West Brom take on Liverpool on Saturday evening in a clash of two sides in good recent form. The Baggies actually won this tie last season thanks to two goals from winger Chris Brunt, so can Roy Hodgson’s side come out on top again?
West Brom
West Brom have recovered from a slow start to the season recently and some good results has seen them move up to 12th in the table. They are in fact unbeaten in their last 4 games with 2 draws being followed by 2 wins, however, the 2-1 win at Villa last time out was definitely the most impressive. Shane Long suffered a bad injury in that win over Aston Villa and his absence may mean Albion struggle for goals. Long had been the Baggies top league scorer so far, but they do have Peter Odemwingie, who is more than capable of stepping up. The Nigerian is looking a good bet to open the scoring then, especially with odds of 8.5 available from Paddy Power. Roy Hodgson did manage a win over his old side in this fixture last season, but a repeat of that isn’t looking very likely with the home side priced as long as 4.2 also with Paddy Power.
Liverpool
Liverpool have had a decent start to this season and they currently sit in 6th place in the League and have also progressed well in the Carling Cup. It has been all change under Dalglish over the summer and it finally looks like it is starting to come together. They did suffer an embarrassing 4-0 defeat to Spurs in September, but since then they haven’t lost and have won 4 of their last 6. Luis Suarez is Liverpool’s top scorer this season with 4 league goals and the Uruguayan is in good form after netting 2 in the midweek win over Stoke in the Carling Cup. With this in mind, the striker is looking very good to score at any time with odds of 2.3 coming from Coral. The away side is looking good for the victory and a correct score of 2-1 is showing good value with odds of 9.0 available from Ladbrokes.
Highlighted bets
Peter Odemwingie first goal scorer – 8.5 Paddy Power
WBA WIN – 4.2 Paddy Power
Luis Suarez anytime scorer – 2.3 Coral
1-2 correct score – 9.0 Ladbrokes
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