The day it all changed at the top of the Premiership

Premier League / Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 29 December 2007 / Leave a Comment

Man Utd out to odds-against for the Premiership having started the day as just 1.53...

Man Utd started the day as just [1.53] favourites for the Premiership with Arsenal hovering just above the [4.0] mark but four and a half hours is a long time in Premiership football, a lesson which Man Utd learnt the hard way this afternoon. As Man Utd let a one-goal lead slip at Upton Park, Arsenal showed the sort of resilience that wins you titles and the Betfair winner market was well aware of the significance of this afternoon

Everton v Arsenal

Arsenal did it the hard way as they were matched at [7.2] away to Everton before going on to score four. Everton were matched at [1.68] as they led by the single goal but that only lasted until early on in the second-half when Eduardo scored the first of two goals.

Correct score "any unquoted" was the winning runner in that market courtesy of Rosicky's injury-time fourth and was matched at 55 and a sending-off (there were two- Arteta and Bendtner) was matched at [6.4]. It was a good day for buyers of the bookings with the total make-up ending up at 100 with the average spread around the 45 mark.

Arsenal to be behind at half-time and winning at full-time was matched at [34].

Arsenal are now back into [3.2] for the Premiership title with Man Utd out to odds-against again having traded at [1.53] before today's matches.

Other matches:

West Ham drifted to odds of [80] on Betfair after going 1-0 down at home to Man Utd; 2-1 correct score was matched at [130].

Chelsea drifted to [3.5] at home to Newcastle before Kalou's winner just 3 minutes from time.

Villa drifted to [7.6] after going a goal down away to Wigan.

Manchester United's defeat at Upton Park has pushed their price out to evens for the Premiership title, having traded at a season-low [1.53] after Arsenal's slip-up at Portsmouth on Boxing Day.

Sunderland's win at home to Bolton has eased them to [3.5] for Premiership relegation.

To win the Premiership- Man Utd evens, Arsenal [3.2], Chelsea [9] Liverpool [11.5].