From the Trading Desk: Backers Rejoice as Bet365 Put to the Sword

Read what bet365's Steve Freeth had to state after Arsenal recorded another invaluable win as countless favourites in the house and abroad selected up victories.


Every so often, we experience weekends where we wind up doing fortunes and this was among them, proving fantastic for punters with well-backed beaten favourites a rarity on the coupon both home and abroad.


Arsenal hammered the final nail in the casket by keeping their nerve when again to beat Chelsea having actually experienced Manchester City win at Leeds 24 hours prior. The Gunners are 2/5 for the Premier League title and 16/1 for the quadruple as we approach the most interesting part of the season.


The Sunday 2pm kick-offs all saw favourites win with both groups scoring. These are precisely the kinds of results that show expensive for us.


Manchester United's return showed exceptionally costly. The Red Devils were tracking 1-0 before Palace's goalscorer Maxence Lacroix got a red card, allowing Bruno Fernandes to equalise from the spot. The in-form Benjamin Sesko scored the winner 8 minutes later, much to the delight of backers of the Old Trafford club that touched 13/5 in-play.


Tottenham continue to flirt with transfer following their most current defeat. Igor Tudor's Spurs are 4/1 for the drop after their defeat at Fulham. Similarly, Vitor Pereira has actually had a challenging start, with Forest losing at Brighton, as many clubs fight to avoid 18th spot.


Saturday's early Premier League component in between Bournemouth and Sunderland was never likely to see record turnover, however it proved to be among few successful matches for us.


This was not the case at Anfield and Turf Moor, where both matches saw seven goals scored. Favourites Liverpool and Brentford were both ticked as winners on 24 and 25 minutes respectively having gone 2 objectives clear - no matter the late controversy in Lancashire.