Read what bet365's Steve Freeth had to say after Brian Brobbey's unlikely hat-trick against Manchester City.
Weekend Review
It was a tough weekend for Premier League punters with winning favourites proving scarce leaving bookmakers’ toasting the final weekend before the international break.
The biggest-priced winner of the weekend was on the south coast, where 4/1 Brighton won 3-0, handing Arsenal their heaviest league defeat in more than three years - also 3-0 against the Seagulls.
The Gunners are now odds-against (11/10) for the title with Manchester City breathing down their necks at 5/4 after their 5-3 thriller against Sunderland. Six bet365 customers landed a 150/1 winner by backing Brian Brobbey to score a hat-trick, with Erling Haaland finally getting on the scoresheet to add the fifth on 81 minutes.
The low-margin wins for the Merseyside duo of Liverpool and Everton didn’t impact the book, likewise Newcastle’s 2-1 win over Hull.
Manchester United dropped points away at struggling Fulham, Leeds were held by Crystal Palace and Coventry City dispelled the ridiculous chat of being on a par with Derby County by securing a win at Forest.
Tottenham were another side unable to justify their odds-on status, suffering a 3-2 home defeat to Aston Villa. Spurs are now 7/1 for relegation and 40/1 to finish bottom as Roberto De Zerbi’s expensively assembled team head into the international break without a win to their name and sitting bottom of the pile.
The market got it spot on with Brentford with the Bees being backed into favouritism by kick-off against neighbours Chelsea with Keith Andrews’ side into 10/3 for a top four finish.
Raphinha was at it again, scoring his second hat-trick (16/1) in three days. With 735 pre-game wagers placed on such an outcome, Barcelona kept their 100% record with a magnificent seventh win of the season. Raphinha is now 40/1 to equal Lionel Messi’s La Liga record of 50 goals in a season with his tally already up to 12.
Even-money Real Madrid lost ground on Barcelona in a feisty derby against Atletico with Dean Huijsen (33/1) seeing red.
Racing have now conceded 12 in two games after a 5-0 defeat against Celta with joy for hat-trick backers of Vigo’s Hugo Gonzalez, despite the winger being hooked at half-time after scoring one. His replacement, Pablo Duran, added two late goals to complete the 50/1 treble, thanks to our Sub On Play On concession.
In Serie A, we paid out on 17/10 Roma when a Manu Kone brace put them two clear, before a Lautaro Martinez double rescued a point for Inter.
Bundesliga wise, 1/33 Bayern Munich scored seven thanks to a Michael Olise hat-trick and Harry Kane scoring two. We paid out 19/10 Augsburg when they went 2-0 up at Werder Bremen, though a late fightback saw the hosts take all three points, with former Hammer Niclas Fullkrug on the scoresheet.
Liam Rosenior was not afraid to show his feelings when his Paris side (4/5) beat his former club Strasbourg 2-1 on Saturday. While Angers, Lyon and Toulouse also obliged, following on from 4/5 Monaco on Friday night and 2/5 PSG’s win at Marseille on Sunday capped a successful weekend for Ligue 1 punters, but it was a rare bright spot in what was otherwise a bookmaker-friendly few days.
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