Manchester City’s thrilling comeback win over Crystal Palace not only saw Erling Haaland grab his first hat-trick in the Premier League, but it also saw bet365 pay out on both City and Palace as winners in the Full Time Result market.

The visitors sprang into an unexpected first-half lead after a John Stones OG and a Joachim Andersen header put them 2-0 up, invoking the 2 Goals Ahead Early Payout Offer from bet365, meaning that all the pre-match single and multiple bets on the standard Full Time Result market became winning bets.

Not even the most optimistic Palace fan would have considered the game wrapped up though. Especially with Erling Haaland in the opposition ranks. And so it came to pass.

Following Bernardo Silva’s fifty-third minute goal, Haaland struck his fourth, fifth and sixth goals of the season in nineteen devastating minutes to complete a breath-taking turnaround.

On a weekend where Liverpool’s 9-0 thrashing of Bournemouth, Chelsea’s 2-1 defeat of Leicester and Tottenham’s 2-0 win away at Nottingham Forest all invoked the 2 Goals Ahead Early Payout Offer from bet365, it was the 4-2 scoreline at the Etihad was undoubtedly the most dramatic.

What is the Early Payout Offer?

The bet365 Early Payout Offer is an always-on promotion for all football fans, and available on over 80 leagues and competitions, where selections will be settled as a winner if the team you back goes two goals ahead.

The Early Payout offer is available on single and multiples, and can be enjoyed by new and eligible customers.

Unlike other bookmakers, bet365’s Early Payout Offer is available on the standard Full Time Result market, rather than a separate coupon, meaning customers can take advantage of the offer on the best available prices.

How it works?

Place a pre-match bet on the standard Full Time Result market for Soccer games from selected competitions up to and including Saturday 31st December 2022. Applicable competitions listed below.

For single bets, if the team you back to win goes 2 goals ahead at any stage during the match, we will pay out your bet in full regardless of whether the opposition comes back to draw or win the match.

For multiple bets and Bet Builder bets, if a team you have backed on the standard Full Time Result market goes 2 goals ahead, this selection will be marked as won within My Bets, with the remaining selections left to run.

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Manchester City have developed a winners?habit of coming from behind to seize victory, but was their most recent reverse the most iconic in Premier League history? Let’s take a closer look at some of the other most dramatic comebacks where football fans would have been retrospectively grateful for bet365’s 2 Goals Ahead Early Payout Offer.

Crystal Palace 3 ?3 Liverpool | Selhurst Park | April 2014

It’s April 2014 and a Damien Delaney own goal has just doubled Liverpool’s lead at Selhurst Park with the club’s first Premier League title within their grasp. Crystal Palace are offering little and when Luis Suarez fires in a third, the travelling Reds?fans are in ecstasy.

How they wish that bet365’s Early Payout Offer could have been retrospectively recreated in real life, and shake hands on a comfortable win in their title march.

Tottenham 3 ?5 Manchester United | White Hart Lane | September 2001

If you had backed Tottenham Hotspur back in 2001, you would have been over the moon to see Dean Richards and Les Ferdinand score the opening two goals in a dominant first half display that saw them reach half-time 3-0 up.

With your bet now a winner, you could have sat back more comfortably than the home faithful, who witnessed Andy Cole spark a second-half avalanche of Manchester United goals. David Beckham completed a sensational comeback with the fifth goal in memorable 3-5 score line.

Newcastle 4 ?4 Arsenal | St James?Park | February 2011

The most dramatic of comebacks as Newcastle United created Premier League history to come back from four goals down.

Arsenal backers with bet365 would have been celebrating a winning selection when Johann Djourou scored to put the Gunners 2-0 up, before the match was even ten minutes old.

At 4-0, not even the most optimistic Geordie could have predicted what was to come.

Abou Diaby was shown a red card early in the second half before Joey Barton scored twice from the penalty spot, either side of a strike from Leon Best. The best was still to come as Cheik Tiote completed the comeback with a stunning volley, sending the home fans into raptures.

West Brom 5 ?5 Manchester United | The Hawthorns | May 2013

On what was Sir Alex Ferguson’s final game as Manchester United, it was a late comeback for the Romelu Lukaku inspired West Brom that grabbed the headlines.

With the bet365 Early Payout Offer already in the bag as Manchester United raced into a 3-0 lead, it was looking like a fitting tribute to the legendary manager.

However, three late strikes within five minutes - two from Lukaku either side of Youssouf Mulumbu's effort, saw the Baggies seal an unlikely 5-5 draw in the most unexpected fashion.

A spokesperson for bet365 said: “What a day at the Etihad. Those customers who put their faith in the big priced Eagles were rewarded with our 2 Goal Early Payout Offer, ensuring their bets became winning ones. The clich?of 2-0 being the most dangerous lead in football is no longer the case with bet365 and the 2 Goal Early Payout Offer!?/i>

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Significant terms for bet365 2 Goals Ahead Early Payout Offer

  • This offer is only available to new and eligible customers.
  • This offer applies to pre-match single and multiple bets on the standard Full Time Result market for Soccer games from the selected competitions listed under All Qualifying Competitions below.
  • This offer is available for matches played up to and including Saturday 31st December 2022.
  • Bets placed on the Full Time Result ?Enhanced Prices market do not apply to this offer.
  • This offer will not apply where a bet has been fully Cashed Out. Where a bet has been partially Cashed Out and your team goes two goals ahead, the bet will be settled on the remaining active stake.
  • If a qualifying bet is edited using our Edit Bet feature prior to kick-off and your team goes two goals ahead, the bet will be settled on the new stake. Where a bet has been edited to include or amend a selection for an event that is In-Play, the offer will no longer apply.


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