Looking to extend on their recent purple patch, Liverpool will welcome a resurgent Leeds to Anfield on New Year’s Day.
While the reigning Premier League champions might have found themselves at the heart of a public crisis on either side of November’s international break, the Reds have certainly enjoyed a real turn in fortunes over the past month.
Although Leeds might have made their top-flight return pencilled in as a standout relegation contender, Thursday’s hosts have shown some major signs of life since opening December and they have come skyrocketing away from the drop zone.
In what could prove to be another enjoyable Premier League showdown on New Year’s Day, we have taken a glance at some of the most attractive Liverpool vs Leeds Bet Builder Tips.
A battle that tends to produce fireworks
Watching Thursday’s opponents play out a sensational 3-3 stalemate when they met for their reverse Premier League showdown on December 6th, neutrals will be hoping for another festive cracker here.
With Liverpool winning each of their previous four appearances across all competitions by an aggregate score of 7-2, don’t be surprised to see chances come thick and fast from Merseyside on Thursday evening.
Including a 6-0 romp when they welcomed the Lilywhites to Anfield back in February 2022, the last five meetings between Liverpool and Leeds have produced a staggering 25 goals at both ends of the pitch.
Likewise, it should also be highlighted that five of their previous six contests at Anfield have also finished with over 2.5 goals.
With the reigning Premier League champions mustering just a single clean sheet in front of their own supporters across any competition over the past two months, we are expecting another frantic affair from the red half of Merseyside.
Bet Builder Tip: Goal to be scored in both halves @ 8/13 with 1xBet
Ekitike to spearhead Liverpool’s charge
Undergoing surgery last month after sustaining a leg fracture against Tottenham on December 20th, it is fair to say that Alexander Isak’s record-breaking summer switch to Anfield has been nothing short of a disaster.
However, while the Swedish marksman might have struggled to find his feet since arriving at Anfield, fellow summer recruit Hugo Ekitike has certainly made an immediate impact.
Quickly cementing his spot as Arne Slot’s leading marksman on Merseyside, the former Eintracht Frankfurt marksman has rightfully received a string of plaudits from across the continent.
Including a pair of Premier League braces against Brighton and the Lilywhites over the past few weeks, Ekitike has registered five goals in his last four domestic appearances.
In fact, already bagging eight Premier League goals this season, only the trio of Antoine Semenyo, Igor Thiago and Erling Haaland have recorded more top-flight strikes.
Bet Builder Tip: Hugo Ekitike over 1.5 shots on target @ 6/5 with BetUS
Calvert-Lewin’s remarkable run
While there might have been plenty of raised eyebrows back in August as Dominic Calvert-Lewin arrived at Elland Road on a free transfer, the former Everton striker is enjoying a remarkable run of form.
Despite finding the net on just a single occasion in any of his first 11 appearances for the Premier League newcomers, the 28-year-old has suddenly embarked on a record-breaking romp.
Bagging a second-half equaliser during last weekend’s 1-1 stalemate away at Sunderland, Calvert-Lewin has now found the net in all of his previous six consecutive Premier League appearances.
Getting on the scoresheet during Leeds’ pulsating 3-3 draw at home against the reigning Premier League champions Lon December 6th, many are billing Calvert-Lewin to earn a shock call-up to Thomas Tuchel’s England squad for next summer.
With the chance to become just the 15th player in history to find the net in seven straight top-flight appearances, Calvert-Lewin should be confident of testing a Liverpool defence who have recorded just a single clean sheet at Anfield since the start of November.
Bet Builder Tip: Dominic Calvert-Lewin over 0.5 shots on target @ 17/20 with Dachbet
Liverpool vs Leeds Bet Builder Tips
- Goal to be scored in both halves
- Hugo Ekitike over 1.5 shots on target
- Dominic Calvert-Lewin over 0.5 shots on target
ODDS – 5/1 with Vegas Land
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