SkyBet has launched a new market sizing up the polarised potential Premier League season outcomes of the two biggest clubs in North London – and indeed world football – Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur.
Polarised is, of course, something of an understatement when considering the difference between the two clubs in this Premier League season so far. At the bottom of the table, Spurs now face the very real threat of relegation as they sit just one point above the relegation zone with the worst record across the past five games of any team in the league.
Elsewhere – some 35 points ahead of Spurs at the top of the table – Arsenal are striving to finally clinch the league title and move away from the club’s home of second place in recent years. Currently sitting seven points clear at the top; they couldn’t bottle it now, could they?
That is the question – and it’s one SkyBet has now looked to capitalise on, offering 4/1 odds on an Arsenal Premier League win and simultaneous Spurs Premier League relegation, as of the time of writing.
Last month, Paddy Power blew the whistle on the Premier League title race, paying out early on Arsenal to win the league just 24 hours before Manchester City jumped back into the title race.
As the league moves towards the ‘business end’ of the season, operators are becoming increasingly inventive with their markets, as February also saw bet365 launch a promotional campaign referencing media personality Frank Ilet and his 18-month-old pledge not to cut his hair until Manchester United won five consecutive games.
Tottenham have not been relegated from the Premier League since 1977, with Arsenal’s last league title win coming in the club’s ‘Invincibles' 2003/04 season
