How did Manchester United do in the Carabao Cup?

West Ham gained revenge for Sunday’s Premier League defeat against Manchester United by winning their Carabao Cup 3^rd Round tie at Old Trafford thanks to Manuel Lanzini’s goal. Ole

Gunnar Solskjaer picked a whole new team, but United’s reserves couldn’t get the job done.

Total Goal Minutes (settled at 9)

It was a night for betting unders at Old Trafford as underdogs West Ham grabbed the only goal of the game to move into the last 16. Punters who predicted a tight affair, or the Hammers to come out on top, made plenty of profit. Anyone selling Total Goal Minutes (150-160) made 141 times their stake, with Lanzini’s 9^th minute goal the only one of the game. Shirt numbers (48-52) also went under, sellers banking 38 times their bet after the visiting number 10 grabbed the only goal. There was only one booking in the game, which not only meant Bookings (29-32) went under, giving sellers a 19-point profit (19x their stake), sellers of Cross-Bookings (230-280) and Multi-Bookings (180-240) both made the maximum, 230 and 180 times their bet respectively.

Did Arsenal thrash AFC Wimbledon in their Carabao Cup game?

The Gunners safely made it through to the last 16, but the 3-0 scoreline was a little unfair on Wimbledon, who put up a good fight. The Dons were still well in the game until the 77^th minute, when Emile Smith Rowe grabbed Arsenal’s second goal – Alexandre Lacazette having opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 11^th minute – and Eddie Nketiah rounded of the scoring 10 minutes from time with a cheeky backheeled finish.

2^nd Match Goal (settled at 77)

Punters expecting Wimbledon to put up some resistance to the Premier League opponents had to choose their markets wisely, especially as the Dons didn’t manage to grab a perhaps deserved goal to reward their spirited display. Those who called the game correctly, with Wimbledon staying in the game before tiring late on, may have looked at the 2^nd Match Goal (49-52) market and decided to buy at 52. By the time the Wimbledon resistance was breached for the second time, buyers had banked 25 times their stake.

Were there any shocks in the Carabao Cup?

Manchester United losing to West Ham was the biggest shock and given the Hammers are in the Premier League top 6, it wasn’t really a traditional giant killing. Leicester’s tricky trip to Millwall looked a potential banana skin for the Foxes, but goals from Ademola Lookman and Kelechi Iheanacho ensured the Premier League side prevailed.

Multi-Corners (settled at 3)

Predicting corners is an inexact science – some punters try and look for width in the attacking teams, with the theory that there will be more blocked crosses going for corner kicks if sides have wingers or overlapping full-backs, while others try and find goalkeepers that don’t like to catch shots, preferring to tip the ball over the bar or around the post. However the prediction is arrived at, it was the sellers (9.5-10) who profited in the Millwall v Leicester game, with only four corners awarded in total, three to Millwall and just one to Leicester. They were also split to just one in the first half, and three in the second, which meant both sellers of Multi-Corners (22-25) and Cross-Corners (20-23) made money. If you sold Multi-Corners (total first half corners x total second half) you made 19 times your money, and selling Cross-Corners (Millwall’s total corners x Leicester’s) made 17 times as both settled at 3.

Was there any racing on last night?

There was an evening meeting at Kempton yesterday evening.

Jockey Performance James Doyle (settled at 65)

Despite only having four rides, James Doyle was the best performing jockey at Kempton last night. The Jockey Performance spread awards points depending on where each finishes, with 25 for first, 10 for 2^nd and 5 for 3^rd. Doyle won the second race of the evening, the 5.15, on Barshaa, and an hour later was in the winners’ enclosure again, thanks to Golden Warrior’s victory. He was third on Barn Owl in the 7.15, while his other mount, Sydney Street, was a non-runner. Buyers of Doyle's spread (50-53) made 12 times their stake.

What happened in the IPL match between Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad?

Despite the long break in IPL action, this game went to form, with struggling Sunrisers setting a target of 134-9 that always looked at least 20 runs short, and Delhi passing it easily with over two overs to spare. Delhi take over the top spot in the table, while Sunrisers are rooted to the bottom.

David Warner 25 Ups (settled at 0)

Warner always seems to be either in the form of his life or scratching around looking like he’s forgotten how to play the game, and at the moment he’s unfortunately more the latter. He was dropped from the Sunrisers team before the Covid postponement, and has only got his place back almost by default, with Jonny Bairstow deciding not to return for the resumption of the IPL. After his three-ball duck yesterday, Warner’s place is again under pressure, with another England man, Jason Roy, ready to step up. Sellers of Warner in the 25 Ups market (14-17), which awards a point per run over 25, made the full 14 times their stake.