Ten draws: Everton v Wolves, Millwall v Stoke, Watford v Blackburn, Cheltenham v Northampton, Lincoln v Blackpool, Stevenage v Portsmouth, Barrow v Wrexham, Bradford City v Crewe, Salford v Accrington, Hibernian v Livingston.
Best draws: Everton v Wolves, Millwall v Stoke, Lincoln v Blackpool, Stevenage v Portsmouth, Barrow v Wrexham.
Weekend's best football bets: Six aways: Aston Villa, Manchester City, Norwich, Morecambe, Hearts, Barnet.
Weekend's best football bets: Ten homes: Arsenal, Chelsea (Friday), Cardiff, Southampton, Port Vale, Wimbledon, Gillingham, MK Dons, Newport, Hamilton.
Pick of the draws: Although there's a long way to go, I already fear for Everton and Wolves, last and second last respectively in the Premier League. At least a draw on Saturday will give both their first point of the season. Millwall have faltered since winning 1-0 at Middlesbrough on the opening weekend of their Championship campaign, which gives Stoke, their visitors, a good chance of coming away with a point. Blackpool have yet to concede in four League One games, which should serve them well at Lincoln, who specialised in drawing at home last season. Stevenage v Portsmouth features sides who unexpectedly failed to win last Saturday and I can't see either coming out on top this time. Wrexham's hopes of gaining consecutive promotions are being hindered by a leaky defence. Further weakness in this area will probably be exploited by Barrow, who are among the early League Two front-runners.
Away days: Aston Villa recovered well from their 5-1 mauling at Newcastle by beating Everton 4-0 last Sunday and Hibernian 5-0 in midweek. Villa's hosts, Burnley, are one of five Premier League teams without a point and I expect Villa to show no mercy on Sunday. Manchester City look banker material at promoted Sheffield United, even though they will be without manager Pep Guardiola, who is recovering from an operation. Norwich, third in the Championship, also seem a sound bet at struggling Huddersfield. Morecambe's 3-0 home victory over Bradford City in League Two will lift their confidence for their visit to lowly Harrogate. Hearts are worth backing at promoted Dundee in the Scottish Premiership, as are Barnet, the National League leaders, at bottom-of-the-table Dagenham & Redbridge.
Homes sweet homes: Cardiff played well despite losing at Leicester last Saturday and they are worth a punt against Sheffield Wednesday, who are the only Championship team without a point so far. Credit to Port Vale for coming back so strongly after being thrashed 7-0 at Barnsley on the opening League One weekend. Having won 3-2 at Charlton last Saturday, I fancy the Vale to gain three more points at the expense of Carlisle. Free-scoring Newport are highly recommended against ailing Sutton in their League Two clash.
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