Ten draws: Newcastle v Fulham, Southampton v Manchester City, Huddersfield v Watford, Millwall v Nottingham Forest, Accrington v Blackpool, Wimbledon v Crewe, Rochdale v Gillingham, Forest Green v Carlisle, Grimsby v Scunthorpe, Walsall v Port Vale.
Best draws: Newcastle v Fulham, Accrington v Blackpool, Wimbledon v Crewe, Forest Green v Carlisle, Walsall v Port Vale.
Weekend's best bets: Six aways: Aston Villa, Bournemouth, Coventry, Doncaster, Lincoln, Queen's Park.
Weekend's best bets: Ten homes: Brighton, Norwich, Swansea, Wycombe, Fleetwood, Plymouth, Bolton, Bradford City, Leyton Orient, Hibernian.
Pick of the draws: Fulham have made significant strides recently and their display in last Sunday's 1-1 home draw with Liverpool revived hopes that they will avoid a quick return to the Championship. They can pinch a point at Newcastle, although Steve Bruce's sides should never be underestimated. Accrington and Blackpool, who meet in League One on Saturday, are bang in form and go into their clash on the back of midweek victories - Accrington 2-0 at Gillingham, Blackpool 3-2 at home to high-flyers Hull. Crewe, with three wins and a draw in their last four league matches, have moved into the top half of the table and look good for a share of the spoils at Wimbledon. Promotion-chasing Forest Green and Carlisle are very evenly matched in League Two and hard to separate. There are signs that Port Vale have arrested their slump and I'm taking them to hold Walsall.
Away days: Despite their creditable midweek away draw against Manchester City, West Brom are in turmoil near the foot of the Premier League, which gives Aston Villa an ideal opportunity for another three points on the road. Bournemouth are a sound bet for an instant return to the top flight and are recommended at mid-table Luton. Sheffield Wednesday's expected revival under Tony Pulis has not materialised. They are still rooted to the bottom of the Championship and Coventry should take advantage. Consecutive home wins have put Doncaster in the League One play-off positions and they appear to have a fairly straightforward task at bottom club Burton. Although Lincoln's promotion surge has stalled with two successive home defeats, I still fancy them to overcome ailing Northampton. Queen's Park, the Scottish League Two leaders, are unbeaten after eight matches and will be confident of prevailing at Annan.
Homes sweet homes: Championship strugglers Wycombe gave second-placed Bournemouth a fright in midweek, despite going down to 10 men, and they are well worth a punt against goal-shy Queens Park Rangers. In League One, Plymouth's terrible run of six consecutive losses has to end sometime and I think it will when they host MK Dons. Bradford City's plight - third from last in League Two - has been most unexpected. I'll be surprised if their woeful form continues and their fightback could start against Cambridge on Saturday.
Pools info: I scored eight out of ten home wins last weekend. The eight were Leicester, Southampton, Bournemouth, Bristol Rovers, Peterborough, Carlisle, Morecambe and Celtic.
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