Ten draws: Aston Villa v Southampton, Newcastle v Everton, Bristol City v Norwich, Luton v Brentford, Middlesbrough v Nottingham Forest, Doncaster v Lincoln, MK Dons v Wimbledon, Cheltenham v Forest Green, Leyton Orient v Bolton, Stevenage v Grimsby.
Best draws: Aston Villa v Southampton, Bristol City v Norwich, Luton v Brentford, Doncaster v Lincoln, Leyton Orient v Bolton.
Weekend's best bets: Six aways: Chelsea, Manchester City, Cardiff, Sunderland, Port Vale, Motherwell.
Weekend's best bets: Ten homes: Tottenham, Bournemouth, Preston, Stoke, Wycombe, Fleetwood, Peterborough, Barrow, Newport, Dunfermline.
Pick of the draws: Southampton brushed aside Premier League leaders Everton 2-0 at home last Sunday, so a draw at Aston Villa should not be beyond them, especially as high-riding Villa suffered an unexpected 3-0 home defeat by Leeds last Friday. Norwich are climbing the Championship table and had another good result in a 1-1 draw at Brentford in midweek. A repeat of that form gives them a fighting chance at Bristol City, who dropped a couple of home points against Swansea last weekend. Brentford don't seem to be the force of last season whereas Luton, their hosts, continue to punch above their weight. Lincoln top League One on merit but Doncaster don't give much away at home and can share the spoils. There are signs that Bolton are getting their act together in League Two. They followed up holding Cambridge to an away draw on Saturday by beating Bradford City at home in midweek and I believe they'll frustrate Leyton Orient.
Away days: Although Chelsea have underwhelmed so far, they should have too much for Burnley, who are still without a Premier League win this season. Manchester City have been weakened by injuries but they were convincing Champions League winners at Marseille and ought to see off lowly Sheffield United. In the Championship, Cardiff are recommended at Queens Park Rangers, mainly because QPR have gone seven matches without a win. Gillingham are also woefully off form and Sunderland, their League One visitors, are smart enough to take advantage. It's impossible to ignore the claims of Port Vale at rock bottom Southend in League Two and Motherwell, 4-0 winners over Ross last Saturday, look a sound bet at Livingston in the Scottish Premiership.
Homes sweet homes: Stoke had a midweek setback when they lost 2-0 at Swansea in the Championship but they have otherwise impressed and are fancied to return to winning ways against Rotherham. Wycombe gained their first point of the season by holding Watford to a 1-1 midweek draw. They can go one better against Sheffield Wednesday, who are the only side below them in the Championship. Barrow at last tasted victory in League Two by defeating Mansfield 4-2 away. They are well worth a wager against Bradford City, who continue to disappoint.
Pools info: Coventry v Reading (No 11 on coupon) has been brought forward to Friday and is therefore void. My predicted draws last weekend included Cardiff v Middlesbrough (1-1), Watford v Bournemouth (1-1), Burton v Wimbledon (1-1), Wigan v Plymouth (1-1) and St Johnstone v Dundee United (0-0).
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