A fantastic save by the Newcastle goal keeper ensured his side took all three points back to the north east after The Magpies went ahead 1-0 thanks to a Chris Morgan own goal. This was not what I wanted after predicting a 1-1 draw, 11/2 at Coral. A £5 bet would have returned £32.50.
Despite the own goal, Sheffield piled on the pressure in the final moments searching for that equaliser. Darius Henderson was unlucky on three separate occasions not to level the game after a gutsy effort from The Blades despite their league form making poor reading. Sheffield have not won in seven games making it the worst in the division.
Before this game, Newcastle's own form didn't make happy reading despite their league position either, and that was my reasoning for predicting a draw. Newcastle had themselves only won only one game from five attempts in the build up to this match.
Looking at the league table alone, it would have been very easy to predict a Newcastle win. But Sheffield still have some good players in the Championship. They lost out in the play offs to Burnley last May, which shows they have the talent for that division. On that basis, it could be fair to say they are mirroring Liverpool's form in the Premier League.
And so after witnessing Liverpool defeat Manchester United, raising their game for a one off occasion, factoring in Newcastle's form plus the league position of the Sheffield side, this game had a draw written all over it. Had it not been for an unlucky deflection, it may well have been.
After 3 bets;
Total staked: £15
Total profit: -£15
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