Ten draws: Bournemouth v Brighton, Bristol City v Burnley, Millwall v Sunderland, Preston v Derby, Swansea v Leeds, Lincoln v Wycombe, Northampton v Cambridge, Peterborough v Reading, Stevenage v Leyton Orient, St Johnstone v Kilmarnock.
Best draws: Bournemouth v Brighton, Bristol City v Burnley, Millwall v Sunderland, Northampton v Cambridge, Peterborough v Reading.
Weekend's best football bets: Six aways: Brentford, Stoke, Stockport, Birmingham, Doncaster, MK Dons.
Ten homes: Arsenal, Fulham, Luton, Barnsley, Mansfield, Wrexham, Notts County, Swindon, Barnet, York.
Pick of the draws: Bournemouth, with recent home wins over Arsenal (2-0) and Manchester City (2-1) and Brighton, who are in the top six on merit, are both punching above their weight in the Premier League and this is shaping up to be a close-fought encounter. Burnley, though lying fourth in the Championship, have been goal-shy lately and may have to settle for a point at mid-table Bristol City. Leaders Sunderland, three games without a win, look vulnerable at Millwall, who have upset similarly fancied sides, including Leeds, recently. Although League One strugglers Cambridge came a 6-1 cropper at Peterborough in their previous away game, they are showing more spirit in their battle to avoid relegation and can deny Northampton. Reading played well when drawing 1-1 at Stevenage two weeks ago and a point should not be beyond them at Peterborough.
Away days: Brentford always look like scoring and are one of the Premier League's entertainers. I think their attacking quality will give them the edge at Everton, who are less fluent. In the Championship, I have to fancy mid-table Stoke at bottom club Queens Park Rangers, who are in desperate straits. Stockport, fresh from beating Bolton (5-0) and Wrexham (1-0) at home, are highly recommended at Burton, who are second last in League One. Second-placed Birmingham look an away banker at bottom-of-the-table Shrewsbury. I believe Doncaster, third in League Two, will recover from the disappointment of only drawing 1-1 at home to Salford by defeating lowly Carlisle and I'm tipping MK Dons, who fought back from 2-0 down to beat Cheltenham 3-2 at home last Saturday, to win at Fleetwood.
Homes sweet homes: Arsenal know they cannot afford to drop many more points if they are to overtake Manchester City and Premier League leaders Liverpool. Despite a worrying injury list, I'm backing them to return to winning ways against Nottingham Forest, who are one place below them. Luton haven't stopped sliding since being relegated to the Championship at the end of last season. However, they will feel they have a chance against Hull, who are equally suffering. I'm going for Swindon, third from last in League Two but now managed by the eccentric veteran Ian Holloway, to come out on top when they host bottom club Morecambe.
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