Ten draws: Manchester City v Newcastle, Wolves v Brighton, Bristol City v Birmingham, Swansea v Coventry, Cambridge v Bristol Rovers, Reading v Stevenage, Shrewsbury v Lincoln, Stockport v Barrow, Wrexham v Swindon, Hibernian v Raith.
Best draws: Manchester City v Newcastle, Wolves v Brighton, Bristol City v Birmingham, Cambridge v Bristol Rovers, Wrexham v Barrow.
Weekend's best bets: Six aways: Chelsea, Ipswich, Preston, Peterborough, Ross, Queen's Park.
Weekend's best bets: Ten homes: Liverpool, Tottenham, Leicester, Norwich, Sunderland, Blackpool, Portsmouth, Wycombe, Queen of the South, Chesterfield.
Pick of the draws: Newcastle played so well when beating Aston Villa 5-1 at home last Saturday that I'm backing them to take a point at Manchester City, who had an extra match they could have done without in midweek. Wolves were desperately unlucky to come away empty-handed from Manchester United on Monday. A repeat of that form should serve them well against Brighton but the visitors are in good nick themselves, as seen in their 4-1 home victory over promoted Luton last weekend. Birmingham have begun the Championship season brightly but so have their hosts, Bristol City, who won 1-0 away at Millwall last Saturday. Cambridge, who suffered their first League One loss of the campaign when going down 2-1 at home to Stevenage in midweek, may again be denied against Bristol Rovers, who defeated Charlton at The Valley.
Away days: Chelsea showed enough in their 1-1 home draw with Liverpool last Sunday to suggest that they should come out on top against West Ham on Sunday. Promoted Ipswich are the early Championship leaders with maximum points from two games. Don't be surprised if they are still top after they have played Queens Park Rangers, who are struggling. Preston are worth a wager at Sheffield Wednesday, who may already be regretting their decision to part with manager Darren Moore. On-form Peterborough are a confident selection at Northampton in League One. I expect Ross County, of the Scottish Premiership, to assert their authority at Championship team Airdrieonians in the Viaplay Cup second round. In the Scottish Championship I cannot ignore leaders Queen's Park, who travel to bottom side Arbroath.
Homes sweet homes: Tottenham played better in drawing 2-2 at Brentford last Sunday than Manchester United, their visitors this Saturday, did when beating Wolves 1-0 at Old Trafford on Monday. I have a feeling that Spurs could spring a surprise here. Sunderland, pointless after two Championship fixtures, are expected to rectify that when they entertain Rotherham, who are just above them. Wycombe were relieved to gain their first win of the season at home to Leyton Orient in midweek. I believe they will add to that when they host Burton, who are pointless after three matches.
Pools info: Three of my five best draws were correct last weekend: Bournemouth v West Ham, Wimbledon v Wrexham and Hearts v Kilmarnock.
Betting info: I scored nine out of ten homes last weekend: Arsenal, Brighton, Ipswich, Wigan, Barrow, Bradford City, Mansfield, Stevenage and Rangers.
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