Despite many pundits tipping it, the Chris Wilder bounce did not emerge either in result or in performance for Sheffield United last weekend. Whilst one would believe that an improvement will come over time, certainly the squad is capable, and Wilder's record in this role is clearly excellent, until I see some signs of improvement, Sheffield United look too short for me.

Oxford, on the other hand, look to be going from strength-to-strength, with their most impressive performance and result of the season so far coming last Sunday at Bristol City. Their 3-1 win may have been enhanced by a late goal, but it was no fluke. Oxford generated a greater xG, had more shots, and creates more big chances than their opponents.

We also have seen over Oxford's time in the Championship that they tend to achieve better results at home. They avoided defeat in 16 out of 23 home matches last season, and even though they haven't yet won at home this season, they still avoided defeat twice from three matches, and that's all we need here again.

It continues to surprise me that Preston are going into matches at a fairly big price, especially at home.

Their results at home especially have come against teams that are perceived to be some of the better teams in the competition, wins over Leicester and Ipswich, and then a last-minute equaliser denying them another win over current league leaders Middlesbrough, and yet they are around the same price as visitors Bristol City, who have just lost convincingly to Oxford United at home.

City are a good side and will be around mid-table in the league, if not higher, come May, but their rating shouldn’t be any higher than any of the clubs that Preston have either already beaten or drawn against at home already. This is why being able to get the double chance in here also really helps, as they only have to avoid defeat.

Paul Heckingbottom will be going for another win though, and the confidence that Preston will have, alongside the knowledge of their playing system and style, and the results that have been coming as a result of that, mean that they should be favourites here.

Unease is the main word that I am thinking of when Norwich pop into my head. Despite making the move to hire a bit more of a “known” quantity in Liam Manning in the summer, and then filling his squad with talent from all over Europe, as well as keeping the prolific Josh Sargent, the fact that Norwich are currently 15th having won two of their six matches so far is not going down well with the fanbase.

There is an issue with the balance of the team at the moment, because Norwich have conceded the second highest xG against numbers in the league, which means that they are conceding a lot of good chances to their opponents.

Stoke have been better this season at taking their opportunities as well. Mark Robins seems to be having the stabilising effect that many Stoke managers in seasons past have been appointed to achieve. They have a young, dangerous forward line, but they are also keeping things fairly tight at the back as well. They are overperforming at both ends slightly, but that is actually giving confidence to the players and fans that is permeating into their results.

Any Hull City match at the moment is worth a neutral tuning into. I remember that this time last season we were wondering why Acun Ilicali had appointed Tim Walter, and the case for the rock and roll football that the German was meant to bring wasn’t materialising. This season, the entertainment value definitely seems to be there.

Though investment was restricted to loans and contracts in the summer, the recruitment of Oli McBurnie and Joe Gelhardt always looked like it was going to provide goals at the attacking end of the pitch. The balance hasn’t quite been there, and the loss of Alfie Jones and Sean McLaughlin looks to be hurting Hull perhaps more than they anticipated defensively.

Watford are underperforming their attacking performances at the moment. They are capable of scoring great goals, as seen from Nestory Irankunda’s free-kicks, but, against Hull, they should have the opportunity to find a way to create more in open play.

I am convinced that Luca Kjerrumgaard is a good enough centre-forward for this level, it is about whether Watford can get themselves into better positions more regularly. Hull should provide the chance to do this.

Four of Hull’s last five matches have gone BTTS, and all of them over 2.5 goals, four of them over 3.5 goals as well. Watford have had back-to-back 0-1 matches, but the three before that all went BTTS.