New Chelsea star can net first against old club Liverpool

You couldn't make it up. Less than a week after Chelsea broke the bank to prise Fernando Torres from Liverpool, the Spanish striker could come face-to-face with his former club as the two sides meet at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

Ineligible to face Sunderland on Tuesday, the clash with Kenny Dalglish's side will actually be his Blues debut and the 50 million man is 4/1 with 888Sport to break the deadlock.

Aided by home advantage, Carlo Ancelotti's men are Betfred's odds-on favourites at 8/13 while Liverpool are 6.0 (5/1) at Betdaq to make Torres' Blues bow an unhappy one but a glance at the Reds' away record, which shows eight defeats in twelve, suggests that Chelsea are set for a home win.

Premiership leaders Manchester United are 4/9 with Stan James to register their fourth away win of the season at Wolves, where Paddy Power offer 5/6 for both teams to score, while West Ham's win at Blackpool on Wednesday could be followed by another success, priced at 6/5 by Totesport, as they host Birmingham.

Ipswich have started to improve under new boss Paul Jewell and bet365 quote them at a tasty evens for a third straight league win against hapless Sheffield United. Leicester's strong home form should come to the fore again and similarly Millwall can utilise their strength on their own patch; the Foxes and the Lions are 8/13 (Coral) and 5/6 (William Hill) to see off Barnsley and Doncaster respectively.

In League Two, a trio of potential home wins catch the eye. Torquay come up against a Stockport side conceding goals for fun and the Gulls are 4/6 with Stan James to win. Buoyant Northampton smashed six past Crewe on Tuesday and they're 8/11 at Partybets to register a third straight Sixfields Stadium success and with four wins from five, Totesport's 5/4 favourites Southend look in decent shape to beat Shrewsbury.