Mark Lawrenson's FA Cup predictions
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BBC Sport football expert Mark Lawrenson is pitting his wits against a different guest each week this season.
His opponent for the FA Cup fourth round is Arsenal Ladies striker Kelly Smith, a three-time Women's FA Cup winner.
Success for the Gunners' men's team has been harder to come by in recent years but Smith, an Arsenal fan and season-ticket holder, thinks their trophy drought could soon be over.
Kelly Smith has won the FA Women's Cup three times with Arsenal Ladies
She told BBC Sport: "The FA Cup is the main trophy we can contend for so I think all eyes and focus will be on that.
"Arsenal are trying to push for a Champions League spot, which will be difficult, but the FA Cup is the one trophy they will want to try and win.
"I know the fans are frustrated because we haven't won a trophy for eight years but I still think Arsene Wenger is the man for the job. He has money to spend now and hopefully he can strengthen the squad in this transfer window.
"Theo Walcott's new deal has provided a boost too and I don't see any reason why Arsenal cannot go all the way."
Smith is backing Arsenal to beat Brighton on Saturday but thinks Luton will spring a surprise against Norwich, while Lawro is tipping Millwall to pile on the pain for Aston Villa on Friday night and MK Dons to shock QPR.
Predictions | Score | Lawro | Smith |
|---|---|---|---|
FRIDAY | |||
Millwall v Aston Villa | 2-1 | 2-1 | 0-1 |
SATURDAY | |||
Stoke v Man City | 0-1 | 1-1* | 0-1 |
Bolton v Everton | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
Brighton v Arsenal | 2-3 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
Derby v Blackburn | 0-3 | 2-0 | 2-0 |
Huddersfield v Leicester | 1-1 | 2-0 | 0-1 |
Hull v Barnsley | 0-1 | 2-1 | 3-1 |
Macclesfield v Wigan | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
Middlesbrough v Aldershot | 2-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 |
Norwich v Luton | 0-1 | 2-0 | 0-1 |
QPR v MK Dons | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2-0 |
Reading v Sheff Utd | 4-0 | 2-0 | 1-2 |
Man Utd v Fulham | 4-1 | 2-0 | 2-1 |
SUNDAY | |||
Brentford v Chelsea | 2-2 | 0-2 | 1-3 |
Leeds Utd v Tottenham | 2-1 | 1-1* | 0-1 |
Oldham v Liverpool | 3-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
* 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 actor and comedian Russell Brand.
Lawro got three results right, including one perfect score, and his score of five saw him beat Brand's tally of three (three correct results with no scores).
Both Lawro and MOTD commentator Guy Mowbray pick up an extra point this week after correctly predicting the result of Wednesday's rearranged game between Arsenal and West Ham, but his other Boxing Day opponent Marco Gabbiadini got the outcome wrong.
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 had come off (also at the bottom of the page).
FA Cup total scores after round three | |
|---|---|
Guests | 17 |
Lawro | 10 |
Premier League total scores after week 23 | |
|---|---|
Lawro | 171 |
Guests | 135 |
LAWRO'S PREDICTIONS
All kick-offs at 15:00 GMT unless otherwise stated.
FRIDAY
Millwall 2-1 Aston Villa
Stoke 0-1 Man City
Lawro's prediction: 1-1 (Man City to win the replay)
Bolton 1-2 Everton
Lawro's prediction: 1-2
Brighton 2-3 Arsenal
Lawro's prediction: 0-2
Derby 0-3 Blackburn
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Huddersfield 1-1 Leicester
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Hull 0-1 Barnsley
Lawro's prediction: 2-1
Macclesfield 0-1 Wigan
Lawro's prediction: 0-2
Middlesbrough 2-1 Aldershot
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Norwich 0-1 Luton
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
QPR 2-4 MK Dons
Lawro's prediction: 1-2
Reading 4-0 Sheff Utd
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Man Utd 4-1 Fulham
Brentford 2-2 Chelsea
Lawro's prediction: 0-2
Leeds Utd 2-1 Tottenham
Lawro's prediction: 1-1 (Tottenham to win the replay)
Oldham 3-2 Liverpool
Lawro's prediction: 0-2
Lawro was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan. Kelly Smith was speaking to BBC Sport's Alistair Magowan.
Lawro v Guests | |||
|---|---|---|---|
P23 | W13 | D4 | L6 |
GUEST LEADERBOARD | SCORE |
|---|---|
Kevin Sinfield | 11 |
Luke Campbell | 10 |
Devlin | 10 |
Wretch 32 | 8 |
Mo Farah | 8 |
Lawro | 7.43 (average) |
James Arthur | 7 |
Dave Brailsford | 7 |
Example | 7 |
Goran Ivanisevic | 7 |
Guy Mowbray | 7 |
Joe Calzaghe | 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 |
Russell Brand | 3 |
Jonny Brownlee | 3 |
Stephanie Houghton | 3 |
Dani King | 2 |
Paul Reid | 2 |
Carl Froch | 1 |
Lawro's best score: 14 points (week eight).
Lawro's worst score: four points (weeks three and 19).
ARROWS DENOTE DIFFERENCE TO REAL TABLE | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
POS | TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | DIFF | +/- |
1. | Man Utd | 23 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 6 | +39 | 59 | 0 | |
2. | Man City | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 12 | +29 | 51 | 0 | |
3. | Arsenal | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 13 | +24 | 50 | +3 | |
4. | Everton | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 12 | +27 | 49 | +1 | |
5. | Chelsea | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 12 | +29 | 48 | -2 | |
6. | Tottenham | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 42 | -2 | |
7. | QPR | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 37 | +13 | |
8. | Liverpool | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 36 | -1 | |
9. | Newcastle | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 35 | +7 | |
10. | Stoke | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 30 | 0 | |
11. | Sunderland | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 29 | 0 | |
12. | West Brom | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 26 | 33 | -7 | 24 | +4 | |
13. | Southampton | 23 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 19 | 34 | -15 | 22 | +2 | |
14. | Fulham | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 33 | -14 | 21 | 0 | |
15 | West Ham | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 31 | -11 | 20 | -3 | |
16. | Swansea | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 33 | -15 | 20 | -7 | |
17. | Wigan | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 37 | -21 | 19 | +2 | |
18. | Aston Villa | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 38 | -22 | 15 | -1 | |
19. | Reading | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 36 | -19 | 14 | -1 | |
20. | Norwich | 23 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 39 | -25 | 11 | -7 | |
Lawro did not make a prediction before the rearranged Chelsea-Reading game on 22 August.
Make your own predictions, external to see how the Premier League will look after this weekend.
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