Ten draws: Brentford v Newcastle, Brighton v Aston Villa, Blackpool v Reading, Millwall v Sheffield United, Accrington v Wycombe, Wimbledon v Doncaster, Lincoln v Gillingham, Plymouth v Rotherham, Walsall v Hartlepool, Raith v Partick.
Best draws: Brentford v Newcastle, Brighton v Aston Villa, Millwall v Sheffield United, Accrington v Wycombe, Walsall v Hartlepool.
Weekend's best bets: Six aways: Manchester City, Ipswich, Harrogate, Northampton, Kilmarnock, Grimsby.
Weekend's best bets: Ten homes: Southampton (Friday), Manchester United, Bournemouth, Nottingham Forest, Peterborough, Cheltenham, Portsmouth, Sheffield Wednesday, Wigan, Wrexham.
Pick of the draws: Three wins and a draw from their past four Premier League games have given Newcastle renewed hope of avoiding relegation and they visit Brentford, whose form has deserted them. Brighton and Aston Villa, who meet on Saturday, will be anxious to recover from poor home results last weekend. Brighton lost 3-0 to Burnley and Villa went down 1-0 to Watford. I expect a stalemate. Although Sheffield United are contesting a Championship play-off placing, they may have to settle for a draw at Millwall, who beat promotion-seeking Queens Park Rangers 2-0 in their previous home match. Wycombe's League One promotion challenge is faltering and they go to Accrington, who are usually a tough nut to crack. Lowly Walsall's victory at League Two leaders Forest Green was perhaps the biggest upset last weekend. They play 12th-placed Hartlepool, who won at Colchester in midweek.
Away days: Manchester City's defeat against bogey team Tottenham last Saturday has ignited the Premier League title race. City will be anxious to resume winning ways as soon as possible and I believe they'll do that at Everton, whose top-flight status is threatened. I think Ipswich, mid-table in League One, will add to Morecambe's relegation worries. Harrogate, of League Two, seem more comfortable away than at home. They won 3-1 at Bradford City in midweek and I recommend them at Barrow. Northampton should strengthen their promotion challenge at Rochdale and I expect Kilmarnock to do likewise when they visit struggling Dunfermline in the Scottish Championship. Grimsby, of the National League, will be banking on three points at rock bottom Dover.
Homes sweet homes: Bournemouth's last two Championship matches have been postponed but I'm tipping them to shake off their rustiness and boost their chances of automatic promotion when they host Stoke. Peterborough's manager Darren Ferguson resigned this week, with Posh so far failing to win a league fixture in 2022. However, they will never have a better chance of arresting their slide towards relegation when they play out-of-sorts Hull on Saturday. Wigan's excellent midweek victory at Wycombe has put them in the driving seat for automatic promotion from League One and they are worth backing against Sunderland, who continue to drop points.
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