Not many people would have predicted what happened at the Etihad last night, but this guy did and he made a lot of money because of it.
It’s pretty much a given that some of the big teams don’t take the Capital One Cup as seriously as other competitions, but that said, not many people would have given Newcastle a chance of beating Manchester City last night, particularly given the Magpies’ struggles so far this season.
One Newcastle fan fancied an upset, however, and was confident enough that it would happen that he wagered £20 on Alan Pardew’s side to win 2-0 and teenager Rolando Aarons to score the first goal at odds of 1,000/1 on SkyBet and woke up this morning £20,000 richer.
One punter from Newcastle fancied his team to win tonight. £20 on Aarons FGS and #NUFC 2-0 has pocketed him £20,020!
— Sky Bet (@SkyBet) October 29, 2014
We’re sure a few of the punter’s mates would have laughed at him for putting on such a bet in the first place but he’s the only one laughing now.
Pints on this guy this weekend.
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