EFL weekend tips: Championship top two set to keep winning

Luton vs Bournemouth

The Cherries are top after back-to-back wins while Luton are 16^th albeit with up to four games in hand after covid postponements.

Dominic Solanke has been on top form this season with 18 goals in 25 – including two in two – which has seen him linked with a move to Premier League Newcastle. He is at 5.5 to open the scoring and at 2.62 to net at any time. The Cherries are at 2.38 to claim their third straight league victory.

Saturday’s game will be Luton’s first league match since 11 December. They beat Harrogate 4-0 in the FA Cup last time out and are at 2.94 for the win. Elijah Adebayo has got three goals in as many games in league and cup. He is at 2.52 to score at any time.

Tip: Dominic Solanke as first goalscorer @ 5.5

Fulham vs Bristol City

The Cottagers returned to second spot with a stunning 7-0 win at Reading in midweek while Bristol City are in mid-table with the sides reunited a week after the Londoners narrowly won their FA Cup clash.

The Cottagers were rampant at the Royals as they claimed their first win in six. Championship top scorer Aleksandar Mitrovic got two to take his tally to 24 and he is at 2.98 to open the scoring. They are the division’s top scorers and Fulham to win/over 4.5 goals is at 4.3.

The Robins are inconsistent but they have found the net in their last five games and both teams to score is at 2.12. Andreas Weimann got a hat-trick in the last league outing and he is at 4.9 to score at any time.

Tip: Fulham to win/over 4.5 goals @ 4.3

Derby vs Sheffield United

The Rams are threatening to pull off the greatest of escapes while the Blades seek to regain their momentum as Billy Sharp closes in on the Championship goalscoring record.

Wayne Rooney’s side have moved to within 11 points of safety and have 10 points from a possible 12. Despite that form, they are at an eye-catching 3.5 for the win. Colin Kazim-Richards, who spent the 2006-07 season at Bramall Lane, has scored three in as many league games and is at 7.2 to open the scoring.

It will be the Blades’ first league outing since their fourth straight win at Fulham on 20 December. They were soundly beaten at Wolves in the cup and are at 2.26 for the three points. Sharp will become the all-time Championship top scorer with two more goals, and he is at 5.7 to open the scoring and at 2.62 to hit the net anytime.

Tip: Billy Sharp as first goalscorer @ 5.7

Fleetwood vs Rotherham

League One leaders Rotherham travel to Fleetwood to face one of the two sides that have inflicted home defeats on them this season.

Fleetwood are hovering precariously above the relegation zone but claimed their third victory in five outings last week at Doncaster. New head coach Stephen Crainey has overseen an improvement and the Cod Army are at 6 for the win with a draw at 4.2.

Paul Warne’s side have conceded just four goals on the road this season and are at 2.34 to win to nil. They have scored 13 on their travels and are at 7 to claim a 2-0 win.

Tip: Rotherham to win 2-0 @ 7

Northampton vs Forest Green

League Two leaders Forest Green travel to face third-placed Northampton, who were second and four points behind Saturday’s visitors only for two straight defeats see them fall 11 points adrift. They’ll be seeking to regain their form and are at 2.92 for the win.

Forest Green have yet to lose away this season with seven wins and four draws. They are at 6.8 to win both halves and as the division’s top scorers with 47 goals, they are at 3.85 to score in both halves.  

Tip: Forest Green to win both halves @ 6.8

Recommended Bets

Dominic Solanke as first goalscorer @ 5.5

Fulham to win/over 4.5 goals @ 4.3

Billy Sharp as first goalscorer @ 5.7

Rotherham to win 2-0 @ 7

Forest Green to win both halves @ 6.8