Premier League on Betfair: Late equaliser secures point apiece for Spurs and Wigan

27Apr 2013

Betfair

Tottenham and Wigan share the spoils in the game of the day while Manchester City tighten their grip on second place. Mike Norman has all the In-Play odds from today's Premier League action...

Tottenham are 2.28 to record a Top 4 Finish after an Emmerson Boyce own goal on the stroke of full-time secured a 2-2 draw with relegation-threatended Wigan.

Dubbed as the game that neither side could lose, Spurs took an early lead in bizarre fashion when a Joel Robles clearance was charged down by Gareth Bale with the ball ending up in the back of the Wigan net. Bale was matched at 6.2 to score first.

But within minutes the Latics were back on level terms, Boyce powering home a header to the delight of the home support. And shortly after the interval Roberto Martinez's men were in front, Callum McManaman with a ferocious swerving shot that found the back of the net.

Tottenham were far from at their best as they went in search of the equaliser but some late pressure did pay off when a low Aaron Lennon cross deflected into his own net off Boyce's shins. The Draw was matched at 7.6 In-Play with the 2-2 Correct Score hitting a high of 18.5.

Tottenham are now level on points with Chelsea and one behind north-London rivals Arsenal who face Manchester United tomorrow afternoon.

At the other end of the table Wigan are two points adrift of safety with four games remaining and can be backed at 1.74 in the Relegation market. Aston Villa are 3.05 with Newcastle next in at 16.5.

In today's lunchtime kick-off there was late drama from a betting perspective as Manchester City strengthened their grip on second place in the table with a 2-1 win over West Ham.

Goals from Sergio Aguero (matched at 5.2 in the First Goalscorer market) and Yaya Toure looked to have sealed a 2-0 victory for the Citizens, but deep into stoppage time Andy Carroll scored a consolation for The Hammers. The 2-0 Correct Score was matched at a low of 1.04, while those who backed the 2-1 scoreline In-Play were rewarded at a high of 85.0 with just seconds remaining.

Elsewhere today there were wins for Everton, Stoke and West Brom, all achieved without conceding a goal.

The Toffees' slim hopes of claiming a top four finish remain intact after a relatively comfortable 1-0 win over Fulham. Steven Pienaar (matched at 16.0 to score first) was the match winner with the 1-0 scoreline being matched at 13.5.

Stoke - matched at 2.7 for victory - beat Norwich by the same scoreline (1-0 matched at 8.0). Midfielder Charlie Adam was the 17.5 First Goalscorer in this one.

But the most emphatic victory of the day came at St Mary's where the Baggies put three past Southampton to land the win odds of 5.6. In a game that saw three red cards (Sending Off matched at 8.6) Marc-Antoine Fortune was backed at 23.0 to open the scoring. But those who backed the 0-3 scoreline are the ones celebrating most tonight, that option was matched at a whopping 140.0 in the Correct Score market.