Ten draws: Burnley v Brentford, West Ham v Aston Villa, Stoke v Norwich, Derby v Bolton, Peterborough v Portsmouth, Stevenage v Leyton Orient, Accrington v Notts County, Colchester v Walsall, Swindon v Doncaster, Motherwell v Aberdeen.
Best draws: West Ham v Aston Villa, Stoke v Norwich, Derby v Bolton, Stevenage v Leyton Orient, Accrington v Notts County.
Weekend's best football bets: Six aways: Liverpool, Tottenham, Cardiff, Blackpool, Alloa, Falkirk.
Weekend's best football bets: Ten homes: Manchester City, Luton, Birmingham, Ipswich, West Brom, Lincoln, Barrow, Forest Green, Airdrieonians, Bromley.
Pick of the draws: I wonder how Aston Villa will be affected by their 4-0 home defeat against Tottenham in the Premier League last Sunday. They have stumbled lately and West Ham, who are impressive when the mood takes them, can take advantage of that on Sunday. Stoke's fine 2-1 win at Preston last weekend lifted them out of the bottom three in the Championship and should put them in good heart for the visit of an improved Norwich, who are in the play-off places. Derby and Bolton, second and third respectively in League One, face each other after midweek victories and I'm tipping them to cancel each other out. Stevenage and Leyton Orient were scoreless last Saturday and I won't be surprised if this one ends in dull deadlock. Accrington v Notts County is a League Two clash between out-of-form sides and I wouldn't put money on either of them winning.
Away days: Liverpool, unlucky not to beat Manchester City in the league match at Anfield last Sunday, look too strong for Manchester United in their FA Cup quarter-final at Old Trafford. If Tottenham, closing in on a Champions League spot, can beat Aston Villa 4-0 away, then they must have a great chance of coming away from Fulham with maximum points. Cardiff, who defeated high-flying Ipswich at home with two injury-time goals last weekend, are in a winning groove in the Championship and I fancy them to prevail at Swansea. Blackpool crept nearer the League One play-off positions by beating Northampton 1-0 away in midweek and I'm taking them to win again at Wigan. Alloa, in Scottish League One, look an away banker at rock bottom Edinburgh and it's also impossible to ignore runaway leaders Falkirk, who visit lowly Queen of the South.
Homes sweet homes: Of the three teams in the Premier League relegation places, Luton look the most likely to escape. They are showing great spirit, even in defeat, and I reckon that will carry them through against struggling Nottingham Forest, who are just above them. Birmingham desperately need points to avoid dropping into the Championship relegation zone and I believe they'll get them against ailing Watford, who have sacked their manager. Forest Green, with consecutive wins behind them (2-0, home to Walsall and 2-0, away to Bradford City), are finally out of the League Two drop zone and they aim to celebrate by defeating Sutton, who are bottom.
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