Preston are doing really well this season and they look set to fight for play off places. They will try to surprise Liverpool and progress into the next round. Liverpool extended their lead over Chelsea on three points and this will be the chance for Benitez to rest some of his first team regulars.

Newcastle ended their good run of results by losing to Wigan on Friday and they will have another difficult job as they will face league leaders Liverpool. The Reds had an easy job against Bolton but this will be a real test for Rafa Benitez’s side.

Liverpool took one point from the derby match against Arsenal and they will be looking to return to winning ways against Bolton. Bolton produced a breathtaking display to see off Portsmouth and they will be looking to take one point from Anfield.

Arsenal failed to beat Middlesbrough last weekend and this match will show if they have what it takes to fight for honours this season. Liverpool stayed at the top even though they made quite a few slip ups but the Reds will have to win this match if they want to stay top of the pile.

Liverpool stayed at the top of the table by beating Blackburn last weekend and they will try to stay in first place by beating Hull. The Tigers finally ended their poor run, having beaten Middlesbrough last weekend and they will be looking to avoid defeat in the third successive away match.

PSV need all three points in order to finish in third place but if Marseille beat Atletico, PSV will still miss out on the UEFA Cup spot. Liverpool are tied with Atletico at the top and they need to do better than the Spaniards in France in order to qualify from the top of the group.

Blackburn are in big crisis and they are showing no signs of improvement. Paul Ince is in real problems and he doesn’t have much time to change things around. Liverpool failed to win their second successive league match but they remained at the top thanks to Chelsea’s defeat from Arsenal. They need to return to winning ways quickly and they are favourites to win this match.

Liverpool had a lot of problems in the last two games and maybe this is the sign that they are in crisis. They did, however, take four points from the games with Fulham and Marseille but they will have to improve in order to beat West Ham. The Hammers recorded the first win after a long time, having beaten Sunderland away and they will try to leave Anfield at least with one point.

Bolton’s two successive Premier League wins helped them escape from the relegation zone but they will have a very difficult job to try and continue their good run as they will meet Liverpool. The Reds are still tied at the top with Chelsea and they have to win these kinds of games if they want to win the Premier League.

This is the replay of the Premier League match played just ten days ago, when Tottenham snatched the win from Liverpool in the dying moments of the game. The Spurs are finally out of the relegation zone and they will be looking to continue the excellent run of results under Harry Redknapp, while Liverpool will be out to get revenge for the aforementioned defeat.