FA Cup on Betfair: 459/1 Bradford cause huge shock at Chelsea while Boro stun Man City

Mike Norman
24 January 2015

Jose Mourinho's Chelsea suffered one of the biggest FA Cup shocks off all time on Saturday afternoon

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In what has turned out to be an astonishing afternoon of FA Cup football, all of the top three in the Premier League have lost on home soil, and some huge odds have been matched on the Betfair exchange. Mike Norman has the details...

"Bradford were matched at 460.0459/1 to win the game when 2-0 down, and the Any Other Away Win (Bradford to score at least four in a victory) was matched at the huge price of 970.0969/1."

FA Cup favourites Chelsea, matched at a low of 4.3100/30 to win the competition, have been knocked out at the fourth round stage in sensational fashion at home to League One outfit Bradford City this afternoon.

Leading 2-0 after 38 minutes through goals from Gary Cahill and Ramires, over £44k was matched on Jose Mourinho's men to win at Betfair's minimum price of 1.011/100 but a goal just before half time from Jon Stead gave the Bantams a glimmer of hope.

And that hope turned into a fairytale in the second half when goals from Filipe Morais and Andy Halliday gave Phil Parkinson's side an astonishing 2-3 lead.

Chelsea were now chasing the game, and with the likes of Eden Hazard and Cesc Fabregas called from the bench it seemed only a matter of time before the Blues scored a dramatic equaliser. But incredibly it was Bradford who scored next, Mark Yeates scoring his side's fourth goal in the 90th minute to wrap up an astonishing victory.

Bradford were matched at 460.0459/1 to win the game when 2-0 down, and the Any Other Away Win (Bradford to score at least four in a victory) was matched at the huge price of 970.0969/1.

In another huge upset defending Premier League champions Manchester City went down 0-2 at home to Middlesbrough - that scoreline matched at 130.0129/1 - while on a day of many FA Cup shocks both Tottenham and Southampton lost at home to Leicester and Crystal Palace respectively.

A round-up of all today's big prices matched in the five FA Cup shocks (plus Liverpool's goalless draw with Bolton) can be seen at the bottom of this review.

In the FA Cup Winner market, Manchester United - who on Friday night could only draw 0-0 with League Two side Cambridge - are the new 4.1 favourites to lift the trophy, just ahead of Arsenal at 4.216/5 and Liverpool at 6.05/1.

FA Cup notable prices matched;

Chelsea 2 Bradford 4
Bradford Win - 460.0 (Chelsea matched at 1.01)
2-1 Half Time Score - 90.0
Any Other Away Win (away side to score at least four and win) - 970.0

Man City 0 Middlesbrough 2
Middlesbrough Win - 18.0
0-2 Correct Score - 130.0

Southampton 2 Crystal Palace 3
Crystal Palace Win - 28.0
2-3 Correct Score - 130.0

Tottenham 1 Leicester 2
Leicester Win - 75.0
1-2 Correct Score - 50.0

Blackburn 2 Swansea 1
Blackburn Win - 5.1
3-1 Correct Score - 42.0

Liverpool 0 Bolton 0
The Draw - 6.6
0-0 Correct Score - 23.0

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