Football Tips: Our best bets for Sunday's Premier League and Carabao Cup Final matches
The Carabao Cup final will take centre stage on Sunday afternoon but, just before Chelsea and Liverpool lock horns at 3pm, there's a dose of Premier League action at Molineux where Wolves host Sheffield United.
Below we bring you are best bets for both matches...
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Wolves vs Sheffield United
- Sunday 25th February, 1.30pm, Sky Sports
Wolves have lost their last two at Molineux, but prior to those defeats to Manchester United and Brentford they were unbeaten in nine at home, a run stretching back to the end of September.
The visit of bottom club Sheffield United looks like a perfect opportunity for Gary O’Neil’s men to bounce back in front of their own fans.
The return of Chris Wilder briefly led to an upturn in performances by the Blades, although results didn’t necessarily reflect this, but they have struggled over the last few weeks and appear to have downed tools.
A 3-1 win at Luton, albeit a fortunate one, could have acted as a springboard but they collapsed last weekend as an early red card contributed to a 5-0 hammering at the hands of Brighton.
The South Yorkshire side have now conceded five goals in three of their last five games across all competitions and they have lost four of those games.
Wolves should head into the clash in confident mood after recent wins at Chelsea and Spurs.
With United looking stretched due to an injury crisis and in poor form in general, the hosts should be able to win with room to spare here.
With Cunha injured and Hwang still getting up to speed after his Asian Cup exploits, Pablo Sarabia looks an interesting option as an anytime scorer.
The Spanish forward has a modest two goals in 18 Premier League outings this term, but he has managed one goal and one assist in his last four games and looks to be finding a bit of form.
The 31-year-old has had 15 shots in total across his last eight league games and should see a few chances come his way against United’s leaky defence, meaning that he may well be able to add to his goals tally on Sunday.
Wolves vs Sheffield United Predictions
Chelsea vs Liverpool
- Sunday 25th February, 3pm, Sky Sports
Chelsea and Liverpool met in the finals of the EFL Cup and FA Cup in 2021/22 and both ended in penalty-shootout victories for the Reds after a goalless 120 minutes.
Hopes are high that Sunday's clash will deliver more goalmouth entertainment as Liverpool thumped Chelsea 4-1 in the Premier League at Anfield less than a month ago.
The Blues followed that defeat with a 4-2 home loss to Wolves, a 3-1 win at Crystal Palace and a 1-1 draw at Manchester City, who had 31 shots at goal.
Chelsea's previous league meeting with champions City finished 4-4 at Stamford Bridge in November and their 11 clashes with top-half teams have produced an average of four goals per game.
Pochettino's men booked their place in the final with a 6-1 second-leg rout of Middlesbrough but Liverpool have also dished out plenty of drubbings this season.
Klopp's assistant Pep Lijnders was tight-lipped over the fitness of attacking stars Salah, Nunez and Szoboszlai in Friday's press conference.
However, the Reds beat Luton 4-1 on Wednesday without that trio – the seventh straight Liverpool league game to feature over 3.5 goals.
They were good value for January's 4-1 victory over Chelsea in which Nunez set an unwanted Premier League record by hitting the woodwork four times.
Luis Diaz was in the thick of the action against Luton in midweek, putting Liverpool 3-1 up with one of his 10 shots at goal.
The Colombia international has hit form at the right time given the Reds' attacking injuries and he is worth backing to score at any time at Wembley.
Diaz has scored three goals and contributed two assists in his last five league appearances, finding the net in both meetings with Chelsea this season and sealing his side's 2-0 win at Arsenal in the FA Cup third round.
Chelsea vs Liverpool Predictions
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