Mark Lawrenson's Premier League predictions
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BBC Sport football expert Mark Lawrenson is pitting his wits against a different guest each week this season.
TNA wrestling star Magnus was born in Norfolk and is a Norwich City fan
His opponent for the midweek Premier League games is Total Nonstop Action Wrestling star Magnus.
The 27-year-old Norwich fan, whose real name is Nick Aldis, has won the TNA Tag Team Championship twice and said: "I think my side Norwich will struggle with Tottenham's pace down the wings. As much as I hope the Carrow Road faithful see them to a draw or better, I fear the worst."
You can see Magnus in action every Sunday night at 21:00 GMT on TNA Impact Wrestling on Challenge TV.
Predictions | Score | Lawro | Magnus |
|---|---|---|---|
TUESDAY | |||
Aston Villa v Newcastle | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-2 |
QPR v Man City | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-3 |
Stoke v Wigan | 2-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
Sunderland v Swansea | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-1 |
WEDNESDAY | |||
Arsenal v Liverpool | 2-2 | 2-1 | 1-1 |
Everton v West Brom | 2-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 |
Norwich v Tottenham | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-2 |
Fulham v West Ham | 3-1 | 1-1 | 1-3 |
Man Utd v Southampton | 3-1 | 3-0 | 4-1 |
Reading v Chelsea | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-2 |
A correct result is worth ONE point, while a correct score earns THREE points.
On FA Cup fourth-round weekend, Lawro got eight results right out of 16 ties including two perfect scores.
His 12 points meant he lost to three-time FA Women's Cup winner Kelly Smith, who got seven results correct, including three perfect scores, for a total score of 13 points.
Those scores do not count towards Lawro's Premier League average.
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 four | |
|---|---|
Guests | 29 |
Lawro | 23 |
Premier League total scores after week 23 | |
|---|---|
Lawro | 171 |
Guests | 135 |
LAWRO'S PREDICTIONS
All kick-offs 19:45 GMT unless otherwise stated.
TUESDAY
Aston Villa 1-2 Newcastle
Lawro's prediction: 1-1
QPR 0-0 Man City
Lawro's prediction: 1-1
Stoke 2-2 Wigan
Lawro's prediction: 1-2
Sunderland 0-0 Swansea
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
WEDNESDAY
Arsenal 2-2 Liverpool
Lawro's prediction: 2-1
Everton 2-1 West Brom
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Norwich 1-1 Tottenham
Lawro's prediction: 1-0
Fulham 3-1 West Ham
Lawro's prediction: 1-1
Man Utd 2-1 Southampton
Lawro's prediction: 3-0
Reading 2-2 Chelsea
Lawro's prediction: 1-1
Lawro was speaking to BBC Sport's Shamoon Hafez.
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 | 7.39 (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 |
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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