Ten draws: Leeds v Brentford, Southampton v Brighton, Barnsley v Huddersfield, Cardiff v Sheffield United, Reading v Hull, Doncaster v Mansfield, Leyton Orient v Tranmere, St Johnstone v Ross, Aldershot v Altrincham, Dagenham & Redbridge v Grimsby.
Best draws: Southampton v Brighton, Barnsley v Huddersfield, Reading v Hull, Doncaster v Mansfield, Dagenham & Redbridge v Grimsby.
Best weekend bets: Six aways: Shrewsbury, Halifax, Swindon, Celtic, Forfar, Stirling.
Best weekend bets: Ten homes: Manchester United, Newcastle, Blackburn, Nottingham Forest, Sunderland, Burton, Portsmouth, Yeovil, Barnet, Bromley.
Pick of the draws: Brighton haven't won for nine matches but Southampton, their hosts, are also in a bit of a rut, having lost 2-1 at Norwich and 4-0 at Liverpool. Barnsley, second from bottom in the Championship, are having a terrible season but at least they kept a clean sheet at Peterborough last weekend and I've a feeling they'll take a point off Huddersfield, whose progress has stalled. Reading's points deduction has left them just above the drop zone and they face a Hull side who have won their past four games. It's the FA Cup second round this weekend and as Mansfield, from League Two, won at Sunderland in the previous round, they won't fear a journey to League One Doncaster, who are battling relegation. Because Grimsby have slipped from top to fourth in the National League, they won't relish a trip to Dagenham & Redbridge.
Away days: Shrewsbury, without an away win in League One this season, are tipped to break their duck in the FA Cup when they visit lowly Carlisle, of League Two, on Saturday. Halifax, among the front-runners in the National League, should have too much knowhow for Kidderminster, who are a division below them. Swindon's superb away record in League Two - seven wins and no defeats - will surely work to their advantage at Walsall. Celtic appear to have turned a corner in the Scottish Premiership and are recommended at Dundee United. Forfar and Stirling, from Scottish League Two, ought to confirm their superiority over Albion and Cowdenbeath respectively.
Homes sweet homes: Newcastle are bottom and still without a win in the Premier League but their 10 men did well to take a point off Norwich in midweek and I've a hunch they'll gain three points at the expense of Burnley on Saturday. Sunderland's magnificent home form (seven wins out of eight) is the main reason I believe they'll beat Oxford in a League One clash. Non-League Yeovil are worth backing against struggling Stevenage from League Two in the FA Cup. Yeovil have a grand cup fighting tradition and gained a notable 2-0 victory at Wrexham in the National League in midweek.
Pools info: Three of my five best draws were correct last weekend: Norwich 0 Wolves 0, Bolton 2 Cheltenham 2 and Sheffield Wednesday 2 Wycombe 2.
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