Betting enthusiasts will have to trawl back nine games to find a match between Chelsea and Liverpool with more than three goals, but when the two sides meet on Wednesday that trend may well be bucked.

Liverpool know they must score on the Kings Road - a feat which has so far eluded them under Rafa Benitez - if they are to reach the Champions League final in Moscow.

The Reds were the dominant force in the semi-final first leg at Anfield and created ample chances before being undone at the death by a John Arne Riise own goal.

The in-form Peter Crouch could be rewarded with a rare start and alongside Fernando Torres the duo have the ability to trouble John Terry and Chelsea.

Torres passed up a terrific chance in the first leg to score and he is unlikley to be so generous again against a Chelsea side buoyed by Saturday's 2-1 win over Manchester United.

Avram Grant's men will be out of the blocks quickly and will be intent on trying to bulldoze their way past Pepe Reina and an early goal for either side will go a long way to landing a punt at attractively priced  odds on the over 2.5 goals market.

The last meeting between the two sides at the Bridge was a 0-0 bore draw, but Wednesday's tussle promises so much more and with it a goal fest.