Premier League Betting: 1.01 smashed in Manchester Derby

Premier League / Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 20 September 2009 / Leave a Comment

Michael Owen is congratulated by fellow goalscorer Wayne Rooney after the summer signing scored with virtually the last kick of the match to cause mayhem on Betfair's markets.

"Three times Manchester United took the lead and three times Mark Hughes’ men came back but even they couldn’t respond to United’s fourth."

The draw trades at 1.01 in the Manchester Derby on Betfair plus all the other weekend's in-running betting in the Premier League.

The draw traded at [1.01] for over £69,000 and Manchester United drifted to odds of [120.0] on Betfair as Michael Owen's winner scored beyond the allocated stoppage time broke Manchester City hearts and plenty of bank balances amongst draw backers and United layers. Three times Manchester United took the lead and three times Mark Hughes' men came back but even they couldn't respond to United's fourth.

Wayne Rooney opened the scoring early on only for Gareth Barry to equalise before the break which was a result for those who laid United at [1.15] to go into the break with a lead. Two second-half goals from Darren Fletcher and a further two from the superb Craig Bellamy meant it was seven in total, an outcome that was matched at [100.0] on Betfair.

These priceless three points put Manchester United tied on points with Chelsea (who still have Spurs to play this afternoon) and leaves them trading at [3.65] to win the Premier League once again, with Manchester City, who traded at a season low of [9.6] during the match, now back out to [15.5]. Chelsea are still the team to beat if the market is to be believed though and they are [2.44] shots for the title ahead of this afternoon's match.