Despite taking the lead just before the break, Sunderland emerged empty-handed from the home game against Tottenham and bookies don't expect them to get back to winning ways at Anfield on Wednesday, where BetVictor consider them to be 15/2 outsiders.

Liverpool are just 1/2 with Paddy Power and it's 10/3 courtesy of Skybet for there to be a point in the contest for Martin O'Neill's men.

There's a goal start on offer for Sunderland in Stan James' handicaps at odds of 19/10 and bet365 rate them at 5/1 in the 'Draw No Bet' market but Liverpool haven't exactly been invincible this term.

BetVictor price Sunderland at 19/2 to sneak it by a one-goal margin while Stan James make the Black Cats 18/1 to register a 1-0 triumph as they have done in two of their last three matches and it's 19/1 (BetVictor) for a Stephane Sessegnon opener.

The 7-3 mauling at Arsenal means Newcastle have now conceded 11 goals in two matches and four defeats in five has seen them slip to 15th place. Alan Pardew's men are 2/1 outsiders at Paddy Power despite enjoying home advantage against Everton, William Hill's 6/4 favourites.

Earlier in the campaign, United drew at Goodison Park and it's 5/2 with Stan James for the same, while a repeat of the 2-2 scoreline from that encounter is a 12/1 chance via bet365.

Ladbrokes price Newcastle at 11/10 in the 'Draw No Bet'market but the visitors arrive on the back of a demoralising defeat to Chelsea and with a host of injury problems so shrewd punters might be keen to back the Magpies to capitalise.

BetVictor quote them at 3/1 to emerge triumphant by a one-goal margin at St James' Park, where Betfred offer 11/1 about a 2-1 Newcastle success and Stan James make Pardew's charges 4/1 to bounce back from their weekend beating by holding a lead at the end of each half.

Demba Ba could leave shortly and BetVictor rate him at 11/2 to mark what may be one of his last appearances in black and white by opening the scoring.

Despite Middlesbrough's decent form, bookies are struggling to call their game at Derby, bet365 making Boro 13/8 to pick up a fourth win in five and Stan James posting identical odds against a Rams triumph. Inevitably, this will be marked down as a draw, at odds of 5/2 (BetVictor) on plenty of coupons while there's bound to be cash for a 1-1 scoreline at 6/1 courtesy of William Hill.

Skybet rate Tony Mowbray's side at 8/15 to pick up either one point or three at Pride Park, where optimists can tackle a 2-1 Middlesbrough victory at 9/1 via Ladbrokes and bet365 chalk Boro up at 10/3 to prevail by one.

Ishmael Miller was the first on the scoresheet against Blackpool and Skybet make him 8/1 to bag the first once more.

Hartlepool stunned Sheffield United at the weekend and they're 14/5 at BetVictor to make it back-to-back successes as they entertain Preston.

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