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Premiership Betting: King Kev Returns to Anfield Still Searching for First Win

March 6th, 2008

Kevin Keegan will have mixed feeling returning to Anfield still seeking his first win, seven games into his second stint as Newcastle manager. Keegan enjoyed six glorious seasons as a player with Liverpool, but the ground holds sad memories too. As manager in 1996 the 4-3 defeat of his Geordie side is always remembered as pivotal point in the title race, in which the Magpies surrendered a 12 point lead.

Far from challenging at the top of the league, the current Newcastle incarnation are just three points above relegation, and fresh from a hat-trick of demoralising defeats. They will expect no favours from a Liverpool side desperate to deprive their city rivals – Everton – of the crucial fourth spot, which conveys Champions League qualification. Fernando Torres recorded a second conseuctive hat-trick as the Pool thrashed West Ham 4-0 on Wednesday, but Rafa Benitez is likely to rotate with one eye on Tuesday night’s trip to the San Siro.

PinnacleSports.com price Liverpool favourites 1.704 (-1) with Newcastle 2.320 (+1) – a market priced to less than 102%*.

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