This weekend sees the return of the Merseyside derby, once referred to as the ‘friendly derby’. Long gone are those days and, since the inception of the Premier League in 1992, hostilities between the two clubs have intensified. But if the game needed any added spice, then throw European qualification into the mix. Liverpool are on home soil and purring following their trouncing of Newcastle but remain a ve ...

Rafael Benitez returns to Anfield on Sunday for the first time in almost three years leading a Chelsea side embroiled in their struggle to qualify for the Champions League next season. The Blues are currently priced at 5/2 to beat Liverpool but Benitez, who left the Reds in 2010 with a 56% win record, must reverse his new club’s fortunes in this fixture. There have been five Liverpool v Chelsea league clash ...

Anyone fancying a punt on Luis Suarez to be this season's leading Premier League goalscorer will be relieved to see that the striker is relishing life at Liverpool. The Uruguay ace is currently just one behind Golden Boot pacesetter Robin van Persie with 17 goals and can be backed at 3/1 with BetVictor to top the table at the end of the campaign. "I'm very happy here and my family love the life here too," t ...