Ten draws: Leeds v Brentford, Birmingham v Preston, Bristol City v Blackburn, Queens Park Rangers v Swansea, Oxford v Ipswich, Doncaster v Tranmere, Newport v Wimbledon, Stevenage v Leyton Orient, Walsall v Swindon, Hibernian v Hearts.
Best draws: Leeds v Brentford, Bristol City v Blackburn, Newport v Wimbledon, Stevenage v Leyton Orient, Hibernian v Hearts.
Weekend's best football bets: Six aways: Newcastle, Brighton, Middlesbrough, Luton, Wrexham, Southend.
Weekend's best football bets: Ten homes: Arsenal, Manchester City, Southampton, Watford, Barnsley, Lincoln, Portsmouth, Sheffield Wednesday, Sutton, Bromley.
Pick of the draws: Brentford, to their immense credit, are in contention for European football next season and on course to avoid defeat at Leeds on Sunday. Leeds are one of seven teams battling relegation from the Premier League. Fifth-placed Blackburn have not drawn any of their 27 Championship matches this season but that could change at Bristol City, whose 4-2 home win over Birmingham last weekend eased their relegation fears. Newport (17th) and Wimbledon (12th) have already played each other in League Two this season, sharing the spoils. I believe another stalemate is on the cards on Saturday. All tickets have been sold for the division's top-of-the table fixture - Stevenage (2nd) v Leyton Orient (1st). These two are way superior to the rest. The result between the two at Leyton Orient on Boxing Day was a goalless draw and it won't surprise me to see the same scoreline. The pride of Edinburgh is at stake on Sunday when Hibernian host Hearts in the Scottish Cup fourth round. I predict that nothing will separate them after 90 minutes.
Away days: It's hard to ignore the claims of Newcastle at Crystal Palace as the Geordies (3rd) have achieved six clean sheets in a row in the Premier League. Brighton showed their quality last weekend with an emphatic 3-0 home victory against Liverpool and will be confident of winning again at off-form Leicester. Michael Carrick's thriving Middlesbrough are worth a punt at Sunderland, whose home form in the Championship is indifferent. Luton, who excel on their travels, can complete an away double at bottom club Wigan. The Hatters won an FA Cup third-round replay 2-1 at Wigan in midweek and will feel confident of prevailing again in the league. Wrexham, seeking automatic promotion from the National League, will be disappointed by anything less than three points at struggling Maidstone while Southend are expected to assert their authority over Oldham.
Homes sweet homes: I'm tipping Arsenal, the clear Premier League leaders, to beat Manchester United, whose nine-game winning streak was ended by Crystal Palace in midweek. The only league fixture the Gunners have lost this season was at Old Trafford in September and they will be thirsting for revenge on Sunday. Although bottom-of-the-table Southampton have won only once at home in the league, they are worth backing against mid-table Aston Villa. The Saints have won their past three matches in all competitions, including knocking Manchester City out of the League Cup. Another south-coast side, Portsmouth, are languishing in League One and badly in need of a lift. I've a hunch they'll get it by defeating Exeter on Saturday.
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