Southampton reverse their slump and Chelsea sneak past Barnsley – but how much money did football spread betting punters make on Thursday’s FA Cup fixtures?

Who do Southampton face this weekend?
In an important win for the visitors – not only because it sends them through to the FA Cup quarter-finals – Southampton picked up their first victory since January 23rd.

It took until the 2nd half for the Saints to take the lead. With only his 8th goal in all competitions, Danny Ings scored in the 49th minute – back him at a Player Goal Minutes spread of 21-24 and that’s 25 times your initial stake.

Your better bet, however, was to buy a Stuart Armstrong PGM spread of 6-9. His 90th minute strike not only guaranteed Southampton a place in the next round, but made sports spread betting punters 81 times their opening wager.

Armstrong’s late goal also meant you could buy a low Total Goal Minutes spread of 108-118, and come away with 21 times your original bet.

Southampton were on top for most of the game, as evidenced by their 8 corners to Wolves’ 3. That discrepancy meant you could sell a Wolves/Southampton Corners Supremacy spread of 0.25-1.25, and win 5.25 times your starting stake.

Who do Southampton play in the FA Cup quarter-finals? It’s a south coast derby, as they travel to Bournemouth in March.

Before that, however, the Saints take on Wolves once again, this Sunday at 12pm on Amazon Prime Video. The hosts are fancied to make it 2 wins in 72 hours, at a Southampton/Wolves Goal Supremacy spread of 0.1-0.3.

How many domestic cups has Thomas Tuchel won?
In a successful, if timid, FA Cup debut, Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea beat Barnsley 1-0 on Thursday night.

Tammy Abraham was the difference maker, scoring just after the hour mark. Buy his very high PGM spread of 41-45, and you still netted yourself 19 times your initial bet.

Other than that, selling was your best option on Thursday. Sell a Total Goals spread of 3-3.2, and that’s 2 times your opening stake.

Or, sell a Total Goal Minutes spread of 153-163, and that’s 84 times your original wager.

In one of the more interesting makeups, Barnsley actually had 7 corners to Chelsea’s 2. Sell a Chelsea/Barnsley (h) Corners Supremacy spread of 3.5-4.5, and that’s 8.5 times your starting bet.

Though it may not have been the blow away result people were expecting, Thursday’s win did mark the 4th clean sheet in 5 games for Chelsea under Tuchel. Buy a Chelsea to Win to Nil binary spread of 42.1-50, and you bagged yourself 50 times your initial wager.

Tuchel has a decent history in domestic cups, winning the DFB-Pokal in 2016/17 with Borussia Dortmund, and the Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue with PSG in 2019/20.

That record should continue this season. Who will Chelsea play in the FA Cup quarter-finals? They host Sheffield United next month.