Premier League predictions: Lawro v David Cameron and the troops
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BBC Sport's football expert Mark Lawrenson is pitting his wits against a different guest each week this season.
Football Focus: Camp Bastion's Premier League predictions
This week he takes on UK Prime Minister David Cameron.
He gave his predictions during a Christmas visit to see the British troops in Afghanistan.
The Football Focus crew also asked some of the army troops based at Camp Bastion for their predictions for the final round of Premier League games before Christmas.
Predictions | Score | Lawro | Cameron | Troops |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SATURDAY | ||||
Liverpool v Cardiff | 3-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 4-0 |
Crystal Palace v Newcastle | 0-3 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-2 |
Fulham v Man City | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-3 | 1-5 |
Man Utd v West Ham | 3-1 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 3-1 |
Stoke v Aston Villa | 2-1 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
Sunderland v Norwich | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 |
West Brom v Hull | 1-1 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 2-1 |
SUNDAY | ||||
Southampton v Tottenham | 2-3 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 1-3 |
Swansea v Everton | 1-2 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 1-3 |
MONDAY | ||||
Arsenal v Chelsea | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 3-1 |
A correct result is worth ONE point. A correct score earns THREE points.
Last week, Lawro got five results right, with no perfect scores. His score of five saw him beaten by comedian John Bishop, who got six correct results, with no exact scores.
We're 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 of Lawro's predictions were correct (also at the bottom of the page).
Total scores after Week 16 | |
|---|---|
Lawro | 125 |
Guests | 93 |
LAWRO'S PREDICTIONS
SATURDAY
Liverpool 3-1 Cardiff City
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
David Cameron's prediction: 2-0
Troops' prediction: 4-0
Crystal Palace 0-3 Newcastle
Lawro's prediction: 1-1
David Cameron's prediction: 1-2
Troops' prediction: 0-2
Fulham 2-4 Man City
Lawro's prediction: 0-2
David Cameron's prediction: 0-3
Troops' prediction: 1-5
Man Utd 3-1 West Ham
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
David Cameron's prediction: 1-2
Troops' prediction: 3-1
Stoke 2-1 Aston Villa
Lawro's prediction: 1-0
David Cameron's prediction: 0-2
Troops' prediction: 0-2
Sunderland 0-0 Norwich
Lawro's prediction: 2-1
David Cameron's prediction: 0-2
Troops' prediction: 1-1
West Brom 1-1 Hull City
Lawro's prediction: 2-1
David Cameron's prediction: 0-1
Troops' prediction: 2-1
SUNDAY
Southampton 2-3 Tottenham
Lawro's prediction: 2-1
David Cameron's prediction: 0-1
Troops' prediction: 1-3
Swansea v Everton (16:00 GMT)
Lawro's prediction: 2-1
David Cameron's prediction: 3-0
Troops' prediction: 1-3
MONDAY
Arsenal 0-0 Chelsea
Lawro's prediction: 1-1
David Cameron's prediction: 1-2
Troops' prediction: 3-1
Lawro was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.
Lawro v Guests | |||
|---|---|---|---|
P16 | W8 | D2 | L6 |
SCORE | GUEST LEADERBOARD |
|---|---|
12 | Nicky Wire |
11 | Susanna Reid |
10 | Usain Bolt |
9 | Charlotte Green |
7.81 | Lawro (average after 16 weeks) |
6 | John Bishop, Kevin Clifton, Gaz Coombes, Alistair McGowan Joe Montana, Greg James |
5 | Sam Tomkins, The National |
4 | Jason Sudeikis |
2 | Cal Crutchlow, Jim Kerr, David Schneider |
1 | Michael Palin |
Lawro's best score: 13 points (week seven v David Schneider)
Lawro's worst score: 4 points (week two v Sam Tomkins)
ARROWS DENOTE DIFFERENCE TO REAL TABLE | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
POS | TEAM | P | W | D | L | PTS | DIFF | +/- |
1. | Man City | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 42 | +3 | |
2. | Chelsea | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 37 | +1 | |
3. | Man Utd | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 36 | +5 | |
4. | Arsenal | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 35 | -3 | |
5. | Liverpool | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 33 | -3 | |
6. | Tottenham | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 33 | +1 | |
7. | Everton | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 25 | -2 | |
8. | Southampton | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 22 | +1 | |
9. | Fulham | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 | +10 | |
10. | Norwich | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 21 | +4 | |
11. | Stoke | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 20 | +2 | |
12. | Newcastle | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | -6 | |
13. | Swansea | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -3 | |
14. | West Brom | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | +2 | |
15. | West Ham | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | +2 | |
16. | Aston Villa | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 13 | -5 | |
17. | Hull City | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -5 | |
18. | Crystal Palace | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 0 | |
19. | Sunderland | 16 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 5 | +1 | |
20. | Cardiff | 16 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 4 | -5 | |
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