Joe Townsend
A Sunday evening kick-off will please Jurgen Klopp no doubt, so a repeat of the fireworks in his post-match interview after last weekend's draw with Brighton at Saturday lunchtime is unlikely.
The Liverpool boss and his team will be more pleased, though, to have the backing of 2,000 spectators on the Kop after the easing of lockdown restrictions meant some grounds can now admit a limited number of fans.
The Premier League champions, who continue to suffer injury upon injury, bounced back well from their controversial, last-gasp draw against Brighton to dig out a hard-fought 1-0 win over Ajax in midweek, with it securing a place in the Champions League last 16.
They are heavy odds-on to make it six league wins from six at Anfield this season, and few would bet against them, even with such a depleted squad.
Rather than go into too much detail again, this week's Premier League: Punting Pointers explains the spike in Wolves' xG which has rendered their previous tag as under 2.5 bankers invalid. With Liverpool having kept only two clean sheets in 10 league games this season, you'd be no fool to boost the hosts' outright odds with BTTS.
Sky Bet are offering 9/4, and while it is tempting, the lack of certainty over Nuno Espirito's Santo plans for he will set up his team means I'm steering clear.
The Old Gold are without Raul Jimenez for the foreseeable future after he fractured his skull in the early stages of their 2-1 win at Arsenal last weekend. It means more pressure will fall on Portuguese duo Pedro Neto and Daniel Podence to deliver the goals Jimenez usually would.
Neto has scored in three successive games for club and country, with Podence netting twice in his last four Wolves appearances. They are both are 12/1 to break the deadlock and at least 4/1 to score anytime.
Liverpool have conceded first in three of their last four home league games, so the each-way price with bet365 is where I'm going; I've had my eye on Neto for a while, so he gets the nod.
Both will be a ideally suited to facing the champions thanks to their pace and trickery on the break.
Their countryman and former team-mate Diogo Jota has been sensational since making a big-money switch from Molineux to Anfield in the summer, and has scored in all four of his home league appearances so far.
I'm surprised to see him priced at 6/4 in the anytime market and 9/2 to score first given his form. Again with bet365, I'll take the latter each-way and back him to be fired up in the early stages against his old club.
Score prediction: Liverpool 2-1 Wolves ()
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Mark O'Haire
If Tottenham are to take North London bragging rights, it’s hard to foresee a high-scoring success. With both sides showing a preference to playing in transitions and counter-attacks, we could conceivably see a scenario where the duo offer precious little penetration in possession, and therefore opposing goals could also play a prominent role in our punt.
With that in mind, we can bolster the odds on offer for Spurs to succeed to 17/10 by chucking Under 3.5 Goals into the equation, a wager that includes the 1-0, 2-0, 2-1 and 3-0 correct scores – results that make-up three of the most likely four outcomes according to the Correct Score market prices, and a profitable option in each of Tottenham’s past six North London derby triumphs.
Score prediction: Tottenham 1-0 Arsenal ()
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Michael Beardmore
Crystal Palace will be hoping the return of Wilfried Zaha from coronavirus self-isolation can help solve their goalscoring issues when they visit West Bromwich Albion on Sunday lunchtime.
With Zaha absent, Palace have drawn successive blanks in losing to both Burnley and Newcastle, but their problems in front of goal go back much further than the past fortnight.
Last season’s tally of 31 league goals was the lowest-scoring campaign in the club’s history, a total they should surpass this term even though they have still only scored 12 in ten matches.
Which all means, when you factor in West Bromwich Albion’s recent defensive improvements, it would be foolish to tip a glut of goals at The Hawthorns.
After a chastening reintroduction to life back in the top flight saw them concede 11 in their opening three games – capped by blowing a three-goal lead to draw with Chelsea – Albion have gone back to basics.
Their seven matches since have all seen under 2.5 goals and I fancy that to be the case again but at 4/6 or 8/13 generally it’s understandably a bit on the skinny side so I’ve sought extra value.
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Odds correct at 1600 GMT (03/12/20)
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