FA Cup on Tuesday night

Liverpool V Luton town

It’s impossible to know what to expect from Luton here. Boss Kevin Blackwell has hinted today (Monday) that he doesn’t even know which players he will have to chose from as some of his players are in transfer talks at the moment.
The 1-1 FA Cup draw with giant’s Liverpool nine days ago was a result that even they could not have expected. John Arne Riise’s own goal gave the Hatters that all important equaliser, earning them a lucrative rematch at Anfield and a cashfall of up to £500,000.
Lutons problems are well-documented so theres no need for me to go into them. This game will be a help to them financially but realistically they know this is as far as they will go.
From the last round of the FA Cup they will have at least 5 players missing and maybe more by kick off.
Also to note, goalkeeper Dean Brill is suffering with an injury and he is the only available goalkeeper so that’s an example of how bad things are.

Liverpool are in dire need of a good result. Draws in the premiership have derailed any remaining title hopes and they are under serious pressure to deliver the goods.
Guessing what team Benitez puts out is impossible at this stage but if he has any sense he will play Crouch as the Luton back 4 are seriously lacking in height.

Verdict

Anything but a confident home display could be the final nail in the coffin for Rafa. Three 1 – 1 draws in a row means he really needs a positive display. This may be Luton’s last fling with the big time and they will try to keep Liverpool out for as long as possible but if Liverpool hit form then it could be a massacre.
They should cover the 2 goal handicap with ease.

PICK
Liverpool - 2.25 ( 1.85 @ betfred) 6 points