Liverpool v Arsenal: Best bets for Sunday and Monday’s Premier League and Championship games

Bet that there’s no place like home for Liverpool.

The Arsenal WIN at Anfield today (4.30pm) is a strong 1X2 favourite – as short as 5/4. Even Prem defeats at Old Trafford, the Etihad and Goodison won’t deter the faithful from having that.

Nor will the fact the Gunners haven’t won at Liverpool (90mins) since a 2-0 way back in 2012.

There was a first ever Arsenal goal for Lukas Podolski that day if memory serves, by which I mean I looked it up on the internet.

Sadly, Michael Thomas’s historic Kop-silencer of 1989 was pre-internet AND pre-Prem, so might not have happened at all.

No need for googling that in their last home game Liverpool put seven past Manchester United. Even in this poor season they are W12 D5 L2 at Anfield. They’ve failed to score in just two of those games, and one was a second-string shuffle-up in the EFL Cup.

Mo Salah has found the net in seven of his past 10 homes – if he starts, the 19/10 (Hills) ‘anytime scorer’ is plump.

For an Arsenal angle I like Gabriel Martinelli ‘anytime’ at 13/5 (Bet365) – he’s blooming again.

Crystal Palace ’s trip to Leeds (2pm) looks trappy, but with bobby-dazzler Rodrigo back, and a fixture list screaming ‘must-win’ in boss Javi Gracia’s ear, trust the hosts to at least rack up a lot of chances.

Punt ‘OVER 4.5 Leeds shots on target’ at a bob-on 11/10 (Bet365). And big Pascal Struijk – who struck in the reverse fixture – looks a live longshot at 14/1 (Unibet) ‘anytime scorer’.

Egg yourself on for an Easter Bank Holiday Monday special in the Championship tomorrow. This tier’s still chock full of meaningful games – by my count, 11 sides are still hungrily looking up, and seven feeling a bit queasy, looking down.

Punt the WIN for 16-goal Carlton Morris and Luton, Preston, Norwich and Wigan plus the DRAW at Hull (all 3pm). The five-timer pays a cracking 43/1 (Bet365).

Bookings magnet Ruben Sobrino is too big at 15/4 (Bet365) ‘to be shown a card’ when his scrappy Cadiz head to Real Betis (3.15pm)

Last week: Winners at 6/5, 13/10 & 23/10