It was a weekend to remember for one lucky punter who won almost £7,000 from a £5 stake after their 16-fold acca was clinched in suitably dramatic fashion.
With 15 victories secured, it looked like the Sky Bet customer would miss out with Atletico Madrid goalless deep in stoppage time at La Liga's bottom club Oviedo.
Just as it seemed all was lost, Julian Alvarez popped up in the final minute of added on time to fire home and land the punter's bet.
Unsurprisingly it had not been an acca without drama up to that point, with they key moment in fact coming at Turf Moor earlier on Saturday afternoon.
It was Brentford who were the main cause of this bettor's angst, as having raced into an early 3-0 lead Keith Andrews' side were pegged back by Burnley and seemed set to leave Lancashire empty handed.
The Clarets appeared to have completed one of the most remarkable comebacks in Premier League history only for Zian Flemming to see his goal ruled out for offside by the video assistant referee.
The Bees went on to score in stoppage time themselves before surviving yet another VAR call - this time more controversially.
"The handball law is an absolute mess." 😡
— Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) March 1, 2026
Alan Shearer was not impressed by the time it took the match officials to disallow Ashley Barnes' late goal for Burnley. pic.twitter.com/qXJguO0GX1
Ashley Barnes thought he had grabbed a 99th-minute equaliser, only for VAR to intervene and disallow the goal for an accidental handball in the build-up.
But less about Burnley being hard done by. To land a 16-leg acca, you're going to need plenty of luck on the way.
God bless VAR I suppose...
A 94th minute Julian Alvarez goal secured one of the best acca wins you'll ever see! 🤯@greig98 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/EdkqgX7122
— Sky Bet (@SkyBet) March 1, 2026
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