FA Cup predictions: Lawro v Dave Beasant & John Aldridge
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BBC Sport's football expert Mark Lawrenson is pitting his wits against a different guest each week this season.
His opponents for selected ties on FA Cup third-round weekend were Dave Beasant and John Aldridge, who were on opposing sides when Wimbledon shocked Liverpool to win the 1988 final.
Beasant famously saved an Aldridge penalty as the 'Crazy Gang' triumphed 1-0 at Wembley and recalled the research that he did on the Reds striker's spot-kick technique before the final.
Here's what they predicted and how they fared.
Selected FA Cup 3rd round predictions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Lawro | Dave | Aldo | |
SATURDAY | ||||
Blyth Spartans v Birmingham | 2-3 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 0-1 |
Derby v Southport | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 |
Leicester v Newcastle | 1-0 | 2-1 | 1-1* | 2-1 |
Tranmere v Swansea | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1-1* |
West Brom v Gateshead | 7-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 |
SUNDAY | ||||
Dover Athletic v Crystal Palace | 0-4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-3 |
QPR v Sheff Utd | 0-3 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 1-1# |
Sunderland v Leeds | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 |
Aston Villa v Blackpool | 1-0 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 3-0 |
Man City v Sheff Wed | 2-1 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 4-0 |
Southampton v Ipswich | 1-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 |
Stoke v Wrexham | 3-1 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 3-1 |
Yeovil v Man Utd | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-3 | 0-4 |
Chelsea v Watford | 3-0 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 3-0 |
Arsenal v Hull City | 2-0 | 1-1# | 3-1 | 2-1 |
MONDAY | ||||
Burnley v Tottenham | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-1* | 1-1* |
Wimbledon v Liverpool | 1-2 | 0-3 | 2-2* | 1-2 |
TUESDAY | ||||
Everton v West Ham | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-1* | 1-1* |
* Away team to win at home in the replay
# Home team to win away in the replay
A correct result (picking a win, draw or defeat) is worth ONE point. Getting the exact score correct earns THREE points.
On New Year's Day, Lawro got two correct results from 10 games, with no perfect scores.
His score of two points was his worst of the season so far, and was beaten by Match of the Day commentator Steve Wilson, who picked four correct results, with one perfect score, to give him a total of six points.
We are keeping a record of the totals 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 (at the bottom of the page).
Total scores after week 20 | |
|---|---|
Lawro | 136 |
Guests | 128 |
LAWRO'S FA CUP PREDICTIONS
SATURDAY
Blyth Spartans 2-3 Birmingham
Derby 1-0 Southport
Leicester 1-0 Newcastle
Lawro's prediction: 2-1
Dave's prediction: 1-1 (Newcastle to win the replay)
Aldo's prediction: 2-1
Tranmere 2-6 Swansea
West Brom 7-0 Gateshead
SUNDAY
Dover 0-4 Crystal Palace
QPR 0-3 Sheffield United
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Dave's prediction: 2-1
Aldo's prediction: 1-1 (QPR to win the replay)
Sunderland 1-0 Leeds
Aston Villa 1-0 Blackpool
Man City 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Southampton 1-1 Ipswich
Stoke 3-1 Wrexham
Yeovil 0-2 Man Utd
Chelsea 3-0 Watford
Arsenal 2-0 Hull City
Lawro's prediction: 1-1 (Arsenal to win the replay)
Dave's prediction: 3-1
Aldo's prediction: 2-1
MONDAY
Burnley 1-1 Tottenham
Lawro's prediction: 2-1
Dave's prediction: 1-1 (Tottenham to win the replay)
Aldo's prediction: 1-1 (Tottenham to win the replay)
Wimbledon 1-2 Liverpool
Lawro's prediction: 0-3
Dave's prediction: 2-2 (Liverpool to win the replay).
Aldo's prediction: 1-2
TUESDAY
Everton 1-1 West Ham
Lawro's prediction: 1-0
Dave's prediction: 1-1 (West Ham to win the replay)
Aldo's prediction: 1-1 (West Ham to win the replay
Lawro v Guests | |||
|---|---|---|---|
P20 | W9 | D3 | L8 |
SCORE | GUEST LEADERBOARD |
|---|---|
11 | Steph Houghton |
10 | Liam Fray, Rachel Riley |
8 | Roddy Doyle, Tim Henman, Olly Murs, Henning Wehn, Benedict Wong |
7 | Miles Jacobson, Ossie Ardiles |
6.8 | Lawro (average after 20 weeks) |
6 | Football Manager, Mark Wright & Karen Hauer, Steve Wilson |
5 | Joe Cole, Sarah Harding & Leon Fagbemi, Van McCann, Adil Ray |
4 | Kell Brook, Guy Mowbray |
2 | Neil Lennon, Jack O'Connell |
Lawro's best score: 17 points (week seven v Ossie Ardiles)
Lawro's worst score: 2 points (week 20 v Steve Wilson)
ARROWS DENOTE DIFFERENCE TO REAL TABLE | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
POS | TEAM | P | W | D | L | PTS | DIFF | +/- |
1. | Chelsea | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 0 | |
2. | Man City | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 0 | |
3. | Man Utd | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 43 | +2 | |
4. | Arsenal | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 43 | +2 | |
5. | Liverpool | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 43 | +3 | |
6. | Everton | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 33 | +7 | |
7. | Southampton | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 | -3 | |
8. | Tottenham | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 27 | -3 | |
9. | Hull | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 24 | +6 | |
10. | Newcastle | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 0 | |
11. | Stoke | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 0 | |
12. | Sunderland | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 22 | +2 | |
13. | West Ham | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -6 | |
14. | Aston Villa | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 21 | -2 | |
15. | Crystal Palace | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 21 | +3 | |
16. | QPR | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 0 | |
17. | Swansea | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 18 | -8 | |
18. | Burnley | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | +1 | |
19. | West Brom | 20 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 11 | -2 | |
20. | Leicester | 20 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 0 | |
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