Pools tips and best bets for weekend of October 26-27

Ten draws: Arsenal v Crystal Palace, West Ham v Sheffield United, Birmingham v Luton, Swansea v Cardiff, Burton v Blackpool, Forest Green v Crewe, Macclesfield v Bradford City, Northampton v Cambridge, Salford v Scunthorpe, Livingston v Hearts.

Best draws: West Ham v Sheffield United, Swansea v Cardiff, Forest Green v Crewe, Salford v Scunthorpe, Livingston v Hearts.

Weekend's best bets: Six aways: Wolves, Manchester United, Portsmouth, Doncaster, Cheltenham, Queen of the South.

Weekend's best bets: Ten homes: Manchester City, Watford, Bristol City, Huddersfield, Preston, Fleetwood, Oxford, Leyton Orient, Stevenage, Kilmarnock.

Pick of the draws: Sheffield United, as shown in their 1-0 home win over Arsenal on Monday, are more than holding their own in the Premier League and a share of the spoils at West Ham - up one minute, down the next - shouldn't be beyond them. Swansea have fallen from their Championship perch recently and they will want to stop the rot against their fierce rivals Cardiff, who have yet to win away this season. Crewe have climbed to the top of League Two on the strength of their away record. That will be tested to the limit by fellow promotion contenders Forest Green but I believe they'll past that test. Scunthorpe's 3-1 home victory over Exeter in midweek will have done wonders for their confidence and I fancy they'll deny Salford. Lowly Hearts stopped Rangers from going top of the Scottish Premiership last Sunday with a hard-earned draw and I predict another stalemate when they visit Livingston.

Away days: Wolves have regained a bit of their swagger in the past few weeks and will approach Sunday's trip to Newcastle with confidence. Manchester United played well to hold Liverpool last weekend and should go one better at Norwich, who are struggling after an encouraging start to the season. Although Portsmouth's League One campaign has been disappointing so far, they can make some amends at Bristol Rovers, who have suffered two consecutive losses. Doncaster's 7-1 rout of Southend in midweek completed a very impressive week for the Yorkshire team and they are recommended at Tranmere, who are fighting relegation. Cheltenham's rise in League Two is one of the surprises of the season but they are second on merit and tipped to beat off-form Grimsby. Queen of the South, having defeated leaders Dundee United 4-0 last Saturday, face less daunting opponents in Alloa.

Homes sweet homes: Watford, who were five minutes away from their first Premier League win of the season at Tottenham last Saturday, can get off the mark against Bournemouth, who are erratic. Although still in the Championship relegation zone, Huddersfield look more settled under new managership and I think they'll come out on top when they host Barnsley in a bottom-of-the-table clash. Stevenage have returned to the foot of League Two but I've a feeling that ground advantage will prevail when they host Morecambe, who are just above them.

Pools info: Queens Park Rangers v Brentford (No 17 on the coupon) has been moved to Monday and will be judged by the pools panel.