Morecambe entertain Crawley in a top-of-the-table clash, while Rotherham also face a difficult game at home to Dagenham & Redbridge.
Crawley travel to Morecambe as Rotherham meet Daggers
Morecambe entertain Crawley in a top-of-the-table clash, while Rotherham also face a difficult game at home to Dagenham & Redbridge.
Crawley currently lead the way on goal difference from Rotherham and
Morecambe, but Steve Evans' newly-promoted side have a difficult task on Saturday as they travel to the Globe Arena.
With at least one of their main rivals dropping points,
Rotherham could regain top spot by sealing victory over eighth-placed
Dagenham & Redbridge in a match that pits Manager of the Month for August Andy Scott against Player of the Month Mark Arber.
High-flying
Torquay are just two points adrift of the top three and could break into the automatic promotion positions by beating lowly
Northampton, who are on a four-match winless streak.
Fifth-placed
Shrewsbury have won three in a row and will be looking to make it four when they entertain second-bottom
Hereford in the day's early kick-off.
Plymouth's biggest battle remains off the pitch but they would dearly love to lift the gloom with three points at home to free-scoring
Port Vale this weekend.
AFC Wimbledon have not made quite such an impressive start to life in the Football League as Crawley but they are still going very well in seventh, and will be looking to carry on that fine form away to
Aldershot.
Gillingham's flying start has unravelled slightly following consecutive defeats, but they have the opportunity to get back on track at home to an
Accrington side currently in 15th.
Southend are back in ninth spot but could clamber into the play-off zone with a victory over
Swindon at the County Ground.
Having begun with four straight losses,
Crewe have collected six points from their past two games and will want to continue moving in the right direction when they face fellow strugglers
Barnet.
Phil Parkinson's first league game in charge of
Bradford ended in a 1-1 draw against Morecambe and he will now be targeting success against
Bristol Rovers at Valley Parade.
Cheltenham tackle
Macclesfield in a battle between two teams in mid-table, while
Oxford lock horns with
Burton.