EFL League Two REVIEW 5 Sep 2026: seven from twelve, the model's best card of the week

Seven from twelve for the model, its best return of the week, and its home calls mostly held. Swindon Town beat Colchester United 3-1 on an Aaron Drinan hat-trick; Tranmere beat Oldham 2-0; Bristol Rovers edged Rotherham 1-0 through Tommy Leigh; Fleetwood Town kept their unbeaten start with a 2-0 win over Shrewsbury; Salford beat Port Vale 1-0 through a Joe Powell free-kick; Accrington beat Crawley 3-2 with a Charlie Caton double; and Northampton beat Newport 1-0 through Joe O'Brien Whitmarsh's 87th-minute goal.

The misses were the draws and one away rout. Gillingham won 4-1 at Rochdale, where the model had backed the hosts, a James Brophy double the pick and Ed Francis's second booking ending Rochdale's hopes. Chesterfield and Barnet shared six in a 3-3 draw, Louie Marsh scoring twice and Joel Randall levelling in stoppage time; Cheltenham drew 2-2 with Grimsby after leading twice through Charlie McCann and an Andreas Weimann penalty; Crewe drew 1-1 with York City; and Exeter and Walsall finished goalless.