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Liverpool look to halt united charge
Liverpool v Manchester United has always been a game worth watching. A long running rivalry with the potential to boil over at any time, this one should have its fair share of controversial incidence.
It’s Liverpool v Man Utd on Sunday at Anfield. The game comes at a crucial time of the season and with the chance to win football bets on this one, it should prove to be an enthralling match no matter what.
Both have had their fair share of wobbles recently and dropped points. With Kenny Dalglish at the helm, Liverpool have undergone somewhat of a resurgence under the fan favourite and have moved slowly but surely up the league into 6th place.
But a turgid 0-0 draw against Wigan and a 3-1 defeat at the hands of West Ham in the Premier League have put the brakes on any slim hopes the Anfield club had of a late charge for a Champions League spot.
Limitations within the Liverpool squad have been exposed of late and they will have a tough time trying to restrict a United side seemingly destined to win the Premier League at a canter.
Meanwhile Sir Alex Ferguson will still be reeling from the 2-1 defeat at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea on Tuesday, and will be wary of the effects of two defeats on the bounce will have on his side in the title race. With games against Chelsea and Arsenal still to play for the title is decided, the Scot will try and avoid a run of defeats at a crucial time.
Old Liverpool foe Ryan Giggs will mark twenty years at United and there will be no finer way to mark the occasion with a goal against the old enemy. The Premier League veteran scored the winner from the penalty spot when the teams last met, and will be hopeful of repeating the trick this Sunday.
Having played a part in all of United’s 11 Premier League titles so far, look for the Welsh Wizard to deal a double blow to Liverpool with a goal against them on the way to the title which will move the side past Liverpool’s record of 18 league titles.
Nemanja Vidic will miss the game following his red card at Stamford Bridge, and with new striker Luiz Suarez looking lively since joining the club in January, he may well exploit Vidic’s absence with a goal that will make him an instant Kop favourite. Centre back Rio Ferdinand will also miss the game.
United have won both encounters between the two so far this season, including a 1-0 win in the FA Cup in Dalglish’s first game in charge of the club, who will be without full-back Martin Kelly, who has been sidelined for 5 weeks with a hamstring tear.
United are the football betting favourites for this one despite their defensive problems and the loss against Chelsea, and with Wayne Rooney marking his return to form with a fantastic goal against Chelsea, it is hard to see how Liverpool can stop the champions elect.
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Monday, 21 February 2011
Champions League: Are Liverpool no longer having a laugh?
Had you mentioned to a Liverpool fan during the short-lived and rather tragic reign of Roy Hodgson that the Merseyside club could end the season in the Champions League qualification places, you would probably have been laughed out of the building, but the Liverpool betting now suggests things have changed.
With the Reds now having successfully completed the double over Chelsea and with manager Kenny Dalglish having spruced up the team by bringing in signings that have given the club a massive lift as well as getting the fans behind the team rather than on its back, you can begin to understand why the Champions League may no longer be out of reach for Liverpool.
Should Luis Suarez and Andy Carroll manage to form an effective partnership up front, and if the likes of Steven Gerrard and Pepe Reina can start to perform at levels that fans have seen consistently in years gone by, we may well begin to observe a side that has the ability to go the rest of the season unbeaten, or at the very least on a run that can begin to frighten the life out of both Chelsea and Spurs, who seem to be in major decline at the moment and anyone looking to place a Premier League bet should remember this.
However, whilst this may well be true, the real question is whether or not it is too little too late for the Reds. Despite this, fans should at the very least be confident of seeing the club start next season on a high, and perhaps end the current season as Europa League champions as well as in a respectable position in the Premier League. This will then allow the club to attract more big names to Anfield in order to help Liverpool get back to the top of European football once and for all.
Thursday, 10 February 2011
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Wednesday, 26 January 2011
January Transfer Window Betting Odds Suggest Liverpool, Spurs and Man City Could Make Big Moves This Week
There is just a week left in the January Transfer Window and some bookies are taking bets on where several high profiles players will be playing their football next month. It can often be hard to make big signings in January as clubs are more reluctant to let their best players leave mid season but Aston Villa and Man City have already made big signings this month and there could be a few more big transfers to come.
The most certain transfer that could happen this month appears to be Blackpool’s Charlie Adam to Liverpool. He is long odds on to make that move in the next week and if he doesn’t go to Liverpool, the bookies think he will move to Aston Villa or Everton. Either way it seems he will leave Blackpool this month.
Emmanuel Adebayor is massively out of favour at Eastlands and he has been linked with a move away from Man City for some time now. Reports this week suggest he could be on his way to Monaco and the bookies agree, he is odds on to join his former club, Real Madrid see the other option with Jose Mourinho likely to be in for a striker with his star man Gonzalo Higuain out injured.
No transfer window would be complete without plenty of ins and outs at White Hart Lane and it looks as though Spurs could still be making some changes up front. It has been well publicized that they are after a striker and if Andy Carroll moves, Spurs are the favourites to sign the Geordie striker. There could also be some moves the other way – Fulham are now the favourites to sign away striker Robbie Keane whilst Sunderland could look to replace Darren Bent with Roman Pavlyuchenko. They are favourites to sign the Russian if he moves but he looks more likely to remain at Tottenham until the end of the season.
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Changes in midfield key to Liverpool progress
Liverpool’s season is currently perched on a knife-edge following their recent victory over Wolves. The win was their first under Kenny Dalglish, and the fact that it was both away from home and came with the added bonus of a precious clean sheet make it an even rarer treat, although the football odds did suggest they should have secured a comfortable victory. Next up they face Fulham and Stoke, before travelling to Stamford Bridge to take on a resurgent Chelsea side
Saturday, 22 January 2011
Next Liverpool Manager Odds Point Towards British Appointment
The Next Liverpool Manager Odds are starting to take serious shape and although an announcement isn’t expected until the summer, you can see how the Liverpool board are thinking just by looking at the latest odds.
The current favourite at around even money is Kenny Dalglish, the man who is currently in charge at Anfield. It is easy to see why he is favourite and such a short price; he is popular with the fans and the players and early signs are that they are improving, although results haven’t quite gone their way yet. Dalglish is a worthy favourite but may just be worth taking on as his age suggests he isn’t a long term appointment.
The next name in the Next Liverpool Manager Odds is Martin O’Neill. He has been linked with a move to West Ham but that now looks dead and Liverpool seems a much better fit for a manager who is well known as someone who gets the best out of his players. O’Neill is around the 2/1 mark and it is an appointment that would make from both sides. Don’t be surprised to see O’Neill given the Liverpool job in the summer.
Another British manager who could be up for the job is Owen Coyle. His stock is rising quickly having done a great job at Burnley and now Bolton and the fact that he is young, British and likes his teams to play football means he is going to be highly sought after over the next few years. The first big team to move for Coyle could be rewarded well, but he may have to fight for the Liverpool job with foreigners such as Frank Rijkaard, who has also been linked with becoming the Next Liverpool Manager.
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Sunday, 9 January 2011
English Premier League Soccer – Blackpool v. Liverpool
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Sir Alex Ferguson arrived at Old Trafford 25 years ago with the stated intention to ‘Knock Liverpool off its perch’. Few can doubt that he’s achieved his goal, Ferguson knows a win for his team on sunday will be The coup de grâce for Roy Hodgson’s reign at Anfield and also signal the end of Liverpool’s 2010/2011 campaign. In a season where United are currently on target to surpass Liverpool’s record of 18 league titles the humiliation will be too much to bear for most scousers.
Liverpools recent defeats to Blackburn Rovers, Wolves and Newcastle United doesn’t offer much comfort for the travelling away fans, but this game is renowned for throwing the form book out of the window. Expect a bruising battling encounter and don’t be surprised if you see a flash of red card and a penalty or two. History also dictates that in every FA Cup tie between these two sides since 1985, the winners of the tie have gone on to lift the trophy. Motivation, indeed, if any were needed.
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Saturday, 8 January 2011
Man Utd v Liverpool Preview
This is undoubtedly the biggest game of the FA Cup weekend as these two giants are pitted together. There’s been plenty of hype leading up to the game but it’s taken a further twist this weekend with the news that Roy Hodgson has been sacked as Liverpool manager. That means that Kenny Dalglish will lead the Reds into this one
Tuesday, 4 January 2011
Blackburn v Liverpool preview- January 5, 2011
Game :- Blackburn vs Liverpool
Ewood Park, Blackburn
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Liverpool will look to build on their last gasp win over Bolton Wanderers when they meet Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on Wednesday. Bet on Blackburn vs Liverpool with PaddyPower after reading our preview at Sportsbookie.com.
Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson made a few changes from the side that had lost 1-0 to Wolves. Instead of starting Meireles on the right wing, he put him in the centre, and started with Maxi Rodriguez and Kuyt on the wings. Daniel Agger and Fabio Aurelio came into defence at the expense of Kyrgiakos and Konchesky respectively.
Meireles was injured midway through the first half and was replaced by talismanic skipper Steven Gerrard, who started the game on the bench due to fatigue. If Gerrard, Lucas and Meireles are all fit for the Blackburn game, it will be interesting to see what formation Hodgson adopts.
Liverpool did play better, but it was Bolton who went ahead through Kevin Davies. A splendid team move from the Reds culminated in Torres netting the equaliser and substitute Joe Cole gave Roy Hodgson more breathing space with his stoppage time winner.
Liverpool form- last five games- most recent first- Liverpool scorers in brackets-
Liverpool 2-1 Bolton ( Fernando Torres, Joe Cole)
Liverpool 0-1 Wolves
Liverpool 0-0 Utrecht
Newcastle 3-1 Liverpool ( Dirk Kuyt)
Liverpool 3-0 Aston Villa ( David Ngog, Ryan Babel, Maxi Rodriguez)
Blackburn had a miserable outing in midweek as they went down to Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. The Lancashire outfit were dominated from start to finish and struggled to really get going against Steve Bruce’s Wearsiders.
Striker Nikola Kalinic remains suspended for this fixture.
Blackburn form- last five games- most recent first- Blackburn scorers in brackets-
Sunderland 3-0 Blackburn
West Brom 1-3 Blackburn ( Nikola Kalinic
Friday, 17 December 2010
Liverpool vs Fulham betting preview
Game :- Liverpool vs Fulham
Venue :- Anfield, Liverpool
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Kick off time :- 17.30 Local time.
After two distinctly average performances against Newcastle United and Utrecht, Liverpool will look to raise their game when they face Fulham at home this weekend. Bet on Liverpool vs Fulham with PaddyPower after reading our betting preview.
While Liverpool have not played very poorly, their performances certainly don’t resemble that of a team expected to be challenging for the Champions League. Against Newcastle, the creativity was missing; although things might have ended up differently had Fernando Torres taken a chance that came his way when the scores were tied at 1-1.
Jamie Carragher is still out for Liverpool, but they will have Steven Gerrard back for this game.
Liverpool form- last five games- most recent first- Liverpool scorers in brackets
Newcastle United 3-1 Liverpool ( Dirk Kuyt)
Liverpool 3-0 Aston Villa ( David Ngog, Ryan Babel, Maxi Rodriguez)
Steaua Bucharest 1-1 Liverpool ( Milan Jovanovic)
Tottenham 2-1 Liverpool ( Martin Skrtel)
West Ham 0-3 Liverpool ( Fernando Torres, Dirk Kuyt, Maxi Rodriguez)
Point:- Liverpool have won their last four games at Anfield.
Fulham are sitting in 17th place in the table. The Cottagers drew another game last weekend- at home against Sunderland- their 10th league draw of the season.
Fact:- Fulham are winless away from home in the Premier League for the last twenty six trips!
Fulham fixtures- last five games- most recent first- Fulham scorers in brackets
Fulham 0-0 Sunderland
Arsenal 2-1 Fulham ( Diomansy Kamara)
Fulham 1-1 Birmingham ( Clint Dempsey)
Fulham 1-4 Man City ( Zoltan Gera)
Newcastle 0-0 Fulham
Verdict :- This is a crucial game for both Mark Hughes and Roy Hodgson as neither managers have been able to take their team to their desired respective league positions.
Liverpool have looked bereft of creativity going forward, but you’ll expect more with Gerrard back. Fulham are reasonably solid at the back- so I’ll go for a draw.
Liverpool 1-1 Fulham ( Torres/ Kamara)
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Wednesday, 15 December 2010
Newcastle vs Liverpool preview
Game :- Newcastle vs Liverpool ( December 10, 2010 at St.James Park, KO 17.30 UK time)
Alan Pardew’s first game as Newcastle manager after the sacking of fans favourite Chris Houghton sees the Magpies host Liverpool in the last Premier League kickoff on Saturday.
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Newcastle put in a listless performance against West Bromwich Albion last weekend, leading to the board showing Chris Hughton the exit. The players have not been too pleased with Mike Ashley’s decision and some, like Sol Campbell, have spoken against the decision.
Mike Williamson and Fabricio Coloccini are suspended for Newcastle.
However there is good news as skipper Kevin Nolan has made significant progress on his ankle injury, but Joey Barton will be given a late fitness test for his groin problem.
Newcastle form- last five games- most recent first- Newcastle scorers in brackets-
West Brom 3-1 Newcastle ( Peter Lovenkrands)
Newcastle 1-1 Chelsea ( Andy Carroll)
Bolton 5-1 Newcastle ( Andy Carroll)
Newcastle 0-0 Fulham
Newcastle 1-2 Fulham ( Andy Carroll)
Andy Carroll will again be vital to Newcastle’s fortunes, especially against a Liverpool defence missing Daniel Agger and Jamie Carragher.
Liverpool beat a poor Aston Villa side 3-0 on Monday despite missing star trio Fernando Torres, Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher. Torres will be back for this weekend’s game, which however comes too early for both Gerrard and Carragher.
Liverpool are 8th in the table with 22 points from 16 games, while Newcastle are in 12th position with 19 points from the same number of fixtures.
Liverpool form- last five games- most recent first- Liverpool scorers in brackets
Liverpool 3-0 Aston Villa ( David Ngog, Ryan Babel, Maxi Rodriguez)
Steaua Bucharest 1-1 Liverpool ( Milan Jovanovic)
Tottenham 2-1 Liverpool ( Martin Skrtel)
West Ham 0-3 Liverpool ( Fernando Torres, Dirk Kuyt, Maxi Rodriguez)
Stoke 2-0 Liverpool
Verdict:- Liverpool have won only once away all season in the league. While Newcastle’s league form at home has not been the best, Alan Pardew will be keen to get a favourable result.
Newcastle United 2-2 Liverpool ( Carroll, Nolan/ Torres, Ngog)
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Monday, 6 December 2010
Liverpool vs Aston Villa preview- December 6
Liverpool vs Aston Villa
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Monday, December 6, 2010.
KO time- 20.00 UK time.
Gerard Houllier returns to the club he managed for six years between 1998 and 2004 when Aston Villa meet Liverpool at Anfield on Monday. Bet on Liverpool vs Aston Villa after reading preview with PaddyPower
Liverpool went down 2-1 to Tottenham Hotspur last weekend in the Premier League. Jamie Carragher suffered an injury in that game and has been ruled out for weeks, leaving Kygriakos and Skrtel as the only two established centre halves in Roy Hodgson’s side in the absence of the former and Daniel Agger.
Liverpool did draw with Steaua Bucharest away from home in the Europa League on Thursday. A goalkeeping error from Pepe Reina proved to be their undoing against Steaua as they gifted the Romanians an equalising goal.
Apart from Carragher, Liverpool will also be without Steven Gerrard for this game.
Liverpool form- last five games- most recent first- Liverpool scorers in brackets
Steaua Bucharest 1-1 Liverpool ( Milan Jovanovic)
Tottenham 2-1 Liverpool ( Martin Skrtel)
West Ham 0-3 Liverpool ( Fernando Torres, Dirk Kuyt, Maxi Rodriguez)
Stoke 2-0 Liverpool
Wigan 1-1 Liverpool ( Fernando Torres)
Aston Villa have been poor away from home this season. They lost 4-2 to Arsenal last weekend, a game in which they had a decent second half, but a poor first one. They were also eliminated from the Carling Cup by local rivals Birmingham City on Wednesday.
Ashley Young is suspended for Aston Villa. Scottish midfielder Barry Bannan is a doubt with his groin injury, leaving Villa with more problems in midfield as Steve Sidwell, Fabian Delph and Stiliyan Petrov are all long term absentees.
Aston Villa form- last five games- most recent first- Villa scorers in brackets-
Birmingham 2-1 Aston Villa ( Gabriel Agbonlahor)
Aston Villa 2-4 Arsenal ( Ciaran Clark
Friday, 5 November 2010
Liverpool victory must not gloss over widespread problems
In the context of their early season form, Liverpool’s victory against Bolton at the weekend was priceless. The Reebok Stadium is never an easy place to visit and come away with a win and Reds fans can be forgiven for breathing a sigh of relief when Maxi Rodriguez toe-poked the ball over the line to secure the points.
However, Liverpool’s victory should not gloss over the serious problems which clearly remain at Anfield, not least because the football odds suggested it was a game they should be winning easily.
Meanwhile, Joe Cole remains a shadow of the player who, on occasion, excelled at Chelsea and promised so much on his arrival at Liverpool. The hamstring injury which forced the midfielder off the pitch against Bolton put an end to a performance that was littered with wayward passes, wild thrashes at goal, and, most alarmingly of all, the absence of the sort of creativity that made Chelsea fans fall in love with him during the Mourinho era.
Meanwhile, Fernando Torres continued to look like a man just content to hang around on the pitch until he can secure a move elsewhere. Surely there are only so many times that Torres’s team-mates and manager can defend the player’s attitude when he sulks around the pitch for 90 minutes?
Liverpool fans may wish to point to the fact that Torres’s deft flick set up the winner for Rodriguez, but that one piece of play stood out like a sore thumb when compared to the rest of his game, showing the dramatic fall from grace the Spaniard has endured.
A couple of seasons ago, such a touch from the striker wouldn’t have been highlighted to such an extent as it would, in all likelihood, have been preceded by other moments of brilliance.
The manner in which Roy Hodgson utilises Steven Gerrard is another problem, and doubts also remain over the ability of the manager to rise to the occasion of managing such a giant of European football.
The immediate crisis may be over for Liverpool, with the club’s league position looking far more favourable, but unless the deeper problems within the club are solved in the near future, the relegation zone could once again become a familiar haunt for the Anfield outfit.
For their part, the Bolton betting seems to suggest the side will not face a relegation battle this season.
They have got off to a good start under Owen Coyle and could even challenge for a European spot.
Tuesday, 2 November 2010
Bolton vs Liverpool preview- 31st October
Game :- Bolton vs Liverpool
Competition :- English Premier League
Kick off time :- 16.00 GMT
Venue :- Reebok Stadium, Bolton.
Date :- 31st October 2010 Sunday.
After seeing off Blackburn Rovers last week, Liverpool will look to beat Rovers’ local rivals Bolton Wanderers at Anfield this weekend. Bet on Bolton vs Liverpool with our recommended betting partners after reading this preview.
Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson is not expected to make any major changes to the team that featured against Blackburn last weekend. Dirk Kuyt and Daniel Agger are still injured but right back Glen Johnson could return for the Reds against Bolton. Currently Jamie Carragher deputises for Johnson at right back, with Krygiakos and Skrtel in central defence.
Liverpool form- last five games- all competitions-Liverpool scorers in brackets-
Liverpool 2-1 Blackburn ( Kyrgiakos, Torres)
Napoli 0-0 Liverpool
Everton 2-0 Liverpool
Liverpool 1-2 Blackpool ( Kyrgiakos)
FC Utrecht 0-0 Liverpool
Bolton’s recent record against Liverpool might not make for pretty reading if you are a Trotters fan but Owen Coyle’s men are currently TEN places ahead of Liverpool in the table. However the Premier League table is so tight that a win for Liverpool will bring them level on points with the Bolton.
Bolton have been impressive in the league this season. They have only been beaten once and if they can convert a higher percentage of their draws into wins, then a top ten finish beckons for the Trotters.
Ricardo Gardner, Jlloyd Samuel, Sean Davis and Joey O’Brien are all unavailable for Bolton.
Ivan Klasnic is available for selection after serving a one game ban, and Owen Coyle has said that he could use the Croatian despite the police charges against him.
Bolton form- last five games- all competitions-Bolton scorers in brackets-
Wigan 1-1 Bolton ( Johan Elmander)
Bolton 2-1 Stoke ( Lee Chung Yong, Ivan Klasnic)
West Brom 1-1 Bolton (Johan Elmander)
Bolton 2-2 Man United ( Zat Knight, Martin Petrov)
Burnley 1-0 Bolton Wanderers.
Verdict:- Bolton are yet to lose at home this season and Liverpool were nowhere near their best against Blackburn last time around.
Bolton Wanderers 1-1 Liverpool ( Kevin Davies/ Steven Gerrard)
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Friday, 22 October 2010
Liverpool, Down The Table, Up In Expectation
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Tuesday, 19 October 2010
No instant remedy at Liverpool
If Liverpool fans were hoping the 214th Merseyside derby would provide some relief from their club’s recent off-field problems, they were badly misplaced. The Reds can concentrate on putting things right on the pitch now the boardroom battle is settled, but that task is not easy, as was painfully illustrated at Goodison Park on Sunday.
Everton, struggling in the relegation zone alongside their neighbours at the start of play, were far superior. A derby clash does not always give a fair reflection of the teams’ overall form, but the hosts were such deserved winners that Liverpool fans must now be genuinely concerned.
If their team’s players cannot rouse the necessary passion to compete in a particularly crucial derby contest in front of new owners hoping to be impressed, then when can they? The away team let the game pass them by and whilst it is dangerous to comment on a manager’s standing in a dressing room from afar, this lack of commitment does not bode well for Roy Hodgson.
The new manager is presiding over the club’s worst league start in more than half a century, but there was little sign to those assessing the latest football odds of his players wanting to stand up and take responsibility. Perhaps the boss is worried about his authority over the players, which would explain his bizarre assertion at Goodison that his team were not outplayed.
Every Liverpool fan and football betting pundit supporting the Reds could see their team was second-best in every department, but Hodgson could not, or more likely, would not. The long-term future of the club might be secure, but its short-term prospects have not suddenly improved.