Liverpool facing sticky Toffee drubbing?

Everton are 11/8 with Ladbrokes to beat Liverpool in Sunday’s Merseyside derby, the first time in 6 years that they have been favourites to beat their rivals.

The Reds are 2/1 to overcome their off-field distractions with a win, while the draw is 9/4.

In the weekend’s other stand-out fixture, Aston Villa are 4/1 to beat Chelsea at home, a year after they inflicted a 2-1 defeat on Carlo Ancelotti’s side. The Blues have scored ten goals in the sides’ last two meetings and are 8/11 to win, with the draw 5/2.

Elsewhere, Manchester City are 8/13 to overcome Blackpool at Bloomfield Road, while Manchester United (1/4) and Arsenal (3/10) are hot favourites to overcome their Midlands visitors West Brom and Birmingham, respectively.

Alex Donohue of Ladbrokes said, “A trip across Stanley Park is the last thing Liverpool need right now, and with Everton looking to have turned the corner after their own poor start, this will be a difficult game for the Reds.”

Weekend odds

Arsenal 3/10, Birmingham 10/1, Draw 4/1

First goalscorer
Chamakh 3/1
Arshavin 4/1
Bendtner 4/1
Vela 9/2
Walcott 5/1

Bolton 6/5, Stoke 12/5, Draw 11/5

First goalscorer
Davies 6/1
Elmander 6/1
Jones 6/1
Klasnic 7/1
Fuller 7/1

Fulham 15/8, Spurs 6/4, Draw 11/5

First goalscorer
Crouch 11/2
Pavlyuchenko 11/2
Van de Vaart 6/1
Dembele 6/1
Dempsey 7/1
Gera 7/1

Man Utd 1/4, West Brom 11/1, Draw 9/2

First goalscorer
Berbatov 3/1
Rooney 3/1
Hernandez 9/2
Macheda 5/1
Owen 5/1
Nani 6/1
Odemwingie 12/1

Newcastle 4/5, Wigan 7/2, Draw 5/2

First goalscorer
Carroll 4/1
Ameobi 6/1
Nolan 6/1
Rodallega 8/1
Boselli 9/1
Di Santo 9/1

Wolves 5/4, West Ham 9/4, Draw 9/4

First goalscorer
Doyle 5/1
Fletcher 5/1
Cole 6/1
Ebanks-Blake 7/1
Piquionne 7/1

Aston Villa 4/1, Chelsea 8/11, Draw 5/2

First goalscorer
Drogba 7/2
Anelka 6/1
Lampard 6/1
Malouda 6/1
Kalou 7/1
Agbonlahor 8/1
Heskey 8/1

Everton 11/8, Liverpool 2/1, Draw 9/4

First goalscorer
Torres 9/2
Ngog 6/1
Cahill 7/1
Saha 7/1
Yakubu 7/1
Gerrard 7/1

Blackpool 5/1, Man City 8/13, Draw 13/5

First goalscorer
Tevez 11/4
Adebayor 4/1
Jo 5/1
Johnson 5/1
Adam 9/1
Campbell 9/1

Blackburn 11/10, Sunderland 5/2, Draw 23/10

First goalscorer
M.Diouf 9/2
Bent 9/2
Kalinic 5/1
Benjani 5/1
Gyan 6/1