Ten draws: Southampton v Everton, Wolves v Leicester, Luton v West Brom, Cambridge v Accrington, Charlton v Oxford, Fleetwood v Lincoln, Shrewsbury v Morecambe, Sunderland v MK Dons, Newport v Mansfield, Scunthorpe v Rochdale.
Best draws: Southampton v Everton, Wolves v Leicester, Luton v West Brom, Charlton v Oxford, Sunderland v MK Dons.
Weekend's best bets: Six aways: Chelsea, Middlesbrough, Portsmouth, Plymouth, Swindon, Airdrieonians.
Weekend's best bets: Ten homes: Aston Villa, Brighton, Manchester City, Cardiff, Coventry, Stoke, Exeter, Forest Green, Hartlepool, Oldham.
Pick of the draws: Southampton have caught the eye by winning at Tottenham and holding Manchester United to a draw at Old Trafford. However, their home form has been less convincing and a much improved Everton, under new manager Frank Lampard, can come away with a point. Wolves have scored only eight league goals at home this season, which makes me think that inconsistent Leicester have a chance of getting something at Molineux on Sunday. West Brom, ninth in the Championship, may have changed their manager but they are still goal-shy and go to Luton, who are just one place below them. Charlton's progress in League One has stalled recently and they may struggle to beat Oxford, who are pushing hard for the play-offs. Sunderland v MK Dons is a clash of promotion hopefuls and although Sunderland are formidable at home, I'm tipping the Dons, who have won eight away matches, to gain a point.
Away days: Chelsea, buoyed by their Club World Cup victory, will be eager to make up lost ground on Liverpool in the Premier League and they have a good opportunity to do that at mid-table Crystal Palace. Middlesbrough have become a Championship force under manager Chris Wilder and three points at Bristol City will strengthen their promotion challenge. The away banker of the day must surely be Portsmouth, who visit Crewe, the League One's bottom team who have lost their last six games and seem doomed to relegation. Plymouth, who gave Chelsea such a fright in the FA Cup and are in the promotion mix, are recommended at third from last Gillingham. Swindon, away specialists in League Two, look a good bet at struggling Carlisle while Airdrieonians, second in Scottish League One, will fancy themselves at lowly Peterhead.
Homes sweet homes: Cardiff continue to climb the Championship table after a disastrous start to the season and are worth backing against mid-table Blackpool. Hartlepool, of League Two, have won at Crawley and beaten Tranmere at home in their past two matches. I've a hunch they'll make it three in a row against high-riding Sutton, who have stumbled recently. The managerial appointment of John Sheridan has perked up Oldham, who can suddenly see an escape route from relegation. I believe they'll be even more optimistic after they've played Bradford City on Saturday.
Pools info: I correctly predicted six of ten draws last weekend: Brentford 0 Crystal Palace 0; Leicester 2 West Ham 2; Lincoln 1 Wycombe 1; Morecambe 1 Gillingham 1; Barrow 0 Stevenage 0 and Bristol Rovers 0 Mansfield 0.
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