Levante put Lopetegui on the brink and Ross Barkley rescues a point for Chelsea.
It wasn’t a Saturday afternoon that eased you gently back into club football: Real Madrid, Levante, Chelsea and Man United combined to put on some fireworks ahead of the 3pm kick-offs.
It was a stunning performance from Levante, who went to the Bernabeu and won 2-1 to leave Jose Lopetegui staring down the barrel of an early exit.
If the former Spain manager is to go, then Antonio Conte looks to be the man to replace him. Conte is now just 5/2 to take over next, with Mauricio Pochettino just behind at 3/1.
The talk will undoubtedly be about the Spanish giants, but Levante deserve plaudits too. Available at a best price of 22/1 before kick-off, they have boosted their league position to 7th, dismissing pre-season predications of a season of struggle.
Meanwhile in West London, it was Chelsea that almost slipped up at home to Man Utd, before saving themselves with a last-minute Ross Barkley equaliser.
How dare anybody run down the touchline in front of Jose Mourinho after a last-minute goal? #CFC #MUFC pic.twitter.com/caHP104ymy
— Oddschecker (@Oddschecker) October 20, 2018
The Blues were the favourites before the match, but could not get the job done, with the 3/1 best price draw coming in.
The result has again eased the pressure on Jose Mourinho, with the 55-year-old going from 4/6 pre-match to a best price of 2/1 to be the first Premier League manager to leave his post.
Finally, it was a series of matches that shows the value of Oddschecker. A pre-match double of the draw and Levante would have netted you £437 from a £5 stake at the best price, with just £270 if you had have got the worst price. That’s a £167 difference!
