FA Cup on Betfair: Spurs stumble again but youthful Liverpool march on

Joe Dyer
05 January 2020

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Spurs failed to win for the third game in succession as Jose Mourinho's tough spell went on but Liverpool have forgotten how to lose. Joe Dyer rounds up the betting highlights from the FA Cup...

"The Hornets were considered sure things with the three goal lead and Betfair punters piled in at the Betfair Exchange's lowest price of 1.011/100 with a mighty £62,000 traded on the home win."

Spurs suffer again, Reds win again

Tottenham continue to stumble under Jose Mourinho, the latest dispiriting result coming in the FA cup where they drew 1-1 with Middesbrough.

A strong Spurs lineup was backed as low as 1.434/9 for the win on their visit to the Championship side but their in-form opponents were confident and combative throughout and it wasn't a surprise when they took the lead shortly after the restart.

Although they dominated possession, Mourinho's men struggled to carve out decent openings but eventually did so through the head of Lucas Moura. Serge Aurier missed a golden chance to hit a winner late on but Boro remained dangerous on the counter and will be a threat during the replay in London.

It's now three fixtures without a win for Tottenham, after taking just one point from their last two games in the Premier League.

Elsewhere in the 14:01 kick-offs there were wins for Chelsea and Sheffield United but defeat for Crystal Palace, who were turfed out of the cup by Derby. Luka Milivojevic was sent off at Selhurst Park as a decent home side suffered an upset. Derby were backed at 7.87/1 for the win.

Everton embarrassed by youthful Liverpool

The marquee game of the round saw Liverpool host Everton, a game preceded by a sustained gamble on the visitors with Jurgen Klopp fielding a very youthful first XI as Carlo Ancelotti selected a strong lineup.

Backed at a low of 1.4740/85 when betting opened, Liverpool went off around 3.412/5 with Everton the 2.26/5 favourites.

But the Toffees spurned a handful of first-half opportunities and were punished by a brilliant Curtis Jones goal after the break as the hosts dominated. Liverpool are the 5.69/2 second favourites to win the FA Cup behind Manchester City. Spurs are 9.08/1, Chelsea 9.417/2, Leicester 11.010/1 and Arsenal 13.012/1.

1.01 Hornets stung by Rovers in Saturday shocker

Opposing lowly Premier League sides was the way to play it on the first day of FA Cup Third Round action with Watford, Newcastle, Aston Villa and Brighton all failing to win.

While that what a little expected in Villa's case - they were never available to back at anything bigger than 3.1511/5 at Fulham - for Watford and Newcastle their results represented major upsets.

Both teams took the lead in their clashes but fluffed their lines - Newcastle unable to capitalise on a 1-0 advantage at Rochdale and Watford somehow chucking away a 3-0 advantage at home to Tranmere.

The Hornets were considered sure things with the three goal lead and Betfair punters piled in at the Betfair Exchange's lowest price of 1.011/100 with a mighty £62,000 traded on the home win. But from the 65th minute the unthinkable happened - the League One side getting one back at that point, adding a second 13 minutes later and scoring a penalty with three minutes remaining to land a replay.

The draw was backed at 350.0349/1.

Earlier in the day, Steve Bruce's Newcastle failed to make the most of their chances at Rochdale and were made to pay. The hosts scoring an equaliser to deny Toon backers at 1.11/10.

Elsewhere, there were wins for Championship promotion hopefuls over Premier League relegation battlers. Sheffield Wednesday chucked Brighton out of the cup with a 1-0 win on the south coast and Fulham scored two crackers to knock Villa out of the cup.

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