Ten draws: Leeds v Wolves, Leicester v Brentford, Bristol City v Sunderland, Swansea v Blackburn, Bolton v Wycombe, Exeter v Port Vale, Shrewsbury v Accrington, Colchester v Carlisle, Newport v Walsall, Hibernian v Hearts.
Best draws: Leicester v Brentford, Swansea v Blackburn, Bolton v Wycombe, Exeter v Port Vale, Newport v Walsall.
Weekend's best bets: Six aways: Aston Villa, Liverpool, Bristol Rovers, Leyton Orient, Northampton, Wimbledon.
Weekend's best bets: Ten homes: Everton, Newcastle, Tottenham, Burnley, Coventry, Barnsley, Peterborough, Portsmouth, Doncaster, Mansfield.
Pick of the draws: Leicester will want to improve on last season's Premier League showing but there's no guarantee they'll beat Brentford, who have a habit of upsetting the odds. Championship club Blackburn, with a new manager in charge, could be in the promotion mix this campaign and I fancy them to get something at Swansea. Wycombe are on top of League One after their emphatic 3-0 home win over Burton last Saturday and I believe they'll come away from Bolton with a point. Two promoted sides, Exeter and Port Vale, face each other in League One. They both had good results last weekend - Exeter drawing at Lincoln and Port Vale beating Fleetwood - and deadlock looks the likeliest outcome. Walsall, early leaders of League Two, got off to a flyer by thrashing Hartlepool last Saturday and can hold Newport.
Away days: Aston Villa will be disappointed if they don't defeat promoted Bournemouth, who are favourites to go straight back down to the Championship. Liverpool showed in last Saturday's Community Shield victory over Manchester City that their intensity hasn't dropped and are expected to gain maximum points at Fulham, last season's Championship champions. Bristol Rovers, promoted to League One, will be eager to make amends for last weekend's home defeat against Forest Green and I recommend them at Burton. In League Two, Leyton Orient look as if they could go places this season and are tipped to win at Crawley. Northampton, who were desperately unlucky not to be promoted, appear to have the measure of Football League newcomers Grimsby. Wimbledon, 2-0 home winners over Gillingham on the opening day, should relish a trip to Hartlepool.
Homes sweet homes: I've a hunch that Everton, although beset by problems in the close season, will cause an upset against Chelsea. Everton manager Frank Lampard will be especially keen to put one over the club that he played for and managed. Doncaster, of League Two, did very well to force a goalless draw with 10 men at Bradford City last Saturday and will have the confidence to send Sutton home pointless. Despite Mansfield losing 2-0 at Salford, there were a lot of positives and I'm backing them to gain their first win of the season against Tranmere, who went down 2-1 at home to Stevenage.
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