3 more games in the Premiership tomorrow in what has been an extraordinary week of shocks and spills, and all of a sudden the title is Liverpool's to lose and they travel to a happy hunting ground in Carrow Road, Norwich with the chance to put genuine daylight between themselves and fellow stutterers Chelsea and Man City.
Liverpool have rattled 18 goals in their 4 previous meetings with Norwich in the last 2 years with tormentor in chief Luis Suarez netting 11 times in five meetings including three hat-tricks. The Norwich defense must be having nightmares tonight in anticpation of their lunchtime kick off tomorrow, and things could yet get a whole lot worse for the Canaries. It is hard to argue against a Liverpool win, however Norwich have been reasonably strong at home this season, losing only 5 in 17, including only 1 in their last 6, keeping 4 clean sheets in the process, most notably including in a 0,0 with Man City. However this is a Liverpool side on the verge of something truly remarkable and I expect them to hold their nerve tomorrow and serve up another dose of reality for a Norwich side in deep trouble at the foot of the table. Liverpool are 4/11 to win and 5/6 on the handicap. I like the look of both and Luis Suarez is a best priced 4/7 to hit the net at anytime and with Daniel Sturridge missing, the focus will be on the Uruguayan to keep their incredible run of victories going (10 as it stands) and I can see Liverpool winning this 3.1 with Suarez and Gerrard my tips to find the net. There are 2 other important matches in the race for 4th place as Arsenal travel to Hull in a Cup Final dress rehearsal and Everton "welcome" home their flounding former boss David Moyes as United look to continue their impressive away form with Everton chasing 3 points to keep the pressure on Arsenal in the race for 4th place. Two tough matches to predict but I would not be surprised to see Arsenal stutter again and BTTS at 5/6 looks a good shout. Arsenal should have enought to edge it over a Hull side who are almost safe but I sure wouldn't be putting my life on it. At Goodison, I expect BTTS and so do the bookies with this best priced at 8/13. I expect a really open, exciting contest between two sides with it all to prove. A high scoring draw is a possible outcome and it is very hard to split these two, considering United's excellent away form and Everton's assaunt on 4th place. On the continent, Barcelona need the points at home to Athletic Bilbao but at 2/7 I will be ignoring the fallen giant's in this one but I do expect them to win as the Camp Nou remains a fortress with the Catalans winning 30 out of 31 in the league at home in the past 2 seasons. Still, their form has rarely been worse and Bilbao are a good side. BTTS at 8/13 is an option and I can see a close, high scoring encounter. In Germany, I expect BTTS in the match at Stuttgart with Schalke coming to town. 8/15 for this outcome and the stats back it up with goals aplenty for both outfits this season. Both have a lot to play for at either end of the table and it should be a fine contest. All in all, it's The Premier League tomorrow for the big action and I will post my final selections shortly. Comments are closed.
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