Ten draws: Leicester v Manchester United, Wolves v Tottenham, Cardiff v Brentford, Coventry v Stoke, Doncaster v Accrington, Cambridge v Leyton Orient, Crawley v Newport, Exeter v Forest Green, Dundee United v Motherwell, Kilmarnock v Livingston.
Best draws: Leicester v Manchester United, Cardiff v Brentford, Doncaster v Accrington, Cambridge v Leyton Orient, Exeter v Forest Green.
Weekend's best bets: Six aways: Chelsea, Southampton, Swansea, Celtic, St Mirren, Notts County.
Weekend's best bets: Ten homes: Aston Villa, Liverpool, Manchester City, Derby, Nottingham Forest, Reading, Blackpool, Lincoln, Southend, Rangers.
Pick of the draws: Manchester United were scintillating when beating Leeds 6-2 at home last Sunday and their marvellous form on the road in the Premier League (six wins out of seven) should serve them well at second-placed Leicester, who find it harder to win at home than away. Brentford, Championship promotion candidates and League Cup semi-finalists, are formidable opponents and they'll be disappointed not to get anything out of their trip to Cardiff. Doncaster and Accrington are two unfashionable League One sides who are in promotion contention and this fixture looks one of the best draws on the coupon. Cambridge have fallen away in League Two after occupying the promotion positions and I'm tipping Leyton Orient to come away with a point. Forest Green's climb into second place is no fluke and I fancy them to hold free-scoring Exeter.
Away days: Chelsea have lost their past two Premier League away matches to Everton (1-0) and Wolves (2-1) but they will surely end that sequence against Arsenal, who are in an alarming downward spiral. The crisis-torn Gunners are 15th, having not won in the league since early November. Southampton should have too much flair and firepower for lowly Fulham while Swansea, who are third in the Championship, will be confident of prevailing at struggling Queens Park Rangers. Celtic have a lot of ground to make up on Rangers, who are runaway leaders in the Scottish Premiership, but can make a start by defeating second-from-bottom Hamilton. St Mirren are going in the right direction and are recommended at bottom club Ross. I believe Notts County will strengthen their promotion hopes in the National League by winning at King's Lynn.
Homes sweet homes: Derby are at last perking up in the Championship and three points against inconsistent Preston are a distinct possibility. Nottingham Forest, like Derby, ought to be higher than they are and will be looking for a maximum haul against Birmingham, who seem capable of losing to anybody. Although Southend prop up League Two, their recent improvement has been noted and they have a fighting chance of victory against mid-table Colchester.
Pools info: Bournemouth v Millwall (No.13 on coupon), Gillingham v Peterborough (27), Ipswich v Northampton (28) and Sunderland v Hull (33) have been postponed because of the Covid crisis and will be assessed by the pools panel.
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