Pools tips and best bets for weekend of Nov 21-22

Ten draws: Newcastle v Leicester, Swansea v Bournemouth, MK Dons v Fulham, Port Vale v Chesterfield, Walsall v Sheffield United, AFC Wimbledon v Wycombe, Carlisle v Portsmouth, Stevenage v Luton, Aldershot v Wrexham, Eastleigh v Grimsby.

Best draws: MK Dons v Fulham, Carlisle v Portsmouth, Stevenage v Luton, Aldershot v Wrexham, Eastleigh v Grimsby.

Best weekend away bets: Arsenal, Peterborough, Swindon, Bradford City, St Johnstone, Falkirk.

Best weekend home bets: Chelsea, Everton, Birmingham, Burnley, Leeds, Millwall, Wigan, Barnet, Newport, Braintree.


Pick of the draws: MK Dons, who are just above the relegation zone in the Championship and clearly out of sorts, are tipped to gain a valuable point against mid-table Fulham, who sacked their manager Kit Symons after a 5-2 home defeat by Birmingham. A lack of goals has seen Portsmouth drop out of the automatic promotion places in League Two. They won't find it easy to regain their scoring touch at Carlisle, who have recovered well from their early-season troubles. Although Stevenage are at the wrong end of the table, you can't fault their spirit. This should serve them well when they clash with  fierce rivals Luton at the Lamex Stadium. Wrexham must improve their away form if they are to gain promotion from the National League. They ought to get something from their visit to Aldershot, who are up one minute and down the next. Eastleigh and Grimsby fill two of the four play-off places and as both are playing really well it is difficult to separate them.

Away days: Arsenal's away record is the best in the Premier League and with their injury problems clearing up, it is hard to see them faltering at West Bromwich Albion, who have struggled on their own ground. Peterborough have surged into promotion contention in League One and are an obvious choice at bottom club Crewe, who have failed to score in four of their past five matches. Lowly Swindon will be boosted by the appointment of Martin Ling as manager and are worth a punt at Fleetwood, who have dropped below them. Phil Parkinson's Bradford City are on a roll and could climb into the play-off places by beating Scunthorpe. St Johnstone are one of the better sides in the Scottish Premiership and must be backed at Dundee United, who have collected only eight points all season. Falkirk, an outside bet for promotion to the top flight, should strengthen their claims with victory at Queen of the South.

Homes sweet homes: The international break has probably helped out-of-sorts Chelsea and I believe they will kick-start their Premier League recovery by beating promoted Norwich at Stamford Bridge. Promotion-seeking Burnley are formidable at Turf Moor and I'm taking them to end Brighton's magnificent unbeaten run of 16 games in the Championship. Barnet's home record stands up in League Two, so don't be surprised if they add Morecambe to their list of victims. The visitors are  reeling from their midweek home FA Cup exit by bottom club Dagenham & Redbridge.