Ten draws: Leeds v West Ham, Blackburn v Cardiff, Cambridge v Fleetwood, Charlton v Portsmouth, Milton Keynes Dons v Wycombe, Crawley v Bradford City, Hartlepool v Exeter, Sutton v Carlisle, St Mirren v Aberdeen, Raith v Partick.
Best draws: Leeds v West Ham, Blackburn v Cardiff, Cambridge v Fleetwood, Charlton v Portsmouth, Sutton v Carlisle.
Weekend's best bets: Six aways: Liverpool, Fulham, Wimbledon, Northampton, Port Vale, Rangers.
Weekend's best bets: Ten homes: Everton, Leicester, Blackpool, Bournemouth, Nottingham Forest, Ipswich, Plymouth, Harrogate, Rochdale, Motherwell.
Pick of the draws: After five matches Leeds, who sit just above the relegation zone, are still waiting for their first Premier League win. That wait could be extended by West Ham, who are in the top half and playing better football. Blackburn have drawn half of their eight Championship games and I can see them sharing the points again when they host Cardiff. Fleetwood, from League One, have beaten Rotherham 4-2 away and drawn 2-2 at home with second-placed Sunderland in their past two fixtures. They go to Cambridge, who also excelled when winning 2-1 at Portsmouth last Saturday and deadlock is the likeliest result. Both Charlton and Portsmouth, who meet on Saturday, are well out of sorts and neither will be confident of maximum points. Carlisle, from League Two, fought back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 at home to Scunthorpe and will expect to leave Sutton with at least a share of the spoils.
Away days: Although Brentford are adapting very well to the Premier League, at the moment it's impossible to bet against free-scoring Liverpool, who are expected to leave London with another three points. Fulham, second in the Championship, surprisingly lost 2-1 at home to Reading last Saturday but I'm backing them to return to winning ways at Bristol City. League One Wimbledon are just outside the play-off places and will fancy their chances at lowly Shrewsbury. Northampton, League Two promotion contenders, are entitled to feel confident at Salford, who are underachieving, while Port Vale, having defeated high-flying Harrogate 2-0 at home last weekend, won't have any qualms about travelling to Scunthorpe, who lie second from bottom. Steven Gerrard's Rangers, although not entirely convincing lately, should still have more than enough for Dundee, who prop up the Scottish Premiership.
Homes sweet homes: Blackpool climbed out of the Championship relegation zone with a 2-1 victory at Middlesbrough last Saturday and I believe they'll make it two wins in a row against Barnsley, who have yet to get going this season. Bottom club Nottingham Forest, having sacked manager Chris Hughton, won for the first time in eight games, prevailing 2-0 at in-form Huddersfield. As a result they will approach their home fixture with Millwall in a much more positive frame of mind. Ipswich, precariously placed in League One, also won for the first time this season, scoring the only goal of the game at Lincoln last weekend, and they are worth a punt against Sheffield Wednesday, who are sliding down the table.
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