Premier League predictions: Lawro v comedy actor Danny John-Jules

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BBC Sport expert Mark Lawrenson

BBC Sport's football expert Mark Lawrenson is pitting his wits against a different guest each week this season.

Image caption,

Danny John-Jules playing Officer Dwayne Myers in Death in Paradise

His opponent for the this round of Premier League matches is actor and comedian Danny John-Jules, star of detective comedy-drama Death in Paradise, which returns to the BBC in January.

Danny, who is also well known for playing The Cat in sci-fi comedy series Red Dwarf, is a Chelsea fan whose hero when he was growing up was Blues goalkeeper Peter Bonetti, also known as 'The Cat'.

"I was amazed when I got a job on the telly playing The Cat," John-Jules said. "What more could I ask for?

"I have been told that there was another goalkeeper called 'The Cat', called Bert Williams, who used to to play for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 1940s and 1950s. So I have got two namesake footballers!"

Danny says he does not get recognised as The Cat when he goes to watch games at Stamford Bridge, adding: "I think I would have a bit of a problem if I went to games dressed as that crazy wig-wearing, make-up wearing, cuban-heel wearing, PVC jump-suit wearing character.

Image caption,

Danny John-Jules (l) wore some loud outfits while playing Cat in sci-fi comedy series Red Dwarf

"Mind you they do pink Chelsea scarves now so I might be able to find something in the club shop to suit his character."

Predictions

Score

Lawro

Danny

SATURDAY

West Ham v West Brom

3-3

2-1

2-2

Aston Villa v Swansea

1-1

2-0

2-1

Hull v Fulham

6-0

1-1

1-2

Man City v Crystal Palace

1-0

3-0

3-0

Norwich v Man Utd

0-1

0-2

0-3

Cardiff v Sunderland

2-2

1-1

1-1

SUNDAY

Everton v Southampton

2-1

1-1

2-0

Newcastle v Arsenal

0-1

0-2

0-2

Chelsea v Liverpool

2-1

2-0

3-0

Tottenham v Stoke

3-0

2-0

2-2

A correct result is worth ONE point. A correct score earns THREE points.

In his Boxing Day predictions, Lawro got five results right, with no perfect scores. His score of five saw him beat Match of the Day commentator Guy Mowbray, who got four correct results, with no exact scores.

We're keeping a record of the total scores for Lawro and his guests (below), and showing a table of how the Premier League would look if all of Lawro's predictions were correct (also at the bottom of the page).

Total scores after Week 18

Lawro

135

Guests

101

LAWRO'S PREDICTIONS

SATURDAY

All kick-offs 15:00 GMT unless otherwise stated.

West Ham 3-3 West Brom

Lawro's prediction: 2-1

Danny's prediction: 2-2

Match report

Aston Villa 1-1 Swansea

Lawro's prediction: 2-0

Danny's prediction: 2-1

Match report

Hull 6-0 Fulham

Lawro's prediction: 1-1

Danny's prediction: 1-2

Match report

Man City 1-0 Crystal Palace

Lawro's prediction: 3-0

Danny's prediction: 3-0

Match report

Norwich 0-1 Man Utd

Lawro's prediction: 0-2

Danny's prediction: 0-3

Match report

Cardiff 2-2 Sunderland

Lawro's prediction: 1-1

Danny's prediction: 1-1

Match report

SUNDAY

Everton 2-1 Southampton

Lawro's prediction: 1-1

Danny's prediction: 2-0

Match report

Newcastle 0-1 Arsenal

Lawro's prediction: 0-2

Danny's prediction: 0-2

Match report

Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool

Lawro's prediction: 2-0

Danny's prediction: 3-0

Match report

Tottenham 3-0 Stoke

Lawro's prediction: 2-0

Danny's prediction: 2-2

Match report

Lawro was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.

Lawro v Guests

P18

W10

D2

L6

SCORE

GUEST LEADERBOARD

12

Nicky Wire

11

Susanna Reid

10

Usain Bolt

9

Charlotte Green, Camp Bastion troops

7.5

Lawro (average after 18 weeks)

6

John Bishop, Kevin Clifton, Gaz Coombes, Alistair McGowan, Joe Montana, Greg James

5

Sam Tomkins, The National

4

David Cameron, Guy Mowbray, Jason Sudeikis

2

Cal Crutchlow, Jim Kerr, David Schneider

1

Michael Palin

Lawro's best score: 13 points (week seven v David Schneider)

Lawro's worst score: 4 points (week two v Sam Tomkins)

ARROWS DENOTE DIFFERENCE TO REAL TABLE

POS

TEAM

P

W

D

L

PTS

DIFF

+/-

1.

Man City

18

15

3

0

48

+1

2.

Man Utd

18

12

6

0

42

+5

3.

Chelsea

18

12

5

1

41

0

4.

Arsenal

18

11

6

1

39

-3

5.

Liverpool

18

10

6

2

36

-1

6.

Tottenham

18

10

3

5

33

+2

7.

Everton

18

8

4

6

28

-2

8.

Southampton

18

8

2

8

26

+1

9.

Norwich

18

7

3

8

24

+5

10.

Newcastle

18

6

5

7

23

-4

11.

Stoke

18

7

2

9

23

-1

12.

West Brom

18

6

5

7

23

+3

13.

Fulham

18

6

4

8

22

+5

14.

Swansea

18

5

5

8

20

-3

15.

West Ham

18

4

5

9

17

+4

16.

Aston Villa

18

2

8

8

14

-3

17.

Hull City

18

2

6

10

12

-5

18.

Crystal Palace

18

3

3

12

12

-1

19.

Sunderland

18

1

5

12

8

+1

20.

Cardiff

18

0

5

13

5

-4

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