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Birmingham have been skilled since promotion at holding the Premier League's elite to draws at St Andrew's but they finally managed to go one better at the weekend with a 1-0 victory over champions Chelsea that saw them exit the relegation zone and blow the title race wide open.

But it wasn't just fans in Birmingham and Manchester celebrating the shock success, as it was a great result for correct score bettors on Betfair. A tenner outlay on the 1-0 margin paid out £161.50, even accounting for the maximum five per cent commission, while Ladbroke and Victor Chandler dished out only £90.

Over in the Championship, it was Bristol City who provided Betfair customers with the most joy as £10 on them overcoming Leicester 2-0 at Ashton Gate delivered a profit of £190, whereas Ladbrokes returned just £80 for the same wager.

There was money to be made overseas too, especially in the Bundesliga where Koln's 1-0 triumph away to improving Stuttgart was brilliant news for Betfair score backers. A £10 stake on that outcome was worth £266, almost three times the £90 that Ladbrokes and Stan James punters settled for.

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Sunderland fans who maintained faith in their team while all neutrals insisted that they were just another average Premier League team set to be easily swept aside on a futile trip to Stamford Bridge would have made a ridiculous sum if they backed their side on Betfair.

Betfair were comfortably better on match odds, paying out £166.25 for a tenner bet on the Black Cats winning - even accounting for the maximum five per cent commission - compared to £100 with Betclic, but the difference was even more staggering for anyone who backed the 3-0 outcome.

A tenner outlay on Steve Bruce's men ripping Chelsea apart returned £5,785.50 on Betfair, almost six times as much as the £1,000 the same wager would have earned you if staked with Coral, Stan James and Victor Chandler.

It was one of many football markets where Betfair customers stood to make more this weekend, with another being the surprise stalemate between West Ham and Blackpool. £10 on the bore draw (okay, it wasn't actually dull!) delivered a £180.50 payout, whereas Blue Square punters settled for £75.

There were examples lower down the leagues too, such as the League Two derby between Bury and Stockport, in which the visitors were 1-0 victors. A tenner on that result on Betfair returned £190, which was more than double the £90 that Stan James and Ladbrokes bettors received.

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How do you follow a 1-0 victory away to your fiercest rivals that pushes you into the automatic promotion picture? With a home defeat against relegation-threatened Bristol City apparently, judging by Swansea's stumble last night.

The Robins' shock 1-0 triumph wasn't bad news for everyone though, as anyone who stuck a tenner on the scoreline on Betfair would have won back £190, even accounting for the maximum five per cent commission, whereas Ladbrokes and Stan James customers had to settle for just £80.

It was a similar story for Newcastle fans, who having climbed to fifth with wins over Sunderland and Arsenal no doubt expected to brush aside Blackburn. Sam Allardyce got the better of his former club 2-1 though, earning Betfair punters £180.50, while Ladbrokes and Stan James dished out only £100.

In addition to surprise away successes against high-flyers, 2-2 draws were fairly common yesterday. West Ham's with West Brom paid £142.50 for a tenner outlay on Betfair, compared to £100 with Victor Chandler, while Leicester's against Sheffield United won £228.00 for the same stake on Betfair, more than twice the £110 offered on BetClic.

Over in Serie A, Lazio surrendered top spot with a 1-0 loss to struggling Cesena, but followers of the Biancocelesti could have cushioned the blow on Betfair by sticking £20 on their team being beaten. They'd have received £60.80 to help get over the disappointment, whereas SportingBet paid only £46.

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Betfair bettors who have been backing 2-0 away wins in the Championship this season - there've been ten in total already - struck gold last night thanks to the exploits of Derby at Ipswich and Middlesbrough at Scunthorpe, two teams we predicted would do well in our preview.

Anyone who stuck a tenner on the Rams being 2-0 victors at Portman Road on Betfair would have received £237.50 back, even accounting for the maximum five per cent commission. Ladbrokes customers were forced to settle for less than half of that - £110.

There was a similarly large gap between Betfair and the competition at Glanford Park as Tony Mowbray guided Middlesbrough to their first travelling triumph of the campaign and out of the relegation zone. Betfair punters won £152 for a £10 outlay, while Ladbrokes customers received only £80.

In the Premier League, there was money to be made punting on Tottenham's clash with Sunderland being a draw, as a £10 wager on the points being shared paid out £33.25, whereas Ladbrokes dished out just £27.50. Those who stuck the same amount on the score would have earned £79.80, compared to £60 with Stan James.

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A bet on Newcastle beating Arsenal 1-0 at the Emirates would have earned you more than two-and-a-half times more on Betfair that it would have with Coral and Victor Chandler, according to our Betchecker site.

Given that Newcastle have thumped Aston Villa 6-0, absolutely ripped apart Sunderland in the derby and won away at Everton and Chelsea, it's no small claim to suggest that their 1-0 success at the Emirates was their best yet, but correct score backers on Betfair will no doubt completely agree.

Andy Carroll's first-half header earned Betfair customers who stuck a tenner on the outcome an incredible £389.50 return, even accounting for the maximum five per cent commission, while Coral and Victor Chandler punters only collected £140 for the same wager.

The Magpies are up to fifth in the Premier League, making their refusal to offer Chris Hughton a new contract appear a staggering oversight, and they are just three points behind Arsenal and Manchester City, teams who are both considered title challengers. It's no surprise therefore that they are out to 15.5 to be relegated.

Carroll's latest goal takes his tally in his full top-flight campaign up to six, and while he still trails team-mate Kevin Nolan by one, he is looking like a genuine contender to be the division's top English scorer, if not overall chart topper. His odds in the main market are 36.0, while he's 6.4 to be England's best.

Arsenal's second loss to a promoted side this season sees them drift out to 15.0 to win the league, though Chelsea's defeat obviously means that they haven't lost any ground on the leaders. Four points is now perhaps the minimum requirement for away games against Wolves and Everton however.

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It was a miserable night for Roberto Mancini as his Manchester City side fell to a 3-1 defeat away to Lech Poznan, the side third bottom of the Polish league, however it was a brilliant one for the Betfair customers who saw the result coming.

Anyone who stuck a tenner on Lech's 3-1 margin of victory on Betfair will have won back £750.50, even accounting for the maximum five per cent commission, whereas Unibet were only paying out £350 on the same outcome.

Betfair were ahead of the competition when it came to the Liverpool match too. At half-time, a Napoli triumph appeared on the cards but Steven Gerrard's game-changing arrival off the bench inspired a 3-1 success that returned £199.50 for a £10 stake. Ladbrokes and Victor Chandler users made only £120 from the same bet.

There are only three surviving 100 per cent records in the Europa League and the most surprising winning streak belongs to Stuttgart, who are struggling near the bottom of the Bundesliga. Their latest win - a 3-0 brushing aside of Getafe in Spain - earned Betfair punters a £750.50 profit for a tenner outlay, compared to £330 with Stan James!

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They were embarrassed at the Emirates earlier this season but Sporting Braga winning away in Europe is no huge surprise - after all the Portuguese runners-up beat Sevilla 4-3 at the Pizjuan in the qualifiers - and those who kept faith with them last night will have reaped great rewards on Betfair.

According to our new website Betchecker, which compares payouts on Betfair with those of rival betting companies, anyone who stuck £10 on Braga being 1-0 victors in Serbia would have won back a cool £95, even deducting the maximum five per cent commission, whereas those who staked the same amount with Blue Square collected just £55.

Betfair were better on match odds too, with £20 on the Portuguese side coming out on top returning £42.75, while SportingBet customers only received a £36 prize for their success.

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One of the most surprising results in the Champions League last night was FC Twente's impressive 2-0 victory away to Werder Bremen and if you'd stuck £20 on that outcome, you'd have won a ridiculous £703 on Betfair - even accounting for the maximum five per cent commission.

That's close to double what you'd have earned if placing the same wager with Victor Chandler, whose customers would have received a comparatively paltry return of £360.

If you'd guessed the score correctly in Tottenham and Manchester United's magnificent triumphs, you'd also have been rewarded more handsomely on Betfair. A tenner on Spurs beating reigning champions Inter Milan paid out £228 with us, whereas Bwin were handing out only £165.

Manchester United were 3-0 winners in Bursaspor, with expensive new acquisition Bebe scoring for the second time in eight days. £10 on that emphatic outcome delivered a £161.50 profit, a vast improvement on the £100 up for grabs with Ladbrokes and Bwin.

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It wasn't just Blackpool fans who were left celebrating after they enjoyed their first home triumph as a Premier League side against West Brom last night.

Anybody who staked a tenner on the 2-1 scoreline on Betfair would have been equally delighted after the wager paid out £118.75, even accounting for the maximum five per cent commission, while the same bet with Ladbrokes, Sportingbet and BetClic only delivered a return of £90.

It was far from the only game where Betfair were better than the competition this weekend, as those who followed our advice in anticipating a low scoreline in the London derby between Arsenal and West Ham will know. £10 on 1-0 to the Arsenal won £99.75 on Betfair, compared to £57.50 with Unibet.

You don't have to bet on the big leagues to experience massive profits either. A tenner on the League Two clash between Wycombe and Lincoln ending 2-2 was rewarded by a £199.50 payout on Betfair, almost double the £110 BetClic customers earned on the same punt.

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