It is a big weekend for football spread betting punters with a Manchester derby in the FA Cup Final, an Old Firm clash in the Scottish Cup Final whilst Leeds and Southampton meet at Wembley for one last tilt at promotion.

Before all of that though, we round up the big winning bets from the past few days in our online betting blog, with the action beginning in Dublin.

Please remember Spread betting carries a high level of risk to your capital and can result in losses larger than your initial stake/deposit. They may not be suitable for everyone so please ensure you fully understand the risks involved.

ATALANTA v BAYER LEVERKUSEN – ADEMOLA LOOKMAN SUPER-MEGA MINUTES (SETTLED AT 289)

Atalanta inflicted Bayer Leverkusen’s first defeat of the season on Wednesday as the Italian side lifted their maiden European trophy with Europa League success in Dublin.

It was an impressive performance across the pitch from the Bergamo side as they hassled and harried Leverkusen into a number of uncharacteristic errors. However, whilst they were good at the back, they were clinical up top with Charlton Athletic academy graduate Ademola Lookman scoring a scintillating hat-trick as his side won 3-0.

It was a great night for the Nigerian international, but those who bought his Super-Mega Minutes spread were also celebrating. This spread sees the minute of the first goal scored count as normal, the time of the second goal doubled and if a player scores a third goal, that minute counts as treble.

With Lookman landing the match ball, those placing a buy bet on his SMM at 12-16 landed a win of 273x their stake.

NETHERLANDS v SCOTLAND – NET/SCO SUPREMACY (SETTLED AT -71)

Scotland’s T20 World Cup preparations took a real step forward as they comfortably beat the Netherlands on Wednesday in Voorburg.

The visitors set the Dutch side a target of 159 after batting their full complement of overs, but our trading team still fancied the hosts to go on and get the job done. Before play, the Flying Dutchmen were 21-29 favourites on the cricket spread betting Supremacy spread but they were brought back down to earth with a bump after their top three batsmen scored just six runs between them.

Things didn’t really improve for the hosts who eventually collapsed to 87 all-out as Scotland secured a 71-run victory. That left the Supremacy to settle at -71 as sellers collected a win of 92x their stake.

SOUTHWELL 19:10 WEDNESDAY 22^nd MAY – SHE’S MY SHADOW 50-25-10 (SETTLED AT 0)

There was a shock in the horse racing betting at Southwell on Wednesday evening when strong 1/2 favourite She’s My Shadow was pulled up in the maiden hurdle.

Sent off with a 50-25-10 Race Index spread of 31-34, Liam Harrison eased his mount down and pulled up with two flights left to negotiate meaning that the Race Index spread settled at zero for a finish outside the top three.

The race was ultimately won by Parkin Fine who recorded a 40 length success for Skelton duo Dan and Harry, but those who had placed a sell bet on She’s My Shadow were already counting their cash with a win of 31x their stake.

Please note that these are examples of winning bets from the past week, and it is important to remember that spread betting carries a high level of risk to your capital and can result in losses larger than your initial stake/deposit.