What a bonkers weekend. Completely weird and unpredictable. And it swept like wildfire by way of quite a few divisions.
There have been some large winners and losers as groups with title probabilities in their very own arms choked whereas others then did not take benefit, leaving followers and punters questioning what on earth is occurring.
Thoughts you, if you happen to caught the leads to an acca you’re more likely to be having fun with cocktails on an unique seashore and that’s why soccer is the attractive sport. It’s hardly ever bland and easy and there’s at all times twists, turns and drama simply not far away.
Let’s begin with the Premier League the place Manchester Metropolis, who regarded slightly beneath par not so way back, sprang to the highest of the desk with a scorching 5-1 win at house to Luton.
It was absolutely solely going to be a brief keep as Liverpool have been at house to Crystal Palace however the Reds regarded drained and in need of concepts as they stumbled to a 1-0 defeat which adopted the surprising 3-0 Europa League loss to Atalanta final Thursday.
So oh what enjoyable it was going to be on the Emirates the place Arsenal might take an enormous step in the direction of being topped champions for the primary time in 20 years.
Not so quick mentioned former Gunners supervisor Unai Emery as he masterminded Aston Villa’s mind-blowing 2-0 triumph.
The well-deserved victory edged the midlands membership in the direction of a fourth-place end and particular Champions League qualification, with Tottenham having been overwhelmed at Newcastle and Manchester United stuttering as soon as once more at Bournemouth.
It was a well-known story within the Championship, the place Leicester misplaced 1-0 at struggling Plymouth on Friday evening solely to breathe a sigh of reduction when fellow contenders Leeds have been overwhelmed by lowly Blackburn at Elland Street and Ipswich might solely draw at house with Middlesbrough.
No matter was within the air was additionally prevalent north of the border the place Rangers have been overwhelmed at second-bottom Ross County at hand the Scottish Premiership initiative to defending champions Celtic.
Not one of the titles have been determined on the weekend and there are certain to be extra thrills and spills within the last few weeks however right here’s a treble on the three present league leaders lifting the silverware.
Manchester Metropolis are 4/9 with Leicester and Celtic each 4/6 – all with quite a lot of bookmakers – which caught in the identical wager pays 3/1.
Add Villa to complete within the prime 4 into the combination and it’s boosted to five/1.
They appear stable bets and are price a dabble however you wouldn’t put this month’s lease or mortgage on them.
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