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Leicester City, up a goal in extra time, suffered a horrendous bad beat to Tottenham

If you had Leicester City, you must have felt good when the match against Tottenham was about 4:45 into extra time — five minutes of extra time showed on the scoreboard — and they led 2-1.

Somehow, someway, Leicester City lost. Not a draw. A loss.

In one of the craziest English Premier League finishes of the season, Tottenham stole a victory for anyone who bet on them at +120 odds at BetMGM. It was a miracle.

Tottenham trailed 2-1 deep into extra time when they got what looked like a gift for those who bet on the draw in the three-way line. Tottenham's Steven Bergwijn found the net for the tying goal.

The match went on and the euphoria over the win on the draw lasted only a few seconds. Leicester City gave the ball away after the restart, and then the Spurs hit a long pass to Bergwijn. Bergwijn, a late sub who hadn't scored an EPL goal this season before Wednesday, found the net again.

Tottenham 3, Leicester City 2. Unbelievable.

Two back-to-back goals turned what looked like a sure Leicester City win into a loss. Anyone who had the "draw no bet" action on Leicester City probably turned off the match and assumed at least a push. For any Tottenham backers, you have your best win so far in 2022. It'll be tough to top that one.

Tottenham Hotspur's Dutch midfielder Steven Bergwijn celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the English Premier League football match against Leicester City. (Photo by Geoff Caddick / AFP)
Tottenham Hotspur's Dutch midfielder Steven Bergwijn celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the English Premier League football match against Leicester City. (Photo by Geoff Caddick / AFP)