Ten draws: Burnley v Crystal Palace, Huddersfield v Watford, Norwich v Blackburn, Swansea v Sunderland, Wimbledon v Cheltenham, Chester v York, Doncaster v Accrington, Mansfield v Wrexham, Port Vale v Burton, Sutton v Fylde.
Best draws: Burnley v Crystal Palace, Swansea v Sunderland, Chester v York, Mansfield v Wrexham, Port Vale v Burton.
Weekend's best football bets: Six aways: Liverpool, Wolves, Southampton, Barnet, Fleetwood, Grimsby.
Weekend's best football bets: Ten homes: Everton, Manchester City, Preston, Bolton, Bradford City, Bromley, Newport, Stevenage, Dundee United, Raith.
Pick of the draws: Burnley, second from bottom of the Premier League, have lost all five of their home games but I'll be surprised if they are beaten by Crystal Palace, who have slipped into the bottom half of the table. Swansea stopped their slide by winning at Blackburn in the Championship last Saturday. They are well equipped to get something from the visit of better-placed Sunderland, who are bedevilled by inconsistency. The FA Cup first round pits Chester, of National League North, against York, of the National League. Chester, in seventh place, are faring much better than York, who lie third bottom, and so have a reasonable chance of forcing a replay. Mansfield v Wrexham, both promotion contenders in League Two, is probably the tie of the round with deadlock the most likely outcome. Burton, most people's idea of relegation candidates at the start of the season, have climbed above Port Vale in League One and can share the spoils.
Away days: It's hard to see free-scoring Liverpool being denied at struggling Luton, who have yet to win at home. Wolves gave as good as they got in last Saturday's 2-2 home draw against Newcastle and will surely have too much for a desperate Sheffield United side. Fast-climbing Southampton have gained more Championship points away than at home and will fancy their chances at manager-less Millwall. In FA Cup action, Barnet, second in the National League, don't intend to falter at Curzon Ashton, of National League North, and League One Fleetwood will be equally confident at non-League Kidderminster. I'm tipping Grimsby, 21st in League Two, to record their first away victory of the season at lowly Slough, from the National League South.
Homes sweet homes: Things are looking up at Everton, who are now five points clear of third-from-bottom Luton, in the Premier League. They are worth backing against Brighton, who have stalled recently. Bradford City, of League Two, have scarcely improved since sacking manager Mark Hughes but perhaps the FA Cup will bring out the best in them. They are always well supported and worth a punt when they host League One Wycombe on Saturday. There are always at least one or two upsets in the FA Cup and the biggest one may come on Saturday at Bromley, who entertain League One Blackpool. Bromley have recovered from a bad start to the season to rise to third in the National League and are formidable at home, having won seven of their nine matches.
Betting info: Last weekend, for the fourth time this season, I scored nine out of ten with my home selections. The successful teams were Arsenal, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Ipswich, Leeds, Sheffield Wednesday, Milton Keynes Dons, Morecambe and Stockport.
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