Millwall v Liverpool Stan James Preview

This is one of those games where the punters have to guess what sort of side Liverpool will field?.and how that change of make up will affect them. Benitez has said that he will be playing youngsters?and resting several regulars. Cisse, Garcia, Hamann, Hyypia all do not play. But?..and it's a big but?..the strength of a squad such as Liverpool's means that the difference will be negligible. At Stan James we bet Millwall?..7/2, The Draw?..5/2, Liverpool??4/6 One thing is for certain?Millwall will be up for it. Dennis Wise has a close knit squad which works hard, and their cup exploits illustrate that they can upset teams. They have one slight setback in that Barry Hayles is cup tied. But their record in the League Cup isn't that great?.and their record against The Reds is also poor. They haven't beaten them in their six previous encounters. Liverpool on the other hand have a great record in the Carling Cup. They will also know that the European link could be important, and in the competitive Premiership enviroment they would be foolish not to. They'll almost certainly start with Sinama-Pongolle up front and he's 5/1 shot to score first. He'll relish the chance to show what he can do. So although Liverpool are a short price you'd have to fancy them to win this. The New Den pitch will suit them as it's a good surface. Liverpool half time/full time is a tempting 8/5. A 2-0 victory to Liverpool is 6/1. But the little soldier Dennis Wise could be the man to make the headlines?.he has a habit of making news?..and he is a very generous 7/1 to score at anytime?.25/1 to score first. It will be an interesting game. The atmosphere will be electric and intimidating, and the nancy boys of the Premiership just might not be up for this. Having said that though, The Reds will not want to go out so early. All the markets are available by logging on to www.stanjames.com