da stake casino： If the lazy clichés of the press are to be believed, with Carragher joining Gerrard on the sidelines there’s very little lifeblood left flowing through the veins of the Liverpool right now. Perhaps Kyrgiakos provides an added trickle. After beating Chelsea the corner looked to be turned but two defeats in three games later and the Reds have meekly back tracked around said corner. Frustrations are growing again amongst the fans at the perceived lack of progression in the side’s performances but they will at least be thankful that this weekend’s game is at Anfield.
da mrbet： With several first-teamers being left at home and a Monday night kick-off there can be no nodding towards the Europa League trip to Bucharest if the players don’t perform for the return of Gerard Houllier with Aston Villa. Though few of the players were at the club during the Frenchman’s reign, the fans will remember the far more attacking style with which his sides played, especially before he fell ill. His current side share Liverpool’s away day struggles managing just four points from twenty-eight on the road. So with just a little confidence and some creativity going forward, there should be no danger in backing a home win at 8/13.
The return of Joe Cole will certainly aid the attacking end of things and he may be worth a small punt at 9/1 to open the scoring or 16/5 to score anytime.
Fernando Torres scored in both fixtures against the midlanders last season and though he hasn’t been at his sharpest or most enthusiastic so far this season, he’s a player who doesn’t need to be playing well to score. He’s the clear favourite to score first at 7/2 and even money to score anytime.
If Hodgson goes for Lucas in the holding role and allows Raul Meireles to play further forward, the ever improving midfielder could be a better bet than Cole to score first at 10/1 and 7/2 to score anytime. He’s been getting a lot closer to opening his Anfield account of late.
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Liverpool have enjoyed comfortable victories in their last three home league games and have started well and scored the first goal in all three and are rightly 4/9 to score first in this game. There have been three penalties over the last three meetings with Villa so the 3/1 on a penalty to be scored is worthy of consideration. There have been enough penalties awarded in Liverpool games this season to justify a bet.
From all angles this looks like a home win though they may make it more difficult on themselves with another display of second half nerves. So while 3-0 at 11/1 would be a welcome result, 2-1 at 7/1 may be a little more likely. Hodgson needs to be brave and if he is he’ll get his rewards, if not the fans will let him know all about it.
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