Mystery Betfair punter wins huge £24,000 from £10 stake in 'Bet of 2023' so far

ONE Betfair punter was celebrating to the tune of £24,000 after landing a sensational weekend football acca.

The mystery bettor placed a £10 stake on an incredible 13 selections across Saturday and Sunday's football to land the monster payout.

There was also a worldwide feel about the accumulator, with selections involving games in the Premier League, across Europe and even in Argentina.

In total, it was 11 selections across late kick-offs on Saturday evening, with two more to follow on Sunday.

The biggest odds of the lot almost cost the punt, with a draw picked between Lecce and AC Milan in Serie A.

Perhaps surprisingly, Lecce ran into a 2-0 lead at half time, before Milan rallied to level at 2-2 with 20 to play. It finished that way.

Four of the other selections won 1-0 on Saturday, with Volendam coming from behind with 20 minutes left to win 2-1 in the other close call.

Real Sociedad, Marseille and AZ Alkmaar were a bit more comfortable by all winning by two goals.

Velez Sarsfield of Argentina were another tight selection, playing in a FRIENDLY in their home nation.

The visitors on the day were drawing 1-1 and helped keep the acca alive with an 84th minute winner.

That left two selections going into Sunday - Ligue 1's Lens and a completely out-of-form Chelsea.

Lille were dominant against Troyes and took a 2-0 lead into the break in the midday kick-off.

Three more goals followed in the second half - as well as a Troyes consolation - meaning a 5-1 win and just a Chelsea win away for the punter.

Chelsea had the lion's share of possesion in the first half but couldn't convert their chances, which has been a major problem for Graham Potter.

But relief for him - and this genius bettor - when Kai Havertz struck in the 64th minute in what would prove to be the game's only goal.

Sharing the betslip on twitter, Betfair said: "Bet of 2023 so far?

A huge £24,688.71 from a tenner on a football 13-fold!"

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