My Thoughts
West Ham head into this game off the back of a somewhat disappointing 1-0 loss away at WIgan last weekend, while Liverpool also had a somewhat underwhelming 1-0 scoreline in their most recent game, although they managed to emerge victorious from Wednesday's Champions (someone's going to need to remind me what exactly Liverpool are currently champions of) League encounter with Debrecen.
West Ham have added numbers in attack in recent weeks to complement Carlton Cole, with Alessandro Diamanti and Guillermo Franco both joining, although of the two new boys, only Diamanti is likely to be involved against Liverpool, who themselves are not exactly blessed with great strength in depth in attack. One quote following their midweek result which caught the eye went along the lines of "Torres looked tired last night. Benitez should rest him for the next game and play....Oh".
The Verdict
Historically, Upton Park has been a reasonably happy hunting ground for Liverpool, with 4 of the last 5 games at Upton Park resulting in away wins. A fatigued Torres will still probably pose West Ham's back line all kinds of problems, and with Kuyt and Benayoun also featuring on the scoresheet in recent games, expect an away win.
The Bet
Liverpool are available at a general 4/7. Also, given their recent goalscoring form, as long as Benitez doesn't rotate either of them for the generally inferior Ryan Babel or Albert Riera, Kuyt and Benayoun should be considered on the anytime scorers market- Kuyt is available at 21/10 with extrabet, and Benayoun at 13/5 with bet365
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