Our new columnist, Tom Beresford (@tomsportsjourno) digests all the pre-match information and provides his best bets ahead of Burnley’s trip to Anfield to face the Premier League champions.

Tom has previously supplied articles for Betfair and Oddschecker. 

Liverpool vs Burnley, Saturday 3pm, BT Sport

Liverpool to win and both teams to score @ 17/10 (Coral)
Liverpool to win and over 3.5 goals @ 33/20 (Coral)

As newly-crowned champions, Liverpool host Sean Dyche’s Burnley at Anfield, it is in fact the visitors who enter Saturday’s clash in the better form. Burnley are unbeaten in their last four Premier League matches, conceding just a single goal in a draw against Sheffield United at Turf Moor.

Dyche’s men suffered a 5-0 defeat to Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium in their first game after lockdown, but the response has been commendable, to say the least.

As for Klopp’s side, the champions have won just two out of their four Premier League matches since the restart, suffering a heavy defeat to Manchester City, much like their opponents, Burnley.

In terms of potential outcomes, a Liverpool victory is most certainly on the cards, but Burnley will most certainly make life difficult for Jurgen Klopp and his Liverpool team.

There’s plenty of value in this one, despite the short odds for a home win. I fully expect the visitors to take the game to Liverpool. Odds of 17/10 are available for a Liverpool win, with both teams finding the net.

Backing this up, in four out of five previous meetings between the pair, both teams have found the net. There’s a genuine certainty that we’ll see goals in this one.

Best Bets

Liverpool to win and both teams to score @ 17/10 (Coral)
Liverpool to win and over 3.5 goals @ 33/20 (Coral)

-Tom Beresford