowd sensing an unbeaten start extending further should be a factor.

Huddersfield
Huddersfield v Oxford
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Salford City vs Newport County

Leg 3: Salford City to win

Best odds of 4/7 while publishing.

Salford City's start to the season has been as poor as it gets. Peter Cklamovski's side have lost all three of their League Two matches so far, beaten 3-1 at Barnet, 1-0 at home to Chesterfield and 1-0 away at Shrewsbury last time out, leaving them without a point at the foot of the table.

Newport County have fared a little better on the surface, beating Rochdale 3-0 in their opener before being thumped 5-3 in an eight-goal thriller at Bristol Rovers and then twice throwing away a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at home to Tranmere on Saturday.

Salford's underlying quality is the reason to back a response here. Peter Cklamovski's side remain heavily fancied for promotion given the investment made in the squad over the summer, and a third straight defeat would pile real pressure on a manager still in his first weeks at the club. At home, and with Newport having shown defensive fragility of their own in shipping five at Bristol Rovers and blowing a two-goal cushion against Tranmere, this looks the moment for Salford's results to start matching their pre-season billing.

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Salford City Fc v Newport County
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Sheffield United vs Bolton Wanderers

Leg 4: Sheffield United to win

Best odds of 7/10 while publishing.

Sheffield United remain unbeaten in the Championship but are also still waiting for their first win of the season, having drawn all three of their opening matches. Chris Wilder's side played out a goalless draw at home to Birmingham, followed that with another 0-0 away at Swansea, and then shared four goals in a 2-2 draw at Cardiff last time out after twice coming from behind.

Bolton Wanderers, back in the Championship for the first time since 2018-19, made a bright start under Steven Schumacher, beating Preston 2-1 on the opening weekend and drawing with QPR, before suffering their first defeat since promotion, 1-0 at home to fellow newly promoted side Lincoln City.

Three draws from three represents decent underlying form for Sheffield United, and Bramall Lane looks the ideal venue for the Blades to finally convert performances into points. With Bolton fresh off their first loss of the campaign and Sheffield United yet to concede more than two goals in a match so far, the hosts look well placed to claim their first win of the season.

Sheffield Utd
Sheffield Utd v Bolton
4/6

Wycombe vs Sheffield Wednesday

Leg 5: Sheffield Wednesday to win

Best odds of 8/5 while publishing.

Wycombe Wanderers have made a solid if unspectacular start to life in League One, taking three points from their opening three matches without tasting defeat. Matt Bloomfield's side drew 1-1 at Blackpool before back-to-back goalless draws against Plymouth and Stockport County, a run that shows defensive solidity but also a real shortage of goals, with the Chairboys yet to score more than once in a match this season.

Sheffield Wednesday, by contrast, have found their scoring boots in devastating fashion. Henrik Pedersen's side began with a 2-1 win at Leyton Orient before suffering a narrow 1-0 defeat at home to Bradford City, but responded in style last time out, thrashing Bromley 7-2 at Hillsborough with Jamal Lowe among the scorers on a memorable afternoon.

Wednesday's attacking form makes them hard to oppose against a Wycombe side that has struggled to find the net all season. With the Owls carrying so much confidence into Adams Park and Wycombe having managed just a single goal in three League One outings, Sheffield Wednesday look well placed to end Wycombe's unbeaten start.

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Wycombe v Sheffield Wednesday
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