There’s been no love lost between Chelsea and Liverpool in the last decade or so, dating back to their Champions League encounters when Jose Mourinho and Rafael Benitez were at the helm of the respective clubs.
The Blues have had the upper hand since, famously derailing the Reds’ title challenge two seasons back, and they are 5/4 favourites to beat Liverpool in Friday’s game at Stamford Bridge.
Jurgen Klopp’s side are 11/5 to win and the draw is 13/5 with BetVictor.
Liverpool were awesome in the 4-1 defeat of Leicester at Anfield on Sunday.
However, they remain susceptible at the back and there is a lingering doubt about their defence when put under serious pressure.
With Diego Costa causing a handful in the final third and Eden Hazard creating pockets of space, the Blues can prevail in a game that looks sure to produce plenty of goals.
The both-teams-to-score bet is a well backed 4/7 chance, with three or more goals similarly popular at 7/10 with BetVictor.
Chelsea to win but with Liverpool scoring is 3/1, with Chelsea winning 2-1 and 3-2 tempting at 17/2 and 22/1 respectively.
Chelsea needed a late equaliser from Costa to rescue a point at Swansea on Sunday, after which we eased them out to 9/2 from 4/1 to win the Premier League this season.
Premier League title odds from BetVictor:
Man City: Evens (From 13/8)
Man Utd: 4/1
Chelsea: 9/1
8/1 bar
Costa was clipped into 8/1 from 12s to be the Premier League’s leading goalscorer this season, with Sunday’s brace taking him to four goals from four league games already this term.
The only worry for Costa’s backers would have to be his temperament, with the Spaniard flirting with danger on more than one occasion against the Swans and, truth be told, he was lucky to stay on the pitch.
Costa is the quintessential pantomime villain and should be in his element against Liverpool at the Bridge.
For all the latest odds, check out www.betvictor.com
Have a good weekend everyone.
Charlie
This post was last modified on 16/09/2016