Ten draws: Chelsea v Sunderland, West Brom v Norwich, Nottingham Forest v Southampton, Bournemouth v Notts County, MK Dons v Carlisle, Yeovil v Tranmere, Plymouth v Burton, Rotherham v Swindon, Shrewsbury v Gillingham, Dunfermline v Hibernian.
Best draws: Chelsea v Sunderland, Bournemouth v Notts County, MK Dons v Carlisle, Plymouth v Burton, Rotherham v Swindon.
Five aways: Cardiff, Blackpool, Birmingham, Sheffield United, Stevenage.
Nine homes: Tottenham, Brighton, Derby, Hull, Preston, Sheffield Wednesday, Bradford, Dagenham & Redbridge, Macclesfield.
Pick of the draws: Chelsea, despite their Premier League victory at Wolves two weeks ago, don't look a settled team whereas visitors Sunderland have come on leaps and bounds under Martin O'Neill's managership. Bournemouth have recovered well from their slow start to the season in League One while Notts County will feel upbeat after their deserved win at Championship side Doncaster in the FA Cup third round. MK Dons were within minutes of knocking Queens Park Rangers out of the Cup but the form of their opponents, Carlisle, has been just as convincing. In League Two, Plymouth are playing better than their bottom placing suggests and can give Burton a run for their money. Visitors Swindon are on a high after their Cup heroics but Rotherham are no mugs at home.
Away days: Cardiff are a good bet to prevail at Doncaster, who will do well to avoid relegation from the Championship. The force is with Blackpool - in sharp contrast to Ipswich, who cannot stop conceding goals. On the other hand, Millwall are averaging less than a goal a game and Birmingham can take advantage. In League One, promotion-chasing Sheffield United are tipped to continue their winning habit when they go to Bury while in-form Stevenage will surely be too strong for relegation-threatened Rochdale.
Homes sweet homes: I'm taking third-placed League One side Sheffield Wednesday, fresh from beating West Ham in the Cup and unbeaten at Hillsborough this season, to edge their clash with leaders Charlton. Despite their 19th position in League Two, Bradford City are getting their act together and can upset Morecambe. Dagenham & Redbridge did themselves proud by holding Millwall to a goalless draw in the Cup and are worth backing against fellow strugglers Hereford. Spirits are high at Macclesfield after their thrilling 2-2 Cup draw against Premier League Bolton and they'll be confident of defeating Torquay.
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