Ten draws: Tottenham v Leeds, Birmingham v Blackburn, Huddersfield v Reading, Stoke v Bournemouth, Shrewsbury v Crewe, Barrow v Exeter, Leyton Orient v Salford, Walsall v Carlisle, Aberdeen v Dundee United, Rangers v Celtic.
Best draws: Tottenham v Leeds, Shrewsbury v Crewe, Leyton Orient v Salford, Aberdeen v Dundee United, Rangers v Celtic.
Weekend's best bets: Six aways: Leicester, Arsenal, Lincoln, Oxford, Wigan, St Johnstone.
Weekend's best bets: Ten homes: Crystal Palace, Brentford, Luton, Norwich, Preston, Forest Green, Newport, Stevenage, Hibernian, Montrose.
Pick of the draws: Leeds are not flattered by their 11th placing in the Premier League and that 5-0 midweek away win at West Bromwich Albion was a huge boost. They can take a point off Tottenham, who are without a win from their past four league fixtures. Shrewsbury are steadily climbing League One but Crewe, their visitors, are unbeaten in their last six. Leyton Orient returned to winning ways in League Two with a 2-0 midweek victory over bottom club Southend but Salford, who are eyeing promotion, should provide tougher opposition. Dundee United have recently come conjured two last-minute equalisers against Hibernian (away) and Motherwell (home) in the Scottish Premiership, which ought to bolster their belief when they travel to Aberdeen. There are signs that Celtic are regaining their mojo and I believe they'll hold runaway leaders Rangers in the Old Firm derby at Ibrox.
Away days: If Leicester can beat Tottenham away 2-0 then a Sunday trip to Newcastle won't hold any fears. A crisis at Arsenal has been averted by consecutive wins over Chelsea (home) and Brighton (away). They'll be disappointed not to make it three in a row on Saturday at struggling West Brom, who were thrashed at home by Leeds in midweek. Free-scoring League One leaders Lincoln are highly recommended at Wimbledon, as are improving Oxford, who will surely prevail at bottom club Burton. Wigan have at last climbed off the foot of the table and are in better form than hosts Swindon, who have slipped below them. In the Scottish Premiership I reckon St Johnstone will leave Ross deeper in the mire.
Homes sweet homes: Luton are still punching above their weight in the Championship and I fancy them to take another three points at the expense of disappointing Queens Park Rangers. Successive victories have sent Preston into the top half of the table and they have another winnable game against goal-shy Nottingham Forest. League Two strugglers Stevenage gained a badly needed three points at home to Cambridge in midweek and I think they'll follow that up by defeating Scunthorpe.
Pools info: Peterborough v Doncaster (No.26 on coupon), Rochdale v MK Dons (28) and Bradford City v Morecambe (33) have been postponed because of Covid and will be assessed by the pools panel.
I correctly forecast the following six draws last weekend: Leicester v Manchester United (2-2), Wolves v Tottenham (1-1), Coventry v Stoke (0-0), Exeter v Forest Green (1-1), Crawley v Newport (1-1) and Dundee United v Motherwell (1-1).
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