Ten draws: Everton v Brentford, Leicester v Chelsea, West Ham v Aston Villa, Preston v Cardiff, Queens Park Rangers v Watford, Reading v Millwall, Burton v Wycombe, Milton Keynes v Cambridge, Gillingham v Tranmere, Swindon v Carlisle.
Best draws: Everton v Brentford, Leicester v Chelsea, West Ham v Aston Villa, Preston v Cardiff, MK Dons v Cambridge.
Weekend's best football bets: Six aways: Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, Northampton.
Weekend's best football bets: Ten homes: Manchester United, Burnley, Coventry, Norwich, West Brom, Barnsley, Shrewsbury, Chesterfield, Notts County, Wrexham.
Pick of the draws: Everton's gritty 2-2 draw at Nottingham Forest last Sunday suggested that relegation from the Premier League isn't a foregone conclusion but I'll be surprised if they get more than a point out of Brentford, who are impressing everybody. Two consecutive victories for Chelsea have lightened the mood at Stamford Bridge but Leicester missed enough chances to win two games at Southampton last Saturday and can deny Graham Potter's side. Relegation-threatened West Ham reverted to their bad old ways when crashing 4-0 at Brighton last weekend but shouldn't lose to Aston Villa, who are inconsistent. There's a brighter outlook for Cardiff as they pull clear of the Championship drop zone. They'll be expecting at least a point at goal-shy Preston, who regularly flop at home. MK Dons v Cambridge is a bottom-of-the-table clash in League One and I wouldn't back either to prevail.
Away days: Liverpool's 7-0 thrashing of Manchester United at Anfield last Sunday has put a spring in their step and they'll surely make short work of Bournemouth, who have sunk to the bottom of the Premier League. Manchester City, trying to keep pace with leaders Arsenal, are also a confident shout at Crystal Palace, who could be sucked into a battle to avoid relegation. Arsenal have recovered well from their recent wobble and I'm predicting a fifth league win in a row when they visit Fulham on Sunday. Middlesbrough have automatic promotion from the Championship in their sights and they'll tempt many punters at ailing Swansea. Harrogate's fine 2-0 midweek victory at Doncaster in League Two will put them in good heart for their trip to second bottom Crawley, who have lost their last six games. Northampton's hopes of automatic promotion will be boosted by three points at Hartlepool, who are third bottom.
Homes sweet homes: Coventry, unbeaten in their last six matches, are one of the surprising contenders for a Championship play-off place and are worth a wager against Hull. Norwich climbed into the play-off positions with a 3-2 success at Millwall last Saturday. They seem to be peaking at the right time and will probably see off Sunderland, who are going in the other direction after losing 5-1 at home to Stoke. Barnsley v Plymouth deserves top billing in League One. Barnsley, who are fourth, are in better form than second-placed Plymouth and that's why I'm going for a home win.
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