Ten draws: Brentford v Bournemouth, Crystal Palace v Fulham, Nottingham Forest v Newcastle, Stoke v Millwall, Sunderland v Coventry, Stockport v Bolton, Wrexham v Mansfield, Gillingham v Port Vale, Tranmere v Newport, Hibernian v St Mirren.
Best draws: Brentford v Bournemouth, Crystal Palace v Fulham, Stoke v Millwall, Sunderland v Coventry, Wrexham v Mansfield.
Weekend's best football bets: Six aways: Everton, Lincoln, Huddersfield, Wycombe, Gateshead, Forest Green. Ten homes: Liverpool, Leeds, Middlesbrough, Portsmouth, Sheffield United, Birmingham, Burton, Chesterfield, Doncaster, Salford.
Pick of the draws: Bournemouth showed their quality with Premier League home wins over Arsenal (2-0 and Manchester City (2-1). They go to Brentford, who are formidable on their own ground. Fulham's added-time goals to beat Brentford on Monday will have lifted the mood but Crystal Palace have also perked up recently, defeating Tottenham and knocking Aston Villa out of the League Cup. Millwall's startling improvement has seen them move into the Championship play-off places and they won't fazed about having to go to Stoke. At first glance, Sunderland look a home banker but Coventry have regained their mojo with victories over Luton (3-2, home) and Middlesbrough (3-0, away) and they could surprise the Championship leaders. Wrexham v Mansfield is a clash between League One high-flyers, which looks one of the likeliest draws on the coupon.
Away days: Everton won 2-0 at Ipswich last month and could be similarly successful at West Ham, who don't inspire confidence. Lincoln are deservedly in the League One promotion shake-up and I rate their chances at Bristol Rovers. Although Huddersfield were on the wrong end of an FA Cup upset at Tamworth last Friday, I think they'll recover sufficiently to triumph at relegation-threatened Crawley. Wycombe are the new League One leaders after their remarkable 5-0 midweek away success at Stockport and are impossible to ignore at Wigan. In the National League, promotion-seeking Gateshead and Forest Green are recommended at Fylde and Maidenhead respectively.
Homes sweet homes: The lack of a cutting edge is the main reason Portsmouth are bottom of the Championship, with only one victory to their name. However, I believe they'll score enough goals to beat Preston, who lie just above the relegation zone. Burton are bottom of League One and without a win in 12 league games. They'll never have a better opportunity to get off the mark against Shrewsbury, who are also in the drop zone and were knocked out of the FA Cup by League Two Salford last Saturday. I think home advantage will be a decisive factor when League Two promotion contenders, Doncaster (fourth) and Notts County (third) play each other on Saturday.
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