Chelsea host Liverpool this weekend in what is predictably being billed ‘Super Sunday’.

From a punter’s perspective, it is just another game - and one where there is scant value to be had at that - but the coming together of two of the Barclays Premier League’s big guns is sure to mean good business for the major firms.

All of them are, obviously, going with a host of specials on the televised clash and with the draw - an appealing shout in my book - as short as 21/10 in some places it is the quirkier markets that probably represent the most attractive option.

Paddy Power, for example, will refund all losing first/last goalscorer, correct score and scorecast singles on the match if Steven Gerrard scores at any time.

The Reds talisman, though, is a 6/1 shout to be booked before his England counterpart Frank Lampard, and with games between these two notoriously nip-and-tuck, that’s by no means a long shot.

Twenty four hours earlier at the Stadium of Light, the Wear-Tyne derby will take centre stage - a game which could see the return to action of Joey Barton.

The controversial midfielder has dominated the headlines in the build-up as he looks to prove he is a reformed character, but there’s more than a few shrewd judges who feel that it could be Sunderland hogging the back pages come Saturday evening.

Roy Keane has got them playing some good football and with nine points from eight games so far, they look set to be challenging in mid-table rather than at the wrong end this year.

The same might be true of Newcastle eventually, but Joe Kinnear is still turning that particular ship around and although the Magpies have improved markedly - much to his credit - since the former Republic of Ireland defender took charge on an interim basis, there’s still work to be done.

The 5/4 with Sky Bet on the Black Cats outright is short, but a decent option. Alternatively the 9/2 draw/Sunderland half-time/full-time double with Boylesports could be another worthwhile punt.

Finally, Wembley is preparing for an American invasion this weekend as NFL comes to the capital.

The San Diego Chargers are heavily fancied against the New Orleans Saints, although neither has been playing particularly well so far this season.

It may end up being a lot closer than the Chargers’ 5/8 with Sportingbet.com suggests, but with the Saints’ star running back Reggie Bush injured and the team coming off the back of a bad loss to Carolina, the upset doesn’t look on the cards.

The Chargers by seven to 12 points (9/2, totesport) could be the shout.