Ten draws: Bournemouth v West Ham, Sheff Utd v Crystal Palace, West Brom v Swansea, Burton v Derby, Exeter v Blackpool, Leyton Orient v Portsmouth, Peterborough v Charlton, Wimbledon v Wycombe, Newport v Doncaster, Hearts v Kilmarnock.
Best draws: Bournemouth v West Ham, Sheff Utd v Crystal Palace, Burton v Derby, Wimbledon v Wrexham, Hearts v Kilmarnock.
Weekend's best bets: Six aways: Leicester, Blackburn, Bolton, Reading, Stockport, Celtic.
Weekend's best bets: Ten homes: Arsenal, Brighton, Ipswich, Wigan, Barrow, Bradford City, Mansfield, Salford, Stevenage, Rangers.
Pick of the draws: There is talk that David Moyes's job as West Ham manager is in jeopardy, despite the club winning the Europa Conference trophy last season. I still fancy their chances of getting something at Bournemouth, who are under new management. There is no reason why Sheffield United, back in the Premier League after their promotion, should have an inferiority complex against Crystal Palace, who have lost their best player, Wilfried Zaha. Derby, who just missed out on the League One play-offs, have begun this season with two defeats (in league and League Cup) but I'm taking them to stop the rot at Burton. Wrexham's 5-3 League Two home loss by Milton Keynes Dons was perhaps the biggest upset last weekend but they played much better in their midweek League Cup home tie against Wigan and should come away from Wimbledon with a point. Kilmarnock's shock 1-0 home victory over Rangers in the Scottish Premiership will have lifted their confidence to the extent that they could deny Hearts.
Away days: Relegated Leicester are being heavily backed to make an instant return to the Premier League. They opened their Championship campaign by beating Coventry 2-1 at home and are likely to be too strong for Huddersfield. Blackburn, with two opening victories behind them (league and League Cup), will feel confident of making it three in a row at Rotherham. Bolton started their season in League One with a convincing 3-0 home win over Lincoln, which augurs well for their trip to Cheltenham. Reading's resounding 4-0 midweek triumph at Championship side Millwall in the League Cup is bad news for their hosts on Saturday, Port Vale, who crashed 7-0 at Barnsley last weekend. I believe Stockport, in League Two, will recover quickly from their unexpected 1-0 home loss to Gillingham and win at Walsall while Celtic should assert their authority at Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership.
Homes sweet homes: Ipswich, 2-1 winners at Sunderland last Sunday, are aiming for successive promotions and I fancy them in their Championship home fixture against Stoke on Saturday. Wigan, relegated to League One, seem undeterred by their eight-point deduction, for breaching EFL regulations, as was evident when they won 2-1 at Derby last Saturday, and I'm backing them for further maximum points against Northampton. Sutton, who travel to Barrow, scored five against Notts County's 10 men in League Two last weekend but Barrow had a fine result themselves, beating Tranmere 2-1 away, and are worth a punt.
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