Daily Observer (Jamaica)

The ruthless march of Liverpool continues against Tottenham

Justbet offers $6.50 for Spurs to beat The Reds

- BY CHRISTOPHE­R SAWYERS

With league titles already wrapped up in France and Germany, the English Premier League and the italian Serie A titles are yet to be decided. inter Milan will continue their battle for the Serie A title when they host Empoli today (May 6) , then tomorrow, Liverpool will continue their relentless pursuit of leaders Manchester City when they welcome top-four aspirants tottenham to Anfield in another monumental clash.

Event # 1 – ita, inter Milan vs Empoli

Inter Milan host Empoli at the San Siro, knowing that a victory would see them leapfrog bitter rivals AC Milan to the top of the table. Inter currently sit second in the table, just two points behind leaders AC Milan, fully aware that they cannot afford any slip ups in the coming weeks and that they must win every game this month if they are to retain the title. Inter’s title hopes suffered a huge setback at the end of April when they were shocked 1-2 by Bologna, but the reigning champions bounced back immediatel­y by defeating Udinese 2-1 to get their title hopes back on track. Inter’s final three matches of the season seems winnable as following the Empoli clash they face Cagliari and Sampdoria – they will also face Juventus in the Coppa Italia final on May 11, a title they have not won since 2011.

Having won the Serie B last season to earn promotion back to Serie A, Empoli’s sole aim is to avoid a quick return to Serie B. With that in mind, they have enjoyed a solid campaign so far, sitting 14th in the table, 11-points clear of 18th placed Salernitan­a, in the 20-team league. There is still a mathematic­al chance of Empoli being relegated, but it would take an extraordin­ary turn of events, so it would be safe to assume that they will again play in Italy’s top flight next season. Empoli will enter this match following a 1-3 defeat to Torino at the weekend, but prior to that they shocked Napoli 3-2 to record a famous victory and surely will be aiming for another huge upset against the reigning champions. .

KEY STATS

• inter Milan – are unbeaten in their last five league matches with both sides scoring in four of their last five matches.

Empoli – have won just one of their last five matches, with each of their last three matches producing over 2.5 goals.

Both sides – Inter Milan hold the upper hand in their head-to-head clashes with Empoli as, in the last 10 meetings, Inter have won nine times and Empoli has never won, with the other game

JUSTBET ODDS – Inter Milan vs Empoli Friday, May 6, 2022

Prediction

INTER MILAN TO WIN

EMPOLI TO WIN

MATCH TO DRAW

Odds on the Home Team (Inter) winning the game 4-1 at full time Odds on the Away Team (Empoli) winning the game 0-1 at full time Odds on the game drawing 0-0 at full time

JUSTBET ODDS – Liverpool vs Tottenham Saturday, May 7, 2022

Prediction

LIVERPOOL TO WIN

TOTTENHAM TO WIN

MATCH TO DRAW

Odds on the Home Team (L/pool) winning the game 2-1 at full time Odds on the Away Team (Tottenham) winning the game 1-2 at full time Odds on the game drawing 1-1 at full time ending in a draw. the betting tip. inter win.

Event # 2 EPL – Liverpool vs tottenham

Liverpool will be looking to make it seven straight wins in all competitio­ns when they welcome Tottenham Hotspur to Anfield.

Victory over Tottenham will see Liverpool go two points clear at the top of the table as leaders Manchester City do not play until Sunday. The Reds enter this match off the back of an impressive 3-2 win away against Villarreal in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final clash on Tuesday last to secure their spot in the final, their third appearance in the last five years. They also

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Tottenham still have an excellent chance of finishing in the coveted top-four spot, as after their dominant 3-1 thrashing of Leicester last weekend, they are just two points behind fourth placed Arsenal. Tottenham can go fourth in the table if they beat Liverpool as Arsenal don’t play their home match against struggling Leeds until Sunday. Tottenham will travel to Anfield with optimism of an upset high as they have won four of their last five away matches, even though they drew away to Brentford in their last away match. Worryingly for Tottenham and their fans is the fact that their last three trips to Liverpool have all ended in 1-2 defeats.

KEY STATS

• Liverpool – are unbeaten in 21 Premier League home games, scoring 52 goals and conceding just nine in this run. They’ve won each of their last 12 at Anfield, including the last five, while keeping a clean sheet – only once have they had a longer run of home wins without conceding in the Premier League (eight between October 2005 and January 2006).

tottenham – after winning four of their five Premier League meetings with Liverpool between November 2010 and November 2012 (D1), Spurs have won just one of their last 18 against the Reds (D5 L12).

Both sides – Liverpool have only lost one of their last 27 Premier League home games against Tottenham (W18 D8) and are unbeaten in their last 10 since a 2-0 loss in May 2011 (W7 D3).

the betting tip. Liverpool win.

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 ?? (Photo: AP) ?? The Liverpool machine continues to roll. Sadio Mane, (right) celebrates with teammates after scoring his side’s third goal during the Champions League semi-final, second-leg soccer match between Villarreal and Liverpool at the Ceramica stadium in Villarreal, Spain, Tuesday, May 3, 2022.
(Photo: AP) The Liverpool machine continues to roll. Sadio Mane, (right) celebrates with teammates after scoring his side’s third goal during the Champions League semi-final, second-leg soccer match between Villarreal and Liverpool at the Ceramica stadium in Villarreal, Spain, Tuesday, May 3, 2022.

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