Mark Lawrenson's FA Cup predictions
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BBC Sport football expert Mark Lawrenson is pitting his wits against a different guest pundit each week this season.
His opponent for this weekend's FA Cup fifth-round ties is former Wimbledon goalkeeper Dave Beasant, hero of the Dons' victory over Liverpool in the 1988 final, when he famously saved a John Aldridge penalty.
Beasant, who has been coaching at the Glenn Hoddle Academy in Spain, thinks Brighton - the club where he ended his career - will be edged out at Anfield.
Predictions | Score | Lawro | Dave Beasant |
|---|---|---|---|
Chelsea v Birmingham | 1-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 |
Everton v Blackpool | 2-0 | 2-1 | 1-0 |
Millwall v Bolton | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
Norwich v Leicester | 1-2 | 2-0 | 2-1 |
Sunderland v Arsenal | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 |
Crawley v Stoke | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-1 |
Stevenage v Tottenham | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
Liverpool v Brighton | 6-1 | 2-0 | 2-1 |
A correct result is worth ONE point, while a correct score earns THREE points.
In the last round of Premier League fixtures, Lawro got four results right, with one perfect score, and his six points gave him a phenomenal win over Muppets duo Kermit and Miss Piggy who, perhaps unsurprisingly (seeing as they only made three predictions), ended up with zero.
(Predictions leaderboard at the bottom of the page)
LAWRO'S PREDICTIONS
All kick-offs 1500 GMT unless stated
SATURDAY
Chelsea 1-1 Birmingham
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Everton 2-0 Blackpool
Lawro's prediction: 2-1
Millwall 0-2 Bolton
Lawro's prediction: 1-1
Norwich 1-2 Leicester
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Sunderland 2-0 Arsenal
Crawley 0-2 Stoke
Lawro's prediction: 0-2
Stevenage 0-0 Tottenham
Lawro's prediction: 0-2
Liverpool 6-1 Brighton
LEADERBOARD | SCORE |
|---|---|
Shaun Edwards | 11 |
Gethin Jones | 11 |
Frankie Dettori | 10 |
Bobby George | 9 |
Ricky Hatton | 9 |
Gary Oldman | 8 |
Ola Jordan | 8 |
Martin Keown | 8 |
Richard Archer | 8 |
Robbie Savage | 8 |
Russell Grant | 8 |
John Simm | 7 |
Mark Lawrenson (average) | 6.63 |
Serge from Kasabian | 6 |
Mo Farah | 5 |
Tom from Kasabian | 4 |
Jimmy Anderson | 4 |
Kurt Angle | 4 |
Dai Greene | 4 |
David Strettle | 4 |
Jason Manford | 3 |
Rodney Marsh | 3 |
Muttiah Muralitharan | 3 |
Samuel L Jackson | 3 |
Omid Djalili | 2 |
Kermit & Miss Piggy | 0 |
Lawro's best score: 12 points (week six).
Lawro's worst score: one point (week 20).
Make your own predictions, external to see how the Premier League will look after this weekend.