Pools tips and best bets for weekend of October 19-20

Ten draws: Aston Villa v Brighton, Hull v Queens Park Rangers, Stoke v Fulham, Wigan v Nottingham Forest, Doncaster v Bristol Rovers, Gillingham v Peterborough, MK Dons v Coventry, Northampton v Salford, Motherwell v Aberdeen, Arbroath v Morton.

Best draws: Aston Villa v Brighton, Stoke v Fulham, MK Dons v Coventry, Northampton v Salford, Arbroath v Morton.

Weekend's best bets: Six aways: Arsenal (Monday), Swansea, Preston, Ipswich, Leyton Orient, Macclesfield.

Weekend's best bets: Ten homes: Bournemouth, Tottenham, Wolves, Brentford, Cardiff (Friday), Leeds, Bolton, Tranmere (Friday), Colchester, Plymouth.

Pick of the draws: Brighton's decisive 3-0 home victory over Tottenham saw them climb two points above the Premier League relegation zone and should have put Aston Villa, their hosts, on red alert, even allowing for Villa's 5-1 win at Norwich on the same weekend. Bottom club Stoke gained their first Championship success of the season with a last-minute goal at high-flying Swansea. Stoke won't find it easy against fluent Fulham but will be encouraged by the way they played in Wales. MK Dons v Coventry is a tussle between two off-form sides in League One and a point each is the most likely outcome. The League newcomers Salford, with two consecutive wins behind them, shouldn't fear a trip to Northampton, who are moving in the opposite direction in League Two. Morton, who have lost all four away matches in the Scottish Championship, have a chance to end that miserable sequence at Arbroath, who are two points and two places worse off.

Away days: Arsenal have probably learnt from their mistakes in a 2-2 draw at Watford last month and  ought to account for promoted Sheffield United next Monday. I'm backing Swansea to recover from their shock home defeat at the hands of Stoke by taking three points at lowly Barnsley, who have sacked their manager. Free-scoring Preston are only a point off the top of the Championship and should relish a trip to Reading, who have slid into the relegation zone. Ipswich, unbeaten in 11 games and leading League One by four points, are fancied to prevail at struggling Accrington. Leyton Orient, having gained two wins in a row in League Two, are worth a wager at Grimsby, who have faded recently, and Macclesfield look good value at ailing Oldham.

Homes sweet homes: Although Brentford are below Millwall in the Championship, they are more highly rated and I believe they'll make the most of ground advantage in the London derby on Saturday. Cardiff's home form has kept them in the top half of the table and I'm tipping them to gain maximum points at the expense of Sheffield Wednesday on Friday. Bolton, rock bottom of League One and with a 12-point deduction to boot, are gradually becoming more competitive and they are definitely worth supporting against Rochdale. It would be their first league win this season.