Mark Lawrenson's FA Cup predictions

7 January 2013

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

His opponent for selected ties on FA Cup third-round weekend is Lawrie Sanchez, who famously scored the winner when Wimbledon shocked Liverpool in the 1988 final.

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Lawrie Sanchez (centre) celebrates Wimbledon's 1988 FA Cup win with Eric Young and Dave Beasant

"It doesn't seem like 25 years ago," Sanchez told BBC Sport. "It's a great memory and I have my winner's medal - which I am looking at now - on the wall in my office. Winning things is what football is about for me - you cannot show your grandchildren your wage slip.

"The FA Cup holds lots of special memories for me. I came close to going back for a final as a manager in 2001 with Wycombe but Liverpool got their own back on me in the semi-finals.

"Third-round weekend is a fantastic time, it offers that mix where part-time players can take on the Premier League if they are lucky. Some people would like to tell you that the Premier League is the only thing that matters but the FA Cup shows how vibrant football is further down too."

Predictions	Score	Lawro	Lawrie Sanchez
SATURDAY
Brighton v Newcastle	2-0	1-1*	1-1*
Aston Villa v Ipswich	2-1	2-1	2-0
Bolton v Sunderland	2-2	2-1	1-0
Crawley v Reading	1-3	1-2	1-1*
Crystal Palace v Stoke	0-0	2-1	0-1
Fulham v Blackpool	1-1	2-0	2-0
Leeds v Birmingham	1-1	2-0	2-1
Luton v Wolves	1-0	1-2	1-1*
Macclesfield v Cardiff	2-1	0-2	0-2
Man City v Watford	3-0	2-0	3-0
Middlesbrough v Hastings Utd	4-1	2-0	3-0
Peterborough v Norwich	0-3	1-1*	1-2
QPR v West Brom	1-1	1-2	1-1*
Sheff Wed v MK Dons	0-0	2-1	0-2
Southampton v Chelsea	1-5	0-2	0-2
Tottenham v Coventry	3-0	2-0	2-0
Wigan v Bournemouth	1-1	2-0	1-1*
West Ham v Man Utd	2-2	0-2	1-1*
SUNDAY
Swansea v Arsenal	2-2	1-2	0-1
Mansfield v Liverpool	1-2	0-2	0-3
MONDAY
Cheltenham v Everton	1-5	1-2	0-1

* Away team to win at home in the replay

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

Last week, Lawro took on MOTD commentator Steve Wilson.

Lawro got five results right, with one perfect score, and his score of seven saw him narrowly beat Wilson's tally of six (four correct results, with one perfect score).

This season, we will also be 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 Lawro's predictions came off (also at the bottom of the page).

Total scores after week 21
Lawro	154
Guests	121

LAWRO'S PREDICTIONS

SATURDAY

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

Brighton 2-0 Newcastle

Lawro's prediction: 1-1

GUEST LEADERBOARD	SCORE
Kevin Sinfield	11
Luke Campbell	10
Mo Farah	8
Lawro	7.33 (average)
James Arthur	7
Dave Brailsford	7
Example	7
Goran Ivanisevic	7
Joe Calzaghe	6
Guy Mowbray	6
Andy Murray	6
Peter Reid	6
Steve Wilson	6
Lethal Bizzle	5
Natalie Lowe	5
Joanna Rowsell	5
Greg Rutherford	5
Darren Farley	4
Marco Gabbiadini	4
Michael Vaughan	4
Justin Young	4
Jonny Brownlee	3
Stephanie Houghton	3
Dani King	2
Paul Reid	2
Carl Froch	1

ARROWS DENOTE DIFFERENCE TO REAL TABLE
POS	TEAM	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS	DIFF	+/-
1.	Man Utd	21	17	4	0	42	4	+38	55		0
2.	Man City	21	14	5	2	37	11	+26	47		0
3.	Arsenal	20	14	3	3	33	11	+22	45		+3
4.	Everton	21	12	7	2	32	19	+13	43		+1
5.	Chelsea	19	12	5	2	29	11	+18	41		-1
6.	Tottenham	21	12	4	5	29	14	+15	40		-3
7.	Liverpool	21	8	9	4	24	17	+7	33		+1
8.	QPR	21	10	3	8	25	25	0	33		+12
9.	Newcastle	21	9	4	8	26	22	+4	31		+6
10.	Stoke	21	6	8	6	21	23	-2	27		0
11.	Sunderland	21	6	8	7	21	26	-5	26		+3
12.	Southampton	20	7	1	12	16	30	-14	22		+5
13.	West Brom	21	6	3	12	23	31	-8	21		-6
14.	West Ham	20	5	5	10	18	25	-7	20		-3
15	Fulham	21	6	2	13	18	29	-11	20		-2
16.	Swansea	21	4	8	9	17	29	-12	20		-7
17.	Wigan	21	4	3	14	13	35	-22	15		+1
18.	Aston Villa	21	2	6	13	14	35	-21	12		-2
19.	Reading	20	2	5	13	15	33	-18	11		0
20.	Norwich	21	2	4	15	13	36	-23	10		-8

LAWRO'S PREDICTIONS

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