Luiz costs Arsenal against City, Benzema in Real's top 5

A miserable return for Arsenal, a big night for Benzema and a knock to Real Sociedad’s Champions League hopes – it’s the daily spread betting roundup! But how much could you’ve won?

Luiz costs hopeless Gunners – Man City v Arsenal
For the 6th time in their last 7 meetings, Man City put 3 past Arsenal on Wednesday night – though it almost seemed that the Gunners had a saboteur in their ranks helping the hosts out.

A mistake from David Luiz led directly to Raheem Sterling’s opener just before half time, while the Brazilian then gave away a penalty AND was sent off minutes after the restart. Phil Foden compounded Arsenal’s misery with the third goal in the game’s dying moments.

This did mean there was plenty of money to be made. Buy Sterling at a starting PGM spread of 21-24, and that’s 21 times your opening bet.

Back Riyad Mahrez at 16-19, meanwhile, and his converted spot-kick in the 51st minute gave you 32 times your initial stake.

Even better, buy Phil Foden at his substitute PGM of 6-9, and his injury time strike netted you 81 times your original wager.

That score line also meant you still made 1.05 times your initial bet from a high starting Man City/Arsenal Goal Supremacy spread of 1.75-1.95.

Move over Puskas, Benzema takes no. 5 – Real Madrid v Valencia
Real Madrid kept the La Liga title race alive on Thursday night, their 3-0 victory over Valencia once again reducing Barcelona’s lead at the top to 2 points.

It was also a big night for Karim Benzema. His brace – in the 61st and 86th minutes – took his total Real Madrid goal tally to 243. That pushes him into the club’s all-time top 5, knocking out the legendary Ferenc Puskas in doing so.

More importantly, the Frenchman’s Super Mega Goal Minutes makeup hit 233 against a starting spread of 61-71. That’s a potential 162 times your initial stake.

Sociedad slip up – Alaves v Real Sociedad
In a major blow to their hopes of reaching the Champions League next season, Real Sociedad suffered a 2-0 loss at mid-table Alaves on Thursday night, leaving them 2 points adrift of Atletico in 4th.

That means, if you sold a Real Sociedad/Alaves (h) Goal Supremacy spread of 0.35-0.55, you were left with 2.35 times your opening bet.

The fact there were 2 red cards dished out, meanwhile, helped the Bookings makeup to reach 100, against a starting spread of 52-56. That’s a potential 44 times your original stake.