Ten draws: Leeds v Southampton, Tottenham v Chelsea, Preston v Wigan, Queens Park Rangers v Blackburn, Stoke v Millwall, West Brom v Middlesbrough, Forest Green v Lincoln, Barrow v Stockport, Doncaster v Bradford City, St Johnstone v St Mirren.
Best draws: Tottenham v Chelsea, Preston v Wigan, Queens Park Rangers v Blackburn, Barrow v Stockport, Doncaster v Bradford City.
Weekend's best football bets: Six aways: Manchester City, Arsenal, Luton, Sheffield Wednesday, Ipswich, Partick.
Weekend's best football bets: Ten homes: Everton, West Ham, Burnley, Norwich, Bolton, Fleetwood, Portsmouth, Crewe, Gillingham, Dundee.
Pick of the draws: Although little is going right for Graham Potter's Chelsea, they aren't conceding many goals and if their attack clicks they could get something from their Sunday visit to Tottenham, who have yet to draw at home this season. Wigan are showing signs of escaping from the Championship drop zone and can take a point at mid-table Preston, who struggle at Deepdale. Queens Park Rangers, dropping like a stone, are badly in need of a lift and the appointment of Gareth Ainsworth as manager will probably spur them to greater heights against play-off contenders Blackburn. Barrow arrested their League Two slide with a 1-0 victory at Bradford City and may frustrate Stockport, the division's most in-form team. Bradford City, with seven wins on the road, are stronger away than at home and likely to share the spoils at Doncaster, who are two places behind them.
Away days: Manchester City were deposed as Premier League leaders by Arsenal when they were surprisingly held to a 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest last weekend. However, they had enough chances to win three matches and will surely be more ruthless at lowly Bournemouth. Arsenal's 4-2 victory at Aston Villa gave them a huge boost after an indifferent spell and they will be confident of beating Leicester. Luton's impressive away form in the Championship could be decisive when they visit Birmingham. I believe Sheffield Wednesday, the new League One leaders, will prevail at mid-table Charlton and Ipswich, up to third place, shouldn't have too many problems at MK Dons. Partick, who won at third-placed Ayr in the Scottish Championship last Saturday, will fancy their chances at bottom side Arbroath.
Homes sweet homes: Everton's spirited battle against relegation from the Premier League will be strengthened by a win over Aston Villa, who have conceded 11 goals while losing three consecutive games. West Ham dropped into the bottom three after last weekend's results but I'm tipping them against Nottingham Forest, who, despite their heroics against Manchester City, have been depleted by injuries. There is no more improved side than Gillingham, who are pulling away from the League Two relegation zone. They have won five of their past seven matches and I reckon they will add Wimbledon to their recent list of scalps.
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