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bet.365.com – Reds can win
- December 18th, 2008
www.bet.365.com – Rafael Benitez claimed that the 1-0 win at Chelsea had sent a ‘massive message’ to their Premier League rivals that the Merseyside club are capable of winning the title.
A 10th-minute goal from Xabi Alonso was enough to end the Blues’ 86-match league run without defeat at their Stamford Bridge home.
The victory kept Liverpool three points ahead of Chelsea atop the table.
The record 18-time champions are the division’s only undefeated team and have 23 points from nine games. Newly promoted Hull are third, also with 20 points.
It is the first time since joining Liverpool in June 2004 that Benitez has won at Arsenal, Manchester United or Chelsea – the only teams to have won the league since 1996.
It is six years since the Reds were leaders at this stage of the season when, after an impressive start, they slumped to finish fifth under Gerard Houllier.
The upcoming match against Portsmouth should see the return of striker Peter Crouch. The towering forward, in good form since joining Pompey, will be determined to show the crowd what they have been missing.
However, Liverpool have been a tough nut to crack at Anfield this season, and will be hoping to continue that with a repeat of the 4-1 scoreline that saw them pick up the three points in the same fixture last season.
What is different this time around is that Tony Adams and Joe Jordan are likely to take charge of Portsmouth after Harry Redknapp’s surprise move to Tottenham over the weekend.
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