Ten draws: Everton v Brighton, Manchester United v Tottenham, Reading v Watford, Rotherham v Huddersfield, Blackpool v Lincoln, Burton v Portsmouth, Rochdale v Fleetwood, Wigan v Doncaster, Carlisle v Barrow, Stevenage v Salford.
Best draws: Everton v Brighton, Rotherham v Huddersfield, Burton v Portsmouth, Wigan v Doncaster, Carlisle v Barrow.
Weekend's best bets: Six aways: Liverpool, Manchester City, Sunderland, Ipswich, Gillingham, Port Vale.
Weekend's best bets: Ten homes: Arsenal, Wolves, Blackburn, Middlesbrough, Hull, Colchester, Crawley, Newport, Tranmere, Hartlepool.
Pick of the draws: Brighton are playing well and were desperately unlucky to lose at home to Manchester United last Saturday. If they repeat that performance they are capable of holding Everton, one of the early Premier League front-runners on maximum points. Rotherham and Huddersfield, who meet in the Championship, are finding goals hard to come by and if any game draws a blank on Saturday it's likely to be this one. The pressure is on Portsmouth manager Kenny Jackett to deliver after his team's bad start to the season in League One. Jackett and his players may go some way to doing that at Burton, who conceded four goals at Swindon last weekend. Wigan got their season up and running by winning 2-1 at Portsmouth but Doncaster, their opponents, are showing that they could be promotion contenders. Football League newcomers Barrow are without a win after three matches in League Two but they haven't been overawed in the higher division and I believe they'll deny Carlisle victory.
Away days: Premier League champions Liverpool have begun where they left off in 2019-20 and cannot be opposed, although, Aston Villa, their hosts on Sunday, are a trickier proposition this season. Manchester City's 5-2 home defeat by Leicester last Sunday was a big upset. Manager Pep Guardiola will be anxious to bounce back as quickly as possible at Leeds and the Yorkshiremen could feel a backlash. Sunderland are among the early front-runners in League One and must be fancied at ailing Charlton. Leaders Ipswich are determined to improve on last season's mediocrity and will be confident of three points at lowly Milton Keynes. Gillingham, under manager Steve Evans, give little away and can return from Shrewsbury with a maximum haul. Port Vale, in second place, look as if they mean business in League Two and are worth a punt at Morecambe, who lie fifth.
Homes sweet homes: Middlesbrough are yet to get going in the Championship but three points are up for grabs against Barnsley, who seem likely to struggle again. It's about time that Tranmere, unluckily relegated to League Two last season on the predicted points per game basis, stopped feeling sorry for themselves and I'm taking them to spark into life against Scunthorpe. The National League fixtures start this weekend and Hartlepool look a good proposition against Aldershot, who probably won't enjoy the long journey home.
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