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Jordan Gibson scored twice as Crewe Alexandra made it 11 league games unbeaten, setting a club record before surviving a late Rochdale fightback at Gresty Road.
Rob Beezley returns with this week’s EFL Five Talking Points, looking at Burnley finally getting off the mark, the pressure mounting on Leicester City boss Russell Martin and Salford City’s rise to the top of League Two.
The first midweek round of the EFL season brings a host of intriguing fixtures, including West Ham United’s clash with Wolves and Charlton Athletic’s trip to West Bromwich Albion.
Crewe Alexandra boss Lee Bell was adamant his in-form side should have taken all three points as lowly local rivals Port Vale ended the Railwaymen’s perfect start to the new campaign.
Neil Harris declared the fifth promotion of his lengthy managerial career as “the toughest” as Cambridge United celebrated a swift return to the third tier after drawing at Crewe Alexandra.
