James Buttler looks forward to the Premier League on Wednesday as Liverpool bid to take another step to the Premier League title.
Liverpool find themselves 11 points clear at the top of the table. Arsenal may have a game in hand, but they are dropping points, and the win over Man City on Sunday all but put the Premier League trophy on Arne Slott's mantelpiece.
Yes, they are still 11 games for the Reds to play, but it's tough to see them blowing this one. Newcastle arrive at Anfield in form that's tough to quite work out.
Eddie Howe's team are fifth and well on course for a Champions League qualification, and their 4-3 win over Forest at the weekend was a big step forward in that regard. They lost 4-0 at Man City in their last away match, but that came off the back of four straight away wins, and regardless of their current state of health, Anfield is always a tough place for anyone to go to and get a result. Only Forest have won there in the league this season, and only Manchester United and Fulham have taken a draw.
Liverpool have won the other eight times, and six of those matches have been won by a two-goal or more margin. Newcastle's last league win at Anfield came all the way back in April 1994. Some of you weren't even born then.
Since then, they've only mustered five draws and lost on 23 occasions. Goals have been flowing in recent matches for both of these sides, and there have been six goals in each of the last two head-to-heads. Liverpool winning at Anfield last season 4-2, with Mo Salah bagging a brace.
Salah has been in scintillating form and surely that cannot go unnoticed again when it comes to dishing out the Ballon d'Or this season. He's got seven goals in his last six games, and he's scored in the last four league matches at Anfield. Alexander Isak also bounced back into scoring form at the weekend with another brace of his own.
So everything points to both teams to score, goals and the leading men to score more, and a bet builder with Liverpool to win, Salah and Ishak to score any time, and over 3.5 match goals, I think, has every chance at 12-1 with bet 3-6-5.
However you bet, enjoy the football on Wednesday. It should be a cracking game, and always gamble responsibly.
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