Ten draws: Crystal Palace v Everton, Birmingham v Cardiff, Luton v Fulham, Stoke v Middlesbrough, Accrington v Bolton, Doncaster v Shrewsbury, MK Dons v Oxford, Newport v Port Vale, Walsall v Colchester, Ross v Dundee.
Best draws: Crystal Palace v Everton, Luton v Fulham, Stoke v Middlesbrough, Doncaster v Shrewsbury, MK Dons v Oxford.
Weekend's best bets: Six aways: West Ham, Manchester United, Nottingham Forest, Swindon, Northampton, Forest Green.
Weekend's best bets: Ten homes: Chelsea, West Brom, Fleetwood, Portsmouth, Rotherham, Sunderland, Wigan, Hartlepool, Leyton Orient, Stevenage.
Pick of the draws: Everton ended their dismal losing run by beating Arsenal on Monday and will be in a better frame of mind for the visit to Crystal Palace, who have slipped into the bottom half of the Premier League. I believe Championship leaders Fulham won't have things all their own way at Luton, who gained a notable 3-0 victory at Blackpool last weekend and are a match for anybody on their day. Middlesbrough are a more formidable proposition now that Chris Wilder is manager and it won't surprise me if they come away from Stoke with a point. Although Doncaster have fallen to the foot of League One, they should get something from the visit of Shrewsbury, who have yet to win away. MK Dons and Oxford are both in the hunt for promotion and both playing well. This looks one of the likeliest draws on the coupon.
Away days: As West Ham have defeated Liverpool and Chelsea recently, they will be confident of three points at Burnley, who are third from last in the Premier League. Manchester United, eager to impress their new manager, look a sure thing at bottom club Norwich. Nottingham Forest's fine away record in the Championship gives them a fair chance of success at Swansea, who have disappointed. League Two high-flyers Swindon lost away for the first time this season in midweek but I'm tipping them to bounce back straight away at Barrow. Second-placed Northampton, 2-1 winners at Exeter in midweek, are worth a punt at Harrogate, whose home form is indifferent, while it's impossible to ignore the claims of runaway leaders Forest Green, who go to lowly Oldham.
Homes sweet homes: Fleetwood are my tip to win the battle of the League One strugglers. They host Gillingham, who crashed 5-1 at Rotherham in midweek and are sinking like a stone. Sunderland's 5-0 home victory over Morecambe in midweek may give them the edge over promotion rivals Plymouth. Stevenage v Carlisle is a potential "six-pointer" at the wrong end of League Two. I think Stevenage have made a good managerial appointment in Paul Tisdale and I fancy them to come out on top.
Pools info: there were eight draws on last weekend's coupon and I correctly forecast five of them: the games at Leeds, Southampton, Barnsley, Reading and Aldershot. I also got three of my five best draws correct: Southampton 1 Brighton 1, Barnsley 1 Huddersfield 1 and Reading 1 Hull 1.
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