LIVERPOOL and West Ham United will battle it out for a place in the last four of the Carabao Cup at Anfield on Wednesday night.
The Reds have already seen off both Leicester City and Bournemouth in their pursuit of second league cup triumph in three seasons.
Jurgen Klopp’s side relinquished top spot in the Premier League on Sunday after being held to a frustrating 0-0 draw when hosting fierce rivals Manchester United.
Back at their Merseyside base this midweek, Liverpool will look to make an immediate return to winning ways when West Ham come calling.
After ending their 50-year trophy drought last season, the Hammers will be hungry for more silverware this term, and that was apparent when they made light work of Arsenal in the last round.
David Moyes’ men moved up to eighth place in the Premier League at the weekend with a well-deserved 3-0 win over Wolves.
Outright Betting
Liverpool, who are unbeaten at home in each of their 12 matches across all competitions this season, are short priced 2/5 favourites with Bet 365.
West Ham United have already fallen to defeat at Anfield this season and they are expected to suffer the same fate on Wednesday night, with the visitors 6/1 (Ladbrokes) underdogs while the 90 minute draw is an unfancied 4/1 (PaddyPower).
Betting Angles
Given that games are coming thick and fast it's difficult to know what to expect from both respective managers in terms of their line-ups on Wednesday night.
However, given their superior quality, I'll lean towards Liverpool by throwing together a home win, Over 2 Liverpool Corners and Edson Álvarez to commit a foul at 5/6 with PaddyPower.
Although Liverpool failed to overcome Manchester United on Sunday, the Reds home record remains formidable, having triumphed in 11 of their 12 Anfield outings this season so far, one of which was against West Ham.
While David Moyes' side will take confidence from their recent win away at Tottenham, the Hammers tend to fall short when paying the Premier League's elite a visit, and it could be a similar story on Wednesday night.
As such, I'll back Liverpool to come out on top here, but to boost the odds, I'll also go with a minimum of three Reds corners.
Jurgen Klopp's side are averaging 6.94 corners per-game in the Premier League this season, a tally that increases to 8.13 when operating at their Anfield fortress.
To round off the Bet Builder, I'll also back West Ham’s Edson Álvarez to commit a minimum of one foul during this cup tie.
The Hammers hatchet-man is averaging 1.2 fouls per game in the English top-flight this term, clocking up seven yellow cards in the process, one of which was dished out to the tough-tackling Mexican midfielder at this venue.
In fact, this 5/6 (PaddyPower) Bet Builder would have paid out when the pair crossed paths earlier this season and the same selection looks worthy of some interest on Wednesday night.
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