Kenny Dalglish’s rivival of Liverpool continues to rumble on at a good pace and they will fancy their chances of heaping more misery on West Ham on Sunday (1.30pm).
The Reds are unbeaten in their last eight in all competitions and have conceded three goals in that time. They have also received a boost with the news Steven Gerrard should be back from a groin injury, after he wasn’t risked in Thursday’s Europa League tie.
The three points for the Reds are likely to rest on which West Ham turns up. The one who played the first half against West Brom will be looking at another embarrassment, while the team that came from 3-0 down to draw 3-3 could pose Liverpool a tough test.
Keeping clean sheets has been West Ham’s biggest problem and with Luis Suarez (9/2 first goalscorer) slowly getting into the grove of things, West Ham fans should be a bit nervous. Raul Meireles has been on fire of late, scoring five in his last six league matches.
Match Bet: Liverpool to win with -1 handicap @ 13/5
Fulham manager Mark Hughes has probably been looking forward to this game more than any other since taking over at Craven Cottage, as his current club face his former team Manchester City (3pm).
Since being sacked 14 months ago, Hughes has probably been counting down the days for an opportunity to prove City were wrong to get rid of him. In the reverse fixture in November, City annihilated Fulham 4-1 but that was a Cottagers team still getting to grips with Hughes’ tactics.
Since the turn of the year, life for Fulham fans has got better and they have eased their relegation fears. They will go to Eastlands in good heart but are unlikely to get much joy against a City side that blew Aris Salonika away in 12 minutes in the Europa League on Thursday.
City’s formidable trio of Carlos Tevez, Edin Dzeko and Mario Balotelli showed signs of forming some kind of a partnership in midweek, albeit Balotelli not noticing the other ten men in blue at times on Thursday.
Dzeko scored two very good goals and the Bosnian should lead City to a win, albeit not as lavish as the reverse fixture in west London.
Match Bet: Dzeko to score anytime @ evens
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