Pools tips for this weekend February 11-12

Ten draws: Blackburn v Queens Park Rangers, Sunderland v Arsenal, Swansea v Norwich, Leeds v Brighton, Millwall v Derby, Southampton v Burnley, Stevenage v Carlisle, Barnet v Swindon, Macclesfield v Plymouth, St Johnstone v Dundee United.


Best draws: Swansea v Norwich, Leeds v Brighton, Southampton v Burnley, Barnet v Swindon, Macclesfield v Plymouth.


Five aways: West Brom, Birmingham, Sheffield Wednesday, Notts County, Oxford.


Nine homes: Everton, Fulham, Manchester United, Blackpool, Crystal Palace, Ipswich, Reading, MK Dons, Sheffield United.


Pick of the draws: Swansea and Norwich, who lie 10th and 9th respectively in the Premier League, and have adapted so well to life in the top flight, face each other at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday. I believe the game will be as close as their league positions. There is also little to choose between Leeds and Brighton, who both have 45 points in the Championship. Brighton manager Gus Poyet will be hoping to make a point in more ways than one on returning to his former club. Second-placed Southampton are wobbling and I expect Eddie Howe's improving Burnley side to gain their first away draw of the season. Promotion-chasing Swindon, from League Two, knocked Barnet out of the Johnstone Paints Trophy yesterday but they will find it tougher at Underhill, where visiting teams have come unstuck recently. Second-from-bottom Plymouth staged a terrific comeback to deny high-flying Southend last Saturday and they are well capable of collecting a point at Macclesfield, who are struggling.


Away days: West Bromwich Albion are far more comfortable away than at the Hawthorns and they can make that statistic count in the Black Country derby at Molineux, where Wolves have already lost seven matches. Chris Hughton's Birmingham are making a charge for automatic promotion to the Premier League and are a confident tip to prevail at Barnsley. I expect Sheffield Wednesday, second in League One, to bounce back from their FA Cup home defeat by Blackpool with victory at Exeter and for Notts County to increase Rochdale's relegation worries. League Two play-off contenders Oxford may be worth a punt at Accrington, who are without a manager.


Homes sweet homes: Don't be surprised if Everton dent Chelsea's hopes of Champions League football next season by beating them at Goodison Park. Everton have been strengthened by the signing of striker Nikica Jelavic from Rangers in the January transfer window and are unbeaten in their last five Premier League games. Chelsea's 3-3 draw against Manchester United last Sunday will feel more like a defeat, bearing in mind they relinquished a 3-0 lead. I'm taking Fulham to leapfrog Stoke, who have slipped into the bottom half of the Premier League. Manchester United will be eager for revenge against Liverpool, having fallen to them in the FA Cup, and should be inspired by that remarkable recovery at Stamford Bridge. Lowly Ipswich are on a roll in the Championship and a fair bet to see off Middlesbrough, who are going in the opposite direction.