Away from the headline clash in north London, there are three other games in the Premier League on Sunday. We have best bets for each.
Recommended bets
1pt Draw/under 2.5 goals in West Brom v Palace at 11/4
2pts Under 2.5 goals in Sheff Utd v Leicester at 5/6
1pt Under 1.5 goals in Sheff Utd v Leicester at 5/2
1pt e.w. Diogo Jota to score first in Liverpool v Wolves at 9/2
0.5pt e.w. Pedro Neto to score first in Liverpool v Wolves at 12/1
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Liverpool v Wolves betting tips
- 19:15 GMT on Amazon Prime
- Match odds: Home 1/2 | Draw 10/3 | Away 21/4
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 (Sky Bet odds: 7/1)
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Tottenham v Arsenal: Super Sunday preview
- 16:30 GMT on Sky Sports Premier League
- Match odds: Home 13/5 | Draw 12/5 | Away 21/20
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 (Sky Bet odds: 13/2)
Best bet: Tottenham to win and under 3.5 goals at 9/5
Click to read Mark O'Haire's preview in full
Sheffield United v Leicester betting tips
- 14:15 GMT on Sky Sports Premier League
- Match odds: Home 5/2 | Draw 13/5 | Away 1/1
Joe Townsend
Chris Wilder must be cursing his luck this season, with Sheffield United somehow still winless.
Despite a dominant performance away at West Brom last weekend they lost 1-0; their Expected Goals (xG) figure was 3.25. I think the computer may have malfunctioned, because I remember them missing at least four sitters.
Double promotion, top 10 Premier League finish and one of their own, Wilder was as close to bulletproof as you'd find at the start of the season. But he is only too pragmatic to know that this simply cannot go on.
One point from their opening 10 fixtures - 13 defeats and a draw from their last 14 league games - is shocking. They must, though, take some encouragement from the nature of most of their displays this term.
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to identify their glaring issue: four goals scored. But just as big a problem has been no clean sheets during their winless run, adding extra pressure for them to find the net.
Keeping Leicester out will be the first priority for Wilder's side on Sunday afternoon.
I also think that's where Brendan Rodgers' focus will be with his team.
An excellent start has hit the buffers slightly with a 3-0 defeat at Liverpool, and surprise 2-1 home loss to Fulham. They were sandwiched by a 3-3 draw at Braga in the Europa League, so there has been a notable drop-off from the Foxes defensively; prior to those eight goals, their defence was breached just twice in six matches.
A back to basics approach when Leicester arrive in South Yorkshire is likely, and they may well be boosted by the return of influential defensive duo Caglar Soyuncu and Ricardo Pereira after lengthy absences.
Sheffield United did deserve to win last weekend, which has me itching to back them at 23/2 to pinch it 1-0. But we cannot forget that they were playing another nervy, winless team in West Brom.
Last time out at home the Blades matched West Ham for long spells before becoming edgy in the second half and deservedly losing 1-0. I simply cannot back a home win. I do see it being incredibly tight though, and will take the 5/2 on under 1.5 goals - as good as you can get for a Sheffield United victory, despite their struggles.
I'm shocked that under 2.5 is trading at 5/6, with eight of the hosts' 11 games in all competitions and all five of their home matches involving fewer than three goals. It's enough to tempt me into a larger stake given how I see the contest playing out.
The Blades (5) and the Foxes (3) have made 1-0 scorelines a habit this term, and logic but say the visitors are the most likely to pinch it. But I just cannot shake fancying Wilder's team to battle to victory; I won't back it though.
Score prediction: Sheffield United 1-0 Leicester (Sky Bet odds: 11/1)
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West Brom v Crystal Palace betting tips
- 12:00 GMT kick-off on Sky Sports Premier League
- Match odds: Home 15/8 | Draw 11/5 | Away 6/4
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.
After back-to-back defeats, I think Palace will approach this one cautiously, even with their talismanic attacker back – they will not want to lose three straight, particularly, no disrespect, given the calibre of opposition during that run.
West Brom will be buoyed by picking up their first Premier League win of the season against Sheffield United last time out but they were as fortunate to win that game as they were unfortunate to have come away from Old Trafford empty-handed seven days earlier.
I don’t expect them to suddenly cast off the shackles just because they have a win under their belts and it feels like the type of game where both sides might well accept a share of the points.
Without Zaha, I would likely have tipped a narrow Albion victory but with him back, the draw is tempting at 11/5. However, we can boost that to 11/4 if we combine the two options mentioned and opt for a draw and under 2.5 goals with Sky Bet.
I also wouldn’t put you off a small stake on Zaha to score first, given he will be by far the most prolific marksman on show, having scored five goals in eight games thus far this campaign.
He can be snapped up at a best price 6/1 with bet365 (5s generally), which makes him a fairly long-odds favourite first scorer and his box of tricks might be what’s needed to break the deadlock in what I expect to be a tight affair.
Score prediction: West Brom 1-1 Crystal Palace (Sky Bet odds: 5/1)
Best bet: Draw and under 2.5 goals at 11/4
Odds correct at 1600 GMT (03/12/20)
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