Thursday 4 October 2018 20:29, UK
We take a look at the top stats and facts from the weekend's action in the Sky Bet Championship, League One and League Two.
LEEDS LULL
Friday's draw means that Leeds have now won 1 of their last 5 Championship games and have dropped to 2nd in the table behind West Brom. Their recent dip has coincided with the loss of Kemar Roofe, Pablo Hernandez and Patrick Bamford to injury leaving them short of forward options and goals.
With 19-year-old Tyler Roberts Leeds' only fit striker they have struggled to maintain their goalscoring exploits from earlier in the season when they won 4 of their first 5 games and Roofe scored 4 goals.
Marcelo Bielsa's side have still been creating chances, in fact they are now creating more, but in front of goal they have struggled, resulting in lost points and a slowing of what seemed to be an inevitable march to promotion.
HEAD BOYS
West Brom may be the highest scorers in the Championship this season with 25 goals but Jay Rodriguez's effort in the win against Preston was their first headed goal of the season. Rodriguez's goal now leaves Blackburn and Hull as the only Championship sides yet to score from a header this season.
At the other end of the scale the Championship's 'head boys' are Aston Villa who have headed 7 of their 16 Championship goals this season.
SPOT-KICK BONANZA
There were 7 penalties awarded in the Championship on Saturday, the most in a single day since 8 were given on 25th April 2015.
Lewis Grabban was 1 of 2 players to miss from the spot on Saturday meaning that Nottingham Forest have now missed 2 of their 4 Championship penalties this season.
POMPEY PROGRESS
Portsmouth's 3-1 win against Rochdale this weekend means they are 1 of 2 sides still unbeaten in the EFL this season, the other being Forest Green.
This is now Pompey's best unbeaten start to a league season since 1984-85 when Alan Ball's side also went 10 games without defeat. Ball's side went on to lose their 11th game 3-2 at Wimbledon.
MORE MISERY FOR THE MARINERS
Grimsby's 2-1 home defeat against Morecambe in League 2 on Saturday was their 6th in succession making this their worst run in the league for 10 years.
The defeat was also their 19th of 2018 and they have lost more league games this year than any other side in England.
