Back the draw in Liverpool/Arsenal
Despite both sides suffering setbacks in cup competitions last time out, Liverpool and Arsenal remain the form sides in the Premiership and Rafael Benitez’s side have a formidable domestic home record to fall back on ahead of the visit of the Gunners tonight (8pm Sky).
Although the hosts lost the incredible Champions League tie with Chelsea 7-5 (on aggregate) last week and are without Steven Gerrard again here they are still hot favourites (67/100 with BetUK) to defeat the on-song Londoners. There is a good reason for this: they are unbeaten at Anfield in the league this season and from the 2005/06 season onwards, they have lost just 3 of 73 matches at Anfield – none of them against Arsene Wenger’s side. On top of this, Liverpool have won their last 5 consecutive league games and 3 in a row on Merseyside (all of them to nil) and crucially, have the motivation of going top of the table should they avoid defeat this evening.
But we fancy the draw here as Arsenal have been in such cracking form in the league. They have also won their last 5 consecutive league games and Wenger’s unbeaten run in the Premier League now stands at an impressive 18 fixtures – plus they have already won 2-1 at Chelsea this season so they know what it takes to win at a big four ground. Unfortunately for them the hero that day, Robin van Persie, is out of the match here, as is chief marksman Emmanuel Adebayor. The absence of this pair coupled with Gerrard menas, we think, that the result could be a stalemate on the night. You can back the draw with BetUK at 49/20.
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