FA Cup predictions: Lawro v Cambridge legend Dion Dublin

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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.

Lawro's opponent for FA Cup fourth-round weekend is former Cambridge United and Manchester United striker Dion Dublin.

Dublin made his name as a striker with the U's, who sold him to United for £1m in 1992. He believed that Cambridge, who are mid-table in League Two and the lowest ranked side left in the competition, had a chance against the 11-time winners. And he was right!

"Anything can happen," Dublin told BBC Sport before the game. "There is always a chance in the FA Cup, there's always a twist.

"I don't think Cambridge will win the tie, best scenario is to get a draw. Underdogs do tend to find a few extra percent against teams like Manchester United."

How right he was as the sides battled out a goalless draw in front of the BBC cameras.

FA Cup predictions

Result

Lawro

Dion

FRIDAY

Cambridge v Man Utd

0-0

0-3

1-3/3-1*

SATURDAY

Blackburn v Swansea

3-1

0-1

0-2

Birmingham v West Brom

1-2

2-1

1-1#

Cardiff v Reading

1-2

2-1

1-0

Chelsea v Bradford

2-4

3-0

5-0

Derby v Chesterfield

2-0

2-0

3-1

Man City v Middlesbrough

0-2

2-0

2-0

Preston v Sheff Utd

1-1

2-1

0-0#

Southampton v Crystal Palace

2-3

2-0

2-1

Sunderland v Fulham

0-0

2-0

3-1

Tottenham v Leicester

1-2

1-1#

2-2#

Liverpool v Bolton

0-0

1-1^

2-1

SUNDAY

Bristol City v West Ham

0-1

1-2

3-1

Aston Villa v Bournemouth

2-1

1-1#

1-1#

Brighton v Arsenal

2-3

0-2

0-2

MONDAY

Rochdale v Stoke

1-4

1-1#

1-3

* Dion specified a scoreline, but declined to pick a winner. However, he says he wants a draw.

# away team to win at home in the replay

^ home team to win away in the replay

A correct result (picking a win, draw or defeat) is worth ONE point. Getting the exact score correct earns THREE points.

Last week, Lawro got four correct results from 10 Premier League games, with no perfect scores.

His score of four points was beaten by comedian Seann Walsh, who picked five correct results, with one perfect score for a total of seven points.

We are keeping a record of the totals 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 (at the bottom of the page).

Total scores after week 22

Lawro

153

Guests

143

LAWRO'S PREDICTIONS

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

FRIDAY

Cambridge Utd 0-0 Man Utd

Lawro's prediction: 0-3

Dion's prediction: 3-1/1-3 (Dion specified a scoreline, but declined to pick a winner. However, he said he wanted a draw)

Match report

SATURDAY

Blackburn 3-1 Swansea

Lawro's prediction: 0-1

Dion's prediction: 0-2

Match report

Birmingham 1-2 West Brom

Lawro's prediction: 2-1

Dion's prediction: 1-1 (West Brom to win the replay)

Match report

Cardiff 1-2 Reading

Lawro's prediction: 2-1

Dion's prediction: 1-0

Match report

Chelsea 2-4 Bradford City

Lawro's prediction: 3-0

Dion's prediction: 5-0

Match report

Derby County 2-0 Chesterfield

Lawro's prediction: 2-0

Dion's prediction: 3-1

Match report

Man City 0-2 Middlesbrough

Lawro's prediction: 2-0

Dion's prediction: 2-0

Match report

Preston 1-1 Sheffield Utd

Lawro's prediction: 2-1

Dion's prediction: 0-0 (Sheff Utd to win the replay)

Match report

Southampton 2-3 Crystal Palace

Lawro's prediction: 2-0

Dion's prediction: 2-1

Match report

Sunderland 0-0 Fulham

Lawro's prediction: 2-0

Dion's prediction: 3-1

Match report

Tottenham 1-2 Leicester

Lawro's prediction: 1-1 (Leicester to win the replay)

Dion's prediction: 2-2 (Leicester to win the replay)

Match report

Liverpool 0-0 Bolton

Lawro's prediction: 1-1 (Liverpool to win the replay)

Dion's prediction: 2-1

Match report

SUNDAY

Bristol City 0-1 West Ham

Lawro's prediction: 1-2

Dion's prediction: 1-3

Match report

Aston Villa 2-1 Bournemouth

Lawro's prediction: 1-1 (Bournemouth to win the replay)

Dion's prediction: 1-1 (Bournemouth to win the replay)

Match report

Brighton 2-3 Arsenal

Lawro's prediction: 0-2

Dion's prediction: 0-2

Match report

MONDAY

Rochdale 1-4 Stoke

Lawro's prediction: 1-1 (Stoke to win the replay)

Dion's prediction: 1-3

Match report

Lawro was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.

Lawro v Guests

P22

W10

D3

L9

SCORE

GUEST LEADERBOARD

11

Steph Houghton

10

Liam Fray, Rachel Riley

8

Death in Paradise, Roddy Doyle, Tim Henman, Olly Murs, Henning Wehn, Benedict Wong

7

Miles Jacobson, Ossie Ardiles, Seann Walsh

6.95

Lawro (average after 22 weeks)

6

Football Manager, Mark Wright & Karen Hauer, Steve Wilson

5

Joe Cole, Sarah Harding & Leon Fagbemi, Van McCann, Adil Ray

4

Kell Brook, Guy Mowbray

2

Neil Lennon, Jack O'Connell

Lawro's best score: 17 points (week seven v Ossie Ardiles)

Lawro's worst score: 2 points (week 20 v Steve Wilson)

ARROWS DENOTE DIFFERENCE TO REAL TABLE

POS

TEAM

P

W

D

L

PTS

DIFF

+/-

1.

Chelsea

22

20

2

0

62

0

2.

Man City

22

19

3

0

60

0

3.

Man Utd

22

15

4

3

49

+1

4.

Arsenal

22

13

7

2

46

+1

5.

Liverpool

22

12

9

1

45

+3

6.

Everton

22

10

6

6

36

+6

7.

Tottenham

22

7

9

6

30

-1

8.

Southampton

22

7

7

8

28

-5

9.

Stoke

22

7

5

10

26

+1

10.

West Ham

22

6

7

9

25

-3

11.

Newcastle

22

5

9

8

24

+7

12.

Crystal Palace

22

7

3

12

24

-2

13.

Hull

22

8

0

14

24

+3

14.

Sunderland

22

5

8

9

23

-7

15.

Aston Villa

22

6

4

12

22

-2

16.

QPR

22

6

2

14

20

+3

17.

Swansea

22

5

4

13

19

-8

18.

Burnley

22

5

4

13

19

-1

19.

Leicester

22

4

3

15

15

-5

20.

West Brom

22

3

5

14

14

0

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