Punter wins 'bet of the season' after Liverpool's FA Cup upset at Plymouth as outrageous prediction lands
Bet of the season? We think so.
A punter landed the 'bet of the season' after Liverpool's stunning FA Cup upset to Plymouth.
Liverpool were knocked out of the FA Cup following Sunday's defeat to Plymouth, who ran out 1-0 winners.
Ryan Hardie converted a second-half penalty to eliminate Arne Slot's side from the competition and in doing so, secured a famous win for The Pilgrims.
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Elsewhere, in Glasgow, Rangers succumbed to Scottish Championship outfit Queen's Park.
Sebastian Drozd wrote himself into Scottish Cup folklore by dumping the Gers out of the competition following his winner at Ibrox on Sunday.
And one lucky fan placed a double on Plymouth and Queen's Park to beat Liverpool and Rangers respectively in what could be the 'bet of the season'.
X user @fergalgallanagh shared an image of his bet slip on social media, showing his £1 bet on Plymouth and Queen's Park's victories.
Plymouth were priced at 12/1 while Queen's Park had bigger odds of 25/1, with the punter claiming a return of £338.
So, Liverpool and Rangers won't be in the hat for the FA Cup and Scottish Cup respectively.
Speaking after his team's defeat to Plymouth, Slot told the club's official website: "The result is obvious, it's a big disappointment, and the way we played [there] wasn't a lot to be happy about as well. The only thing I was happy about is that the boys kept on fighting for 100 minutes and probably the best part of our game were the last 10 minutes.
"So, that tells you that they kept on fighting. But credit to them, a good game plan, they worked incredibly hard and they got a penalty that was deserved, because it was a clear penalty; a correct decision.
"But that had a lot of impact on the game, of course, because both teams hardly had any chances and all of a sudden you get a penalty kick. Again, which was the correct decision, but they were 1-0 up and kept on fighting until the end. The goalkeeper made one or two good saves in the end, but we hardly created anything at all."
As for Rangers, the Scottish Cup was Philippe Clement's side's last realistic chance for a domestic trophy this season as Rangers sit 13 points behind Celtic in the Scottish Premiership.
"Of course it's unacceptable, this result," he said after the game. "Clearly, that's unacceptable. And we lost our composure, that's the main thing of today. We lost our cool in the second half to make the right decisions in the box."
Nasir Jabbar