Ten draws: Aston Villa v Leicester, Nottingham Forest v Leeds, Millwall v Sunderland, Preston v Bristol City, Accrington v Lincoln, Oxford v Shrewsbury, Port Vale v Wycombe, Colchester v Barrow, Sutton v Stevenage, Arbroath v Raith.
Best draws: Nottingham Forest v Leeds, Preston v Bristol City, Accrington v Lincoln, Oxford v Shrewsbury, Sutton v Stevenage.
Weekend's best football bets: Six aways: Manchester City, Ipswich, Peterborough, Dundee, Annan, Wrexham.
Weekend's best football bets: Ten homes: Manchester United, Newcastle, Hull, Middlesbrough, Bolton, Derby, Carlisle, Doncaster, Hearts, Dunfermline.
Pick of the draws: This may be a good time for Leeds to play Nottingham Forest in the Premier League. Leeds will be pleased to reach the FA Cup fifth round, whereas Forest will be disappointed to make such a meek exit from the League Cup semi-final. Preston's poor home record has hindered their Championship progress and they could drop more points against Bristol City, who were boosted by their fine 3-0 home victory over West Brom in the FA Cup fourth round. Accrington, who have slipped into the League One drop zone, host draw specialists Lincoln, who have finished level on 13 occasions this season. This has the feel of another stalemate. Oxford's 2-0 away defeat against Burton last Saturday was a big setback and it could affect their morale against Shrewsbury, who, against the odds, are pushing for a play-off place. Stevenage, aiming for the League Two leadership, could be thwarted by Sutton, who have done well recently.
Away days: Manchester City, having lost the Manchester derby and been knocked out of the League Cup by Southampton, seem to be back on track and in the mood to complete a Premier League double over Tottenham on Sunday. Ipswich, third in League One, had the better of their home goalless draw against Championship leaders Burnley in the FA Cup and are recommended at fast-sinking Cambridge. Peterborough, winners of their past two matches, will be confident of making it a hat-trick at bottom team Forest Green. Dundee, third in the Scottish Championship, look a sound bet at bottom-of-the-table Hamilton while Annan, in Scottish League Two, will fancy themselves at ailing Bonnyrigg Rose. Wrexham, high-flyers in the National League who took Sheffield United to a replay in last weekend's FA Cup, will start favourites at Altrincham.
Homes sweet homes: Newcastle, third in the Premier League, should celebrate reaching the League Cup final with a win over West Ham. Defence has been Newcastle's forte and it's hard to see the Hammers making much of an impression. Hull's comfortable 3-0 home win over Queens Park Rangers last Saturday virtually banished fears of relegation to League One and I'm expecting a repeat victory against struggling Cardiff. Derby, who are odds-on to secure a play-off place in League One, shouldn't be too inconvenienced by Morecambe, despite Morecambe's resounding 5-1 home success against Bristol Rovers last Saturday.
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