Sheffield United and MK Dons hit the road this weekend as they look to remain top of League One.
Blades and Dons aim to maintain early pace at league summit
Sheffield United and MK Dons hit the road this weekend as they look to remain top of League One.
The Blades have lived up to expectations since relegation from the Championship while the Dons have maintained the form that saw them reach last season's play-offs, with each side dropping just two points from their opening six games.
This week
Sheffield United must make the short trip to winless
Scunthorpe after winning 4-0 at home to Bury last Saturday.
MK Dons will not be far from Bramall Lane as they are visiting United's bitter rivals
Sheffield Wednesday, and Karl Robinson will be delighted with a repeat of last week, when his side played some superb football in a 3-1 win at Carlisle.
Charlton were also joint leaders going into last weekend's fixtures but are now two points back after Wednesday held them to a 1-1 draw. The Addicks will hope to get back to winning ways at home to
Exeter this Saturday.
Brentford won 1-0 at Walsall to climb to fourth and Uwe Rosler takes his side to
Wycombe this Saturday.
Fifth-placed
Tranmere visit seventh-placed
Huddersfield, who remain unbeaten despite a slow start.
Sixth-placed
Hartlepool are also yet to lose and that record is sure to be tested at
Carlisle, who are level with Pools on 10 points.
Three straight wins have put
Preston in between them in the table and they host
Yeovil on Friday night.
East Lancashire derby
Just down the road in
Bury there will be an even bigger game on Saturday when the Shakers hope to leave bitter derby rivals
Rochdale still searching for their first win.
Also in Greater Manchester, a win for
Stevenage at
Oldham could send the League One new boys up into the play-off places.
Notts County return home from their midweek friendly in Turin to open Juventus' new stadium, with
Walsall the visitors at Meadow Lane.
Leyton Orient claimed their first point at second-bottom
Chesterfield last weekend and visit mid-table
Colchester this Saturday, while the winless Spireites travel to fourth-bottom
Bournemouth.
