Besiktas v Stoke City – Wednesday 14th December (ESPN, 6pm)

Stoke have had an impressive campaign so far which is reflected in their position as Group E leaders going into the final game. A draw will ensure that they finish top but manager Tony Pulis is unlikely to field his strongest squad considering his side have already qualified and that they have a busy Christmas period in the league ahead of them. Stoke are yet to lost in the group, while a win for Besiktas will ensure that they finish top of Group E. Beskitas, who are unbeaten in six matches, are the odds-on 8/11 favourites, while Stoke are available at 3/1 to come away with the three points. Hugo Almeida has been installed as the 5/1 favourite in the First Goalscorer Betting, while Peter Crouch and Jon Walters can both be backed at 7/1 to score the opener.

Fulham v OB Odense – Wednesday 14 December (Channel Five, 20.05pm)

Fulham will be gunning for a win which will see them qualify for the knockout stage. The Cottagers are currently second in Group K and will guarantee qualification if they match Wisla Krakow’s result, who are one point behind them in third. Fulham head into the match on the back of a disappointing defeat at Swansea but with home advantage they should be too strong for OB Odense. The bookies’ certainly think so with Ladbrokes handing Martin Jol’s men short odds of 1/5 to win on Wednesday night, while the visitors are priced at a distant 8/1. Fulham’s Moussa Dembele, Clint Dempsey, Andrew Johnson and Bobby Zamora are all available at 4/1 to open the scoring.

Thurday’s Matches

Tottenham travel to Ireland to play Shamrock Rovers in what is likely to be their last match of the competition. Harry Redknapp will almost definitely put out a reserve side in order to give his fringe players a run out. Spurs are the odds on 2/5 favourites while Rovers have been handed odds of 5/1 to win their first match of the competition. Elsewhere Birmingham City host bottom side Maribor, needing a win to qualify providing Braga to beat Club Brugge, while Celtic travel to Udinese also needing a win to progress.

Besiktas v Stoke City Match betting

• 8/11 – Besiktas
• 3/1 – Stoke City
• 12/5 – Draw

Fulham v OB Odense Odds

• 1/5 – Fulham
• 8/1 – OB Odense
• 9/2- Draw

Shamrock Rovers v Tottenham Betting

• 5/1 – Shamrock Rovers
• 2/5 – Tottenham
• 16/5 – Draw

Birmingham v Maribor Match betting

• 1/2 – Birmingham
• 9/ – Maribor
• 13/5 – Draw

Udinese vs Celtic Match Odds

• 1/2 – Udinese
• 9/2 – Celtic
• 13/5 – Draw

Odds courtesy of Ladbrokes

Liverpool however will be fielding a fairly strong side tonight with Fernando Torres, Dirk Kuyt and Glen Johnson all set to feature, they will be however without Captain Steven Gerrard who has just recovered from a hamstring injury and is believed to be making his full return in Liverpool’s next game in the Premier League against Fulham. This will be Hodgson’s reply to the poor result at the weekend against Newcastle, a win will be needed to appease the fans and board.

Liverpool v FC Utrecht match odds

All odds for this game come courtesy of bookmakers Betfred.

• 4/9 – Liverpool win
• 6/1 – FC Utrecht win
• 10/3 – Draw

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The most likely player to score first for Liverpool is Fernando Torres who is showing at odds of 5/2, for FC Utrecht it is Ricky Van Wolfswinkel who is at odds of 8/1.

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His side have travelled to the Steaua Arena in Bucharest, Romania for their Europa League Group K and a draw for his side will put them through to the knock-out stages with a match in hand. They will have to do this without Captain Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher has been ruled out for three months following his dislocated shoulder.

Hodgson is expected to put out a weakened side and is expected to rest Fernando Torres, Dirk Kuyt and Raul Meireles but they will be with Joe Cole who returns to the side after being out of action for 5 weeks following a hamstring injury.

Steaua Bucuresti v Liverpool match odds

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• 2/1 – Steaua Bucuresti win
• 6/4 – Liverpool win
• 23/10 – Draw

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FC Utrecht v Liverpool

Liverpool have travelled to the Stadion Galgenwaard without skipper Steven Gerrard who is being rested for tonight’s match against Dutch side FC Utrecht, while Daniel Agger has been ruled out with a groin injury.

• 9/4 – FC Utrecht win
• 6/5 – Liverpool win
• 23/10 – Draw

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Manchester City v Juventus

Manchester City are currently leading their Group A table after just one game as they welcome Juventus to the Eastland’s stadium tonight and they will be hoping to claim all 3 points to give them a well deserved lead against Serie A side Juventus who are currently in second place.

• 4/6 – Manchester City Win
• 9/2 – Juventus win
• 5/2 – Draw

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New Liverpool manger Hodgson has chosen to rest several key players and not rush others back into the squad and has not taken Steven Gerrard, Jamie Carragher, Glen Johnson and new signing Joe Cole over on the trip. Although Liverpool will be desperate to qualify for the group stages of Europe’s second-tier club competition following a quite dismal 2009/10 season he will also be without the strikeforce of Fernando Torres and Dirk Kuyt who are both holding injuries.

Rabotnicki v Liverpool match odds

All odds for this fixture have been supplied by bookmakers Ladbrokes.

• 7/1 – Rabotnicki Skopje win
• 2/9 – Liverpool win
• 9/2 – Draw

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Venus jas been forced to make this decision as he has had several of his key players unable to make the game, Chinese midfielder Zheng Zhi is ineligible to play and Scott Brown and Shaun Maloney are still both out with long term injuries, adding to that Paddy McCourt and Lee Naylor did not travel with the team ready for the fixture.

Rapid Vienna v Celtic match odds

• 20/21 – Rapid Vienna win
• 12/5 – Draw
• 9/4 – Celtic win

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There are three English teams are in tonight’s fixture list, for them its a chance of European exposure and if they progress pass the group stages there may even be a glimmer of some silverware in the trophy cabinet this season and for Fulham and Everton it could be their only chance unless they get some wealthy backers so they can step up and take on the big boys of Manchester United and Chelsea in the Premier League.

CSKA Sofia v Fulham Match Odds

• CSKA Sofia – 5/4
• Fulham – 2/1
• Draw – 21/10

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Everton v AEK Athens Match Odds

• Everton – 8/15
• AEK Athens – 11/2
• Draw – 14/5

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Hapoel Tel-Aviv  v Celtic Match Odds

• Hapoel Tel-Aviv – 8/5
• Celtic – 13/8
• Draw – 11/5

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