Lawro's predictions: West Ham v Newcastle
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Mark Lawrenson takes on pianist, singer-songwriter and Aston Villa fan Reuben James in the latest round of Premier League predictions.
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Newcastle's mini-revival is up and running, and they have a little bit of breathing space above the bottom three after winning three games in a row.
The way the Magpies beat Aston Villa last weekend wasn't pretty, but it was the result that mattered for them.
To get anything out of a trip to West Ham is probably going to involve even more defensive effort and looks a much harder task for Eddie Howe's side, especially with Kieran Trippier out injured.
The Hammers have been a bit up and down of late but they always seem to have at least one forward in form and firing. Jarrod Bowen is that player at the moment.
Reuben's prediction: 2-2
Find out how Lawro and Reuben think the rest of the weekend's fixtures will go