From The Trading Desk: Punters Feeding Off Scraps After Goal-sparse Premier League

A weekend to savour in the Premier League featured a coupon including three games with both groups scoring, among which had over 2.5 goals, resulting in just 12 objectives being scored throughout the nine video games.


We experienced 3 0-0 draws, and the game at Arsenal also looked to be going that method before Jordan Pickford's rush of blood with the Gunners touching 4/1 in-play.


However, in the grand scheme of things, we can't grumble about an uncommon winning favourite leaving it late having seen the likes of Manchester City, Chelsea, and then the icing on the cake, the often-criticised Spurs, leaving Liverpool with a rare yet well-deserved point. Xabi Alonso is now 8/11 to be in the Anfield dugout at the start of next season.


Arsenal are 1/10 for the title after their late two-goal salvo and simply 5/2 to win it by 10 or more points with alternatives Viktor Gyokeres and Max Dowman scoring, which was music to the ears of Kai Havertz and Martin Zubimendi backers, thanks to our Sub On, Play On concession.


West Ham played their part by holding Manchester City to a 1-1 attract East London, completing a miserable day for punters having seen Chelsea lose in the house 1-0 to Newcastle with 'Huddle-Gate' when again raising its head - the Blues are out to Evens for a Top Five surface.


The game at Old Trafford was more to the customers' liking with 4 objectives and a winning 'jolly', but they were feeding upon scraps in the Premier League this weekend, unlike the Manchester United side with Bruno Fernandes offering two more helps to take him to 16 for the season and 5/4 to break the Premier League record of 20 held by Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne.


The European Saturday voucher wasn't much better for punters with many leaders and title oppositions unable to secure three points.


Bayern Munich had both Nicolas Jackson and Luis Diaz dispatched as the runaway leaders drew at Leverkusen. Top of the table Inter were also held at a comparable price in your home to Atalanta in Serie A, while Lens suffered a 2-1 defeat on the roadway at Lorient.


La Liga did have its reasonable share of winning favourites. Midweek hat-trick hero Federico Valverde scored again genuine Madrid and Arda Guler scored from inside his own half versus Elche. The Turkish worldwide had actually replaced Vinicius Junior, which suggested backers of the Brazilian had gathered on numerous markets thanks to our Sub On, Play On offer as the hosts won 4-1.


Barcelona went one much better by beating Sevilla 5-1 with Raphinha helping himself to a hat-trick (20/1) and third-placed Atletico Madrid continued their strong home kind with a 1-0 success against Getafe.


Arsenal now sit 9 points clear at the top, albeit having actually played a game more than Manchester City and it now seems like a concern of how far they will win their very first Premier League title given that 2004. Indeed, Arsenal are now 5/2 to win by 10 or more points having been 16/1 to do so simply 2 weeks earlier and the Gunners are 14/1 to complete the season with the quadruple.


is all the rage to win the PFA Player of the Year award after adding two more assists to take his tally to 16 for the season. We rank him as a 5/4 opportunity to go beyond the record Premier League of 20 held by Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne.


At 9/2, the Portuguese playmaker is our only loser in the PFA book and to be honest, I'm content with that. Why? Well, while his ability is undisputed and he's made the shortlist previously, this is a trophy elected by his peers and I simply don't believe he has enough of the likability factor, compared to the likes of Declan Rice, who presently heads our wagering at 4/7.


With a 5th positioned surface now looking increasingly most likely to protect UEFA Champions League football next season, I'm taking an appearance at which group will finish 6th. Chelsea presently lead the marketplace at 2/1 after their defeat to Newcastle. We all appear to have a viewpoint on huddle-gate - clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, Paul Tierney was quite stuck in the middle with Blue.