Premiership Betting: Spurs v Liverpool - Robbie is super Keane to score on his return to memory Lane

Premier League / Richard Walker / 31 October 2008 / Leave a Comment

Spurs are confident now that Harry Redknapp is at the helm but still bottom of the pile whilst Liverpool are confident after beating Chelsea away from home and are top of the pile. It should make for a fascinating encounter, says Richard Walker.

Setanta have struck gold with this one - what a game.

Last week saw me lamenting their ill-fortune in being obliged to broadcast boring games like Blackburn v Middlesbrough, however fate - and Spurs chairman Daniel Levy - have conspired to inevitably boost their viewing figures when leaders Liverpool travel to rock-bottom Tottenham for the live half-five game on Saturday.

First things first, much as Rafa Benitez' tactical mind engineered a 0-1 last Sunday at Chelsea, this game ain't gonna finish 0-1. 'Arry Redknapp knows Spurs' best form of defence is attack right now - at least until he can do something about recruitment come January.

Their talented folk are almost exclusively of an attacking nature and when you don't know who your centre-halves are going to be week-to-week and you've got a keeper who would struggle to play in League Two behind them, there's going to be goals.

So, just in my humble opinion, I think you'll be doubling your dough if you back Over 2.5 goals at [2.02]. If you think Benitez can get his boys to close the game down, like at Chelsea, Unders is [1.93].

I actually fancy Tottenham to win. Yes, it's a hunch, and before anyone starts recounting a whole load of s(t)olid statistical data at me, that's how I operate. I leave others to the facts, trends and figures and do quite alright just doing my own thing. Wanna join me? Well, the home team are [3.7] to back. The Draw's marginally shorter, while Betfair favourites Liverpool are [2.18]. I'll readily concede here - since football is all about opinion - that if you can't see past the Reds' excellent recent form, better than evens away at a struggling side might well look too good to miss out on.

But that's why this game is so great. Because we're talking about a change of manager having an utter and absolutely positive effect on a club, its fans and, most crucially, its previously beleaguered players.

As far as I'm concerned, Any Unquoted at [11.5] should be at least a saver in your Correct Score options. Three-two Liverpool (certainly wouldn't be the first time this season they'd have won by this scoreline) at [32.0] and 3-2 Spurs at [44.0] will merit my serious consideration, while I won't be too proud and certainly have a cursory glance at 1-0 to the table-toppers, with [8.4] seeming more than fair.

Robbie Keane will be something like [3.5] To Score (at any time) and will be itching to notch at The Lane. My Everton-Fulham preview alluded to strikers of former sides and how desperate they are to score against their old club vis-a-vis Andy Johnson. This is another case in point. I'd also be including the name of Roman Pavlyunchenko who might just have found his confidence at last - he'll be around [4.5] when the market takes shape.

My plays, then, are goals-driven but, to pick through what I've said, this could be 5-4, 3-2, or just possibly good old 1-0 to Liverpool. Once you've pictured the sort of game you see developing, the choices as ever are plentiful.