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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...

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...

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...

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 ...