Premier League betting – Man City vs Liverpool

Man City vs Liverpool betting preview, odds and tips

In the wake of the Premier League’s Euro play off proposal to decide the final Champions League place, two teams vying for that fourth spot take to the field at Eastlands on Sunday as Manchester City entertain Liverpool. City leapfrogged the Reds into fourth after leaving the Britannia with a point in midweek but both clubs will be looking to take maximum points from their closest rivals in this one. The outcome of this fixture could well prove decisive in the race for fourth, and City are clear favourites to take a stranglehold on that position at 6/4, Liverpool are a long 2/1 shot to improve on their woeful away form and snatch all three points whilst the draw is being chalked up at 23/10.

Best Odds

Man City – 6/4 with Bet 365 – Click for £100 in free bets
Draw – 23/10 with William Hill – Click for £25 free bet
Liverpool – 2/1 with VC Bet – Click for £100 in free bets

Manchester City’s new found wealth is certainly reflected in their league position as the Citizens continue to have their most successful season in the top flight. Gareth Barry’s second half leveller at Stoke in midweek scraped Roberto Mancini’s side a point but on the basis of play, the Potters down to ten men, had a perfectly adequate goal ruled out for a foul on Shay Given. Therefore, the Italian may have left the Britannia feeling this was more of a point gained than two dropped. On the road of late, City have struggled succumbing to defeats at Hull and Everton but at Eastlands they are yet to be beaten this campaign with Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal having all left empty handed.

They will certainly fancy their chances against a Liverpool side that have underperformed in all competitions this year. A draw was played out at Anfield when the pair last met in November, but neither manager will be hoping for a repeat score line this time around. The Citizens have played a game less than their Merseyside rivals but a win on Sunday and the prospect of another three points could see them consolidate the position they currently find themselves in.

Liverpool have been lacklustre away from Anfield this season losing on no fewer than six occasions, more than any other of their top four rivals. This is a statistic they must change if they are going to cap off a disappointing year by finishing fourth. They fixture at City is sandwiched between the two legged Europa League clash against Unirea Urziceni, which they should progress into the last 16 with flying colours. However, last weeks 1-0 defeat at Arsenal epitomised Liverpool’s season, and their disgruntled fans will bemoan the fact that this time last season they were 11 points better off. Nevertheless, they could be boosted by the return of top marksman Fernando Torres and Israeli Yossi Benayoun, which will sure inject the firepower they have sorely lacked. The pair have scored almost half of Liverpool’s 43 goals this term.

If Fernando does play some part in Sunday’s game he is the bookies favourite to break the stalemate at 5/1. Next up are City’s front two Carlos Tevez and Emmanuel Adebayor at 5s and 6s respectively. Whatever, the outcome there is sure to be goals, under Mancini city haven’t failed to score less twice in a match at Eastlands. With this in mind, back both teams to score at 4/5 with Blue Square.

If the form book is anything to go by Manchester City must be seen as favourites, but Liverpool have an almost identical squad which finished 2nd last year and they are capable of upsetting the odds. At an appealing 2/1 Benitez’s men will see plenty of backers but the draw could be the best bet at odds of 23/10.

Reccomended bets: Back the draw at odds of 23/10 with William Hill

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Premier League betting – Man City vs Fulham

Man City vs Fulham betting odds, tips & free bets

Manchester City League Position: 3rd League Form: WLDWL

Manchester City have begun to play some exciting football of late, while they still do rely on Mancini’s philosophy of holding midfielders bolstering the backline, players like David Silva and Yaya Toure have really injected some creativity into the side. Silva and Toure are both likely to start and with both in such good form either would be good value to open the scoring in this fixture at odds of 10.0 and 9.0 respectively on Bet365.

But when it comes down to scoring for Manchester City there really is only one man who comes to mind, the team’s top goalscorer Carlos Tevez. 4 goals in the last 5 matches and 18 goals overall this campaign mean that bet on Tevez scoring either first, anytime or last in this fixture should definitely work out. Tevez has odds of 4.0 on Bet365 to score first, odds of 1.83 on Bet365 to score at any time and 4.0 to score last on Bet365. City’s injury troubles have not improved though, with Adam Johnson, Nigel De Jong, Shay Given and Shaun Wright-Phillips still out. However if there is any squad with a wealth of depth it is Manchester City so a strong line-up should start this Sunday.

Fulham League Position: 13th League Form: WLWDD

Fulham’s form of late has improved and with that the chances of Mark Hughes being sacked have severely decreased. The midweek loss against Bolton won’t have helped morale at Craven Cottage but being unbeaten in 4 games before the loss will definitely spur Fulham on. Bobby Zamora made his return midweek and could be in line to re take his starting place. The odds of him scoring at any time in the fixture definitely have some promise at 4.5 on SkyBet and he will be looking to come back with a bang this weekend.

Fulham have drawn their last 2 league fixtures and have amassed an astonishing 13 draws home and away in the Premier League this season. So a bet on it being a draw at half time then finishing as a draw full time at odds of 7.0 on ToteSport may be a good one.

City should be favourites for this tie, they have been playing good football of late and while they may not be prolific scorers against Premier League sides they should be backed to win comfortably here at Eastlands. A bet on City winning 2-0 could be a likely one at odds of 7.25 on UniBet.

Highlighted Bets:

First Goalscorer Yaya Toure 9.0 Bet365
First Goalscorer David Silva 10.0 Bet365
First Goalscorer Carlos Tevez 4.0 Bet365
Anytime Goalscrer Carlos Tevez 1.83 Bet365
Last Goalscorer Carlos Tevez 4.0 Bet365
Anytime Goalscorer Bobby Zamora 4.5 SkyBet
Draw/Draw 7.0 ToteSport
Manchester City 2-0 7.0 UniBet

By John Fernandez

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Premier League betting – Newcastle vs Sunderland

Newcastle vs Sunderland betting preview

Newcastle: League Position: 9th, League Form: WLLDW

After a disappointing midweek cup defeat to Arsenal, Newcastle have a great chance to bounce back in altogether different type of game. This is the kind of occasion they missed last year, the Tyne/Wear derby, as they look to establish themselves back in the big time.

Home form is Newcastle’s weakness so far this year, with only four points from a possible 15 picked up at St James’ Park. The Toon faithful will be hoping this game can ignite better performances from the players, and maybe the intensity of a derby can lift them out of their home soil slumber.

The problem for Newcastle is they seem to need to chase a game before they get going. Conceding first is an ugly habit, and they had to fight from goals down against both Wigan and West Ham to recover points. They’ve not kept a clean sheet in 6 games (league and cup), and if they don’t wise up they’ll keep being punished.

Sunderland: League Position: 7th, League Form: DDDDW

With only one league defeat this season, away at West Brom, Sunderland can be confident of their chances in this Sunday’s match. Considering their opponent’s habit of giving teams leads, it’s interesting to note only one team has conceded fewer goals than Sunderland so far this season (Surprise, surprise, it’s Chelsea).

Defensive steel gives Steve Bruce’s side every chance of snatching points on the road, the only problem being the reliance on Darren Bent to score the goals. A poacher like Bent can survive on scraps and is the type of player who can get a goal whilst playing badly. The challenge for both teams may come down to service to the England striker.

Geordie gaffer Bruce should be able to motivate his troops ahead of the battle that awaits them, but must be hoping skipper Lee Cattermole learns from his two red cards this year and stays the right side of the referee.

Match Prediction: DRAW – 3.3 Victor Chandler – Free £50 bet for new customers.

At this early stage in the season only a point and two places separate these fierce rivals ahead of their first derby of the campaign. Both teams are only 1 up on goal difference this term, but whereas Newcastle have scored and conceded freely (14 scored 13 conceded), Sunderland are going about things in much a different manner (8:7).

Newcastle have given teams a start this year, and will look to attack in front of their own fans. Andy Carroll looks like he prefers being on the pitch than off it at the moment, whilst Darren Bent will be preying on any scraps the home defence afford him. I think they’ll both get chances, and would fancy either to score first. Considering the Toon’s trend of giving out leads, I’d take Bent to pip Carroll to getting the opener.

Chris Hughton will be looking for some solidity this time out, whilst Bruce has seen his side stand strong against the best teams in the land so far this season. As such, I expect a low-score draw and both sets of supporters leaving satisfied.

Recommended bets for Newcastle vs Sunderland

Over/Under: Under 2.5 Goals – 1.91 William Hill
First Goalscorer: Andy Carroll – 7.00 Blue Sq
Correct Score: 1-1 Draw – 7.00 Sky Bet

Match Odds:-

Newcastle United – 2.25 Stan James
Draw – 3.3 Victor Chandler
Sunderland – 3.6 Bet Fred

By Chris Wilkerson

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Premier League betting – Man Utd vs Chelsea odds

Man Utd vs Chelsea betting preview

Premier League fixtures do not come much bigger than this. Old Trafford plays host to the potentially title deciding clash between the top two as Chelsea travel to Manchester looking to complete a league double over their fierce rivals. A solitary point separates United and the West Londoners at the summit, but come noon on Saturday the Red Devils could be celebrating a vital four point cushion over their opponents. Alternatively, the Blues can replace Sir Alex’s troops and claim top spot as we prepare for the closest title run-in in Premier League history. Paddy Power go 6/4 for a United win, Chelsea can be found at 9/5 while the Irish bookies pay the draw at 11/5.

Wayne Rooney on crutches, a sight that Manchester United and all English football fans didn’t want to see with the World Cup in South Africa looming. Thankfully, the injury the 34 goal striker sustained in the midweek defeat at Bayern Munich is only a minor one, and setbacks permitting he should be fit for this summers finals. However, the ligament damage he did suffer means he will miss the showdown with Chelsea, and his side’s odds have lengthened slightly as they prepare to do battle without their star man. The match may have lost some of its gloss with the news of Rooney’s absence, but it has been confirmed that Chelsea’s Didier Drogba will start the game after doubts had been cast over his fitness.

Chelsea seem to have overcome their Champions League headache of late, amassing 12 goals in their last two outings against Portsmouth and Aston Villa respectively. The Blues’ now have a superior goal difference over United and this could prove decisive if the title race does go right down to the wire.  Last Saturday’s 7-1 hammering of Aston Villa saw Frank Lampard help himself to four goals, as Carlo Ancelotti’s men showed no signs of missing their Ivorian hitman. The Blues’ record at Old Trafford is a good one, United have only beaten them seven times in 35 meetings and no team has scored more goals there and taken more points than Chelsea. So the form book might bode well, but Chelsea were comprehensively beaten 3-0 in the same fixture last season but a repeat score line this time around pays a massive 28/1 with Bet365.

Manchester United returned home from Germany with a 2-1 deficit and an injured Wayne Rooney, not the ideal Easter tonic Sir Alex Ferguson had in mind. Nevertheless, his United side have won their last six home games in all competitions and have dropped just five points at home all season. Aston Villa and Leeds United are the only teams to have beaten the reigning Premier League champions on home turf this season. Since Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic have rekindled their defensive partnership, United have kept five clean sheets in their last eight games and haven’t been defeated since going down 3-1 at Everton in late February. Chelsea will have had a full seven days to prepare for Saturday’s crunch match but will the Red Devils’ overcome their European hangover and put the Blues to the sword? Chelsea won the reverse fixture 1-0 at Stamford Bridge in November thanks to a John Terry winner and JT will be hoping his side can complete the double over the Mancs.

Sir Alex has tipped young Federico Macheda to plug the gap while Wayne Rooney recovers. The Italian burst onto the scene last season scoring the winner at home to Aston Villa and followed this up with the only goal away to Sunderland. But injuries have halted his progress but he is likely to feature against Chelsea and SkyBet list him at 9/1 to break the deadlock. Dimitar Berbatov and Didier Drogba are joint favourites to score first at 5/1. Paddy Power go 17/2 that an own goal is scored, twelve of United’s goals this season have come courtesy of opposition players.

Rooney-less United are now even money to scoop their fourth successive Premier League title, while Chelsea are 11/8. Arsenal currently lie in third place four points off the pace and are listed at 11/2 to claw back this deficit and emulate the feat of the ‘Arsenal Invincibles’ who lifted the crown in 2003/04.

Drogba is currently two behind Rooney in the Premier League goal scoring charts, and while confusion surrounds the length of time Rooney will be missing, lump on the African to finish as this seasons leading marksmen at 5/4 with Bet 365

By Mikey Mumford

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Premier League betting – Man City vs Everton

Man City vs Everton betting preview

Man City: League Position: 3rd, League Form: DWDWW

City are unbeaten in seven in the league, and have only lost at home once all season. A ten man defeat against Arsenal isn’t an awful blot to have on your copybook. They’ve only let in five goals in eight home games, yet surprisingly have only scored one per home game.

This stat is more of a worry after the news that broke from Manchester this week. Captain, star and top goalscorer Carlos Tevez wants to leave, and he’s adamant it will be in January. A team lacking goals can’t lose the man who scores the majority of them if they a) want to challenge for the league and b) want to make the top four.

However, they are hard to break down and play with a tight defensive shield, with at least two or maybe three holding midfielders. Yaya Toure has taken it upon himself to lead his midfield forward more often as of late, and was the quality that tore open West Ham in last weekend’s 3-1 away win.

Everton: League Position: 15th, League Form: LDLDD

Everton fans will be extremely disappointed with their side this season so far. 15th place, three wins and only 18 goals from the 17 games played. They won’t lose patience in manager Moyes yet, but the Toffees boss most definitely is running out of such a commodity with his side.

They are a side who lack goals, and must be looking for a striker come the transfer window. Yakubu, Beckford and Saha all have some quality, but fitness and consistency seem to escape them. Goalscoring is left to jack in the box Tim Cahill, but he’ll find less space to drift with three defensive minded midfielders blocking his path.

They have however pulled out 1-1 draws away at both Spurs and Chelsea, were unfortunate to lose at home to Arsenal and had that dramatic comeback against Premiership leaders Manchester United. There is quality there, and no one expects them to stay this low all season.

Match Prediction: Manchester City WIN – 1.75 best odds at Paddy Power

Sadly for Everton, the City of Manchester Stadium isn’t the place to come when you’re low on confidence in front of goal. The five goals they let in this season are over three games, of which one they lost 3-0.

Both teams will grind out a performance, and this could be a dour game. City need a lift after the Tevez saga began, and at least they are lucky to have a player that, if selected, will play with pride and passion whatever mood he is in.

As such, and considering the form each side is in, it’s hard to look past Manchester City to take all three points here, and to do it comfortably.

With there being no real indication of whether Tevez will play, or how well he’ll do, the man in form for City has been ex-Barcelona man Yaya Toure, and is worth a punt at 15s.

Highlighted Bets:-

Over/Under: Under 2.5 Goals – 1.85 Bet 365
First Goalscorer: Yaya Toure – 15.00 Bet 365
Correct Score: 2-0 City Win – 8.00 Paddy Power

Match Odds:-

Manchester City – 1.75 Paddy Power
Draw – 3.8 Victor Chandler
Everton – 5.5 Victor Chandler

By Chris Wilkerson

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Premier League betting – Liverpool vs Fulham

Liverpool vs Fulham betting preview

Liverpool League Position: 9th League Form: LWLWL

Liverpool’s midweek display was hardly one that can be used to judge their league form, namely since half of the team that started can hardly expect to be picked for what should be a good 3 points against an ailing Fulham side. Roy Hodgson’s return to Fulham is likely to draw the headlines however the only return that the Anfield faithful will care about is the expected return of Steven Gerrard. Gerrard is tipped at 6/1 on Stan James to open the scoring and is always a good shot to score.

Liverpool with Gerrard back will be almost back to full strength. Jamie Carragher continues to be absent with injury though, Gerrard’s return may mean that Hodgson reverts back to a 4-2-3-1 instead of his recent 4-4-2 with Fernando Torres leading the line and Gerrard playing in the hole behind him, meaning David N’Gog will be dropped to the substitutes bench.

Fulham League Position: 17th League Form: DLDLD

Fulhams’s form this season has been poor throughout, the loss of Roy Hodgson and influential left back Paul Konchesky looks to have hit them hard. Goals have been hard to come by with Bobby Zamora injured. Clint Dempsey has been and continues to be their most potent threat in front of goal with 5 all season; he is priced at 4/1 on Bet 365 to score anytime in the fixture.

The Cottagers have not won away from home all season, and seem to be becoming the draw specialists of the league with a total of 6 draws this season, including two no score draws, signalling that while goals are hard to come by that the Fulham back line marshalled ably be Brede Hangeland are hard to break down.

The odds for a non-scoring draw are quite handsome at 12/1 on Coral; however the most likely outcome looks to be a Liverpool win, possibly not a high scoring fixture that is won by the odd goal. The key factor will be Steven Gerrard, his return should propel Liverpool to a victory, however if injury still side-lines him a bore draw looks to be on the cards.

Highlighted Bets

First Goalscorer Steven Gerrard 6/1 Stan James
Anytime Goalscorer Clint Dempsey 4/1 Bet 365
Correct Score 0-0 12/1 Coral
Outright Liverpool 4/7 Bet Fred

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Premier League – Liverpool vs Fulham

Liverpool vs Fulham betting preview

Liverpool League Position: 11th League Form: WLLDW

Liverpool registered their first league win under the newly re-instated King Kenny Daglish. A brace from Fernando Torres and a wonder goal from Roy Hodgson signing Raul Merieles left Liverpool as 3-0 winners at Molineux at the weekend. Could this be the sign of rejuvenation under Kenny Daglish, Wednesday’s fixture against Fulham could be an indicator as to whether their season is to turn around. Liverpool’s heroes at the weekend have in Steven Gerrard’s absence stepped up to the plate and showed that they can set Anfield alight again, so a bet on Fernando Torres and Raul Merieles at odds of 1.83 on StanJames and 4.5 on Coral respectively to score at any time is a good looking one.

Liverpool’s defensive record has also improved under Daglish, namely down to the recalling of Daniel Agger and the replacement of Paul Konchesky with Stephen Kelly. So Liverpool can be happy that they will not concede as freely as they did earlier in the season under Daglish, so a bet on a home clean sheet at the odds of 2.1 with Bet 365 looks like a decent one.

Fulham League Position:  14th League Form: WLWDW

Fulham’s season was always going to be a difficult one after Roy Hodgson left the club and Mark Huges replaced him. However it looks like 2011 could be the year when Mark Hughes’s tenure at Craven Cottage really takes off. The injury of Bobby Zamora has done Mark Hughes no favours, as he has only been able to manage 1 goal and 4 games, and he doesn’t look like returning soon. American attacking midfielder Clint Dempsey has used this as an opportunity though to cement his place in the Fulham team and to score a magnificent 8 goals from midfield, third only to Rafael Van De Vaart and Tim Cahill in goals scored by a midfielder. He therefore is magnificent value at 11.0 on Betfred to open the scoring.

Fulham’s season may be on the up, but that is coinciding with what looks like a Liverpool up thrust also. While both teams may be showing why they are premier league teams lately it looks like the home crowd advantage and the return to form of Fernando Torres could win it for Liverpool.

Highlighted Bets

Anytime Goalscorer Fernando Torres 1.83 StanJames
Anytime Goalscorer Raul Merieles 4.5 Coral
Home Clean Sheet 2.1 with Bet 365
First Goalscorer Clint Dempsey 11.0 BetFred
Outright Liverpool 1.62 Bet365

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Premier League betting – Liverpool vs. Manchester City

Liverpool vs. Manchester City betting odds, tips & free bets

Liverpool League Position: 6th League Form: DLWWL

Liverpool have been dealt two late injury blows with Glen Johnson and Daniel Agger being sidelined for the next 4 weeks, this adds to Liverpool’s defensive worries with Martin Kelly still out. Fabio Aurelio has been declared fit though which will be a boost for Kenny Dalglish’s men. The biggest boost however will be if influential Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is declared fit for the tie.

Liverpool though will be looking to their big name signings in winter to lead the line forward and attack the Manchester City back four, Luis Suarez has been in fine scoring form in the last few fixtures and has been mystifying Premier league defences since his arrival from Ajax. He is good value therefore at odds of 6.5 to open the scoring in front of the Anfield faithful. England international and £35 million man Andy Carroll is yet to score since his arrival, but much of this is down to injury and his performance in an England shirt did show he is still one of the Premier Leagues deadliest finishers. His aerial ability will cause City some problems so why not have a bet on the tiring Manchester City defences to let Andy Carroll score the last goal in the game? He is priced at odds of 7.0 on Coral to score last in the fixture.

Manchester City League Position: 3rd League Form: LDWDW

Manchester City dominated a strong Sunderland side at Eastlands last weekend 5-0, much of this was down to Roberto’s Mancini’s ditching of the system of 3 central midfielders in the squad. He instead went with a versatile 4-2-3-1 with bad boy Mario Ballotelli leading the line and Carlos Tevez dropping deep into midfield. The game saw Adam Johnson’s ninth start of the season and saw him score his 4th goal of the season and after such an impressive showing he may be called upon again to terrorise whoever Liverpool decide to play at left back (Most likely the nowhere near fit Fabio Aurelio.) So a bet on him being the first Goalscorer may be god for anyone feeling like supporting the ‘Noisy Neighbours’ at odds of 13.0 on Coral.

Top Goalscorer and captain extraordinaire Carlos Tevez has scored 19 goals this season and in any game let alone against a Liverpool defence plagued with injuries can be expected to score at any time so why not have a bet at odds of 3.0 on Coral.

Apart from that a high goal scoring game does seem likely for two teams who are both in good form and will be fighting hard for the points so a bet on their being over 2 goals at odds of 2.25 on Coral is another interesting offer.

Highlighted Bets:

First Goalscorer Luis Suarez 6.5 VC Bet

Last Goalscorer Andy Carroll 7.0 Coral        

First Goalscorer Adam Johnson 13.0 Coral

Anytime Goalscorer Carlos Tevez 3.0 Coral

Over 2.5 total goals 1.7 Bet 365

By Sam Markham

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Premier League betting – Liverpool vs Man Utd

Liverpool vs Man Utd betting odds, tips & free bets

Liverpool: League Position: 6th, League Form: WWWDL

The Dalglish revival was pegged back a touch last Sunday at Upton Park. Overcome by pace and intensity, Liverpool barely threatened relegation battling West Ham and looked blunt in attack. A reality check before the clash with rivals Manchester United? Or just a blip?

To be fair to the side, they had finished a Europa League tie only 3 days earlier, and may benefit from not having to play this midweek. It also gave Steven Gerrard a game to return to full fitness, and although mostly ineffective in the game, he also stayed the whole 90 minutes. And Suarez got another match under his belt, creating the Liverpool goal with skill, pace and trickery that will cause problems for a weakened United backline.

They will, however, have to convert back to 4-4-2 this weekend with Martin Kelly, one of the seasons success stories, out injured. They looked worse for it in the game against West Ham, and it seriously affected their attacking width. Another concern would be their lack of goals, with Meireles their top goalscorer in the league with five.

Manchester United: League Position: 1st, League Form: WLWWL

An intensity filled, attacking first half at Chelsea looked set to give United a massive three points on the road, and one hand firmly on the Premiership trophy. Instead, they wilted to defeat in the second half, and, although refereeing decisions went against them, their weakness on the road continued.

It was their first loss of the season against a side in the top half, and usually Ferguson’s sides wake up in the big games. This weekend they’ll be looking for the lesser lights to shine, as Nemanja Vidic’s silly second yellow leaves him suspended for this match, joining Rio Ferdinand and Jonny Evans on the absentee list. The ever-improving Chris Smalling will be joined by Wes Brown, a good defensive duo, but by no means a title winning one.

The positives are all at Wayne Rooney’s feet. He missed a couple of great chances, but took his goal with the class we all know he has. And at least now he’s finding himself in the position to miss chances. His manager says the striker scores in bursts, and if he can do just that then he could lead his side to victory on Sunday.

Match Prediction: Manchester United Win – 2.63 Bet Fred

Without Vidic and Ferdinand United look a weaker prospect defensively, and this may force Ferguson to consider defending with his attack. Dimitar Berbatov has fond memories of playing Liverpool this season after a stunning hat trick in the reverse tie, whilst Rooney will always be inspired against Liverpool. Add to that the growing maturity of winger Nani, and United have an attacking trio to scare any defence, with Hernandez waiting to be thrown into the mix too.

The Liverpool defence had only conceded six goals in the ten matches Dalglish had been in charge before last Sunday, but West Ham proved that their defence can be got at with the dual threat of Piquonne and Ba.

For Liverpool, the talk is of whether Andy Carroll can feature. If he does, he will certainly use his presence to threaten the thrown together United centre backs, and it’s easy to see him being too much for them to handle. The movement of Suarez will also be interesting to watch. His acceleration and flair make him a hassle to compete with, but he was silenced for the majority of the game on Sunday.

The onus is on United here, two games without a win will give Arsenal the chance to go top. This should force their hand, and possibly make the game more exciting than the usual big side clash. If Liverpool do take the lead, it may be important to know that they’ve dropped 19 points from winning positions, the second highest total in the league.

Highlighted Bets:-

Over/Under: Over 2.5 Goals – 2.25 Stan James
First Goalscorer: Nani – 10.00 Stan James
Correct Score: 2-1 Manchester United – 11.00 Sky Bet
To Come From Behind and Draw or Win: Manchester United – 5.5 William Hill

By Chris Wilkerson

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Premier League betting – Liverpool vs Newcastle

Liverpool vs Newcastle betting odds, tips & free bets

Liverpool League Position: 6th League Form: WLWDW

The big story surrounding this game will be the return of Andy Carroll to his childhood club after his £35 million move to Liverpool on the January transfer window deadline day. The question is, after being rested for Liverpool’s rout of Birmingham will he be risked against his old club, and if so will he come back to haunt the Toon Army? Carroll is tipped at 5.0 on Bet365 to open the scoring at Anfield in this fixture and the controversial among you must definitely be tempted by that figure.

The other big story surrounding Liverpool’s players of late is the emergence of young full backs John Flanagan and Phil Robinson who have ably stepped into the first team after injuries to Glen Johnson, Martin Kelly and Fabio Aurelio left King Kenny short on options at full back. In the last week both have put in assured first team performances which are sure to give Daglish a selection headache when injuries have cleared up. In the 3 games since John Flanagan made his debut at right back, in games against Arsenal, Manchester City and Birmingham the Reds have only conceded 1 goal, and that was only a Robin Van Persie penalty. So with Newcastle struggling to find the goals after Carroll’s departure why not bet on a home clean sheet at odds of 2.2 with Bet 365.

Liverpool’s top scorer Dirk Kuyt has also been in deadly form of late netting in all 3 of Liverpool’s last games so a bet on the battle hardened Dutch forward score could be a promising one with odds of 2.63 on Bet365 could prove to be a valuable one.

Newcastle League Position: 11th League Form: LWLDD

Newcastle’s season has been one marred by injuries to their valuable midfielders and this week they were dealt a further blow, after news of Stephen Irelands injury keeping him out until the end of the season. This coupled with injuries to Frenchmen Hartem Ben Arfa, youngster Dan Gosling, veteran Alan Smith and occasional injuries to captain Kevin Nolan and defensive midfielder Joey Barton has left Newcastle a disappointing 7 points from relegation.

That said for a team only promoted last season mid table obscurity had to be the most expected from Pardew’s men, especially after the loss of their prize asset in the winter. Newcastle’s striking problems are not eased by the fact that Leon Best is injured now meaning that the Toon will have to partner out of form hitman Shola Ameobi and seasoned pro Peter Lovenkrands, who between them have only scored 10 goals in 45 appearances.

Instead Newcastle will rely on their midfield hero and top scorer Kevin Nolan to provide the goals today and with odds of 5.5 to score at any time on SkyBet.

Highlighted Bets:

First Goalscorer Andy Carroll 5.0 Bet365
Home Clean Sheet 2.2 Bet 365
Anytime Goalscorer Dirk Kuyt 2.63 Bet365
Anytime Goalscorer Kevin Nolan 5.5 SkyBet

By John Fernandez

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