Premier League predictions: Lawro v punk poet John Cooper Clarke

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

Lawro's opponent for this weekend's Premier League fixtures is punk poet and BBC 6 Music presenter John Cooper Clarke.

Clarke, who is known as the 'Bard of Salford', grew up supporting his local team Manchester United.

"I used to go and watch the pre-Munich-disaster United team - they were the ones who got me interested in football," he told BBC Sport.

Clarke says he can relate to fans who spontaneously break into song with chants during games, explaining: "The terraces are the last vestige of folk music - even though they are not really terraces any more.

"The way they introduce current themes into what are old tunes is amazing really, and how quickly they catch on around the ground - it is organic."

Clarke is currently standing in for Jarvis Cocker as the presenter of Sunday Service at 16:00 GMT on Sundays on BBC 6 Music.

A correct result (picking a win, draw or defeat) is worth ONE point. Getting the exact score correct earns THREE points.

Last week, Lawro got five correct results from 10 games, including one perfect score.

His score of seven points was beaten by chart-topping DJ, musician and producer Mark Ronson, who picked six correct results, with three perfect scores for a total of 12 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).

LAWRO'S PREDICTIONS

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

SATURDAY

Tottenham 2-1 Arsenal

Lawro's prediction: 1-1

John's prediction: 1-1

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Aston Villa 1-2 Chelsea

Lawro's prediction: 0-2

John's prediction: 1-3

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Leicester 0-1 Crystal Palace

Lawro's prediction: 2-1

John's prediction: 1-0

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Man City 1-1 Hull

Lawro's prediction: 3-0

John's prediction: 4-1

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QPR 0-1 Southampton

Lawro's prediction: 1-2

John's prediction: 3-1

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Swansea 1-1 Sunderland

Lawro's prediction: 0-2

John's prediction: 2-3

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Everton 0-0 Liverpool

Lawro's prediction: 1-1

John's prediction: 1-1

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SUNDAY

Burnley 2-2 West Brom

Lawro's prediction: 1-1

John's prediction: I tell you loud and I tell you firmly, it's going to be 3-2 for Burnley!

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Newcastle 1-1 Stoke

Lawro's prediction: 2-0

John's prediction: 1-0

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West Ham 1-1 Man Utd

Lawro's prediction: 2-1

John's prediction: 1-2

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Lawro was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.

Lawro's best score: 17 points (week seven v Ossie Ardiles)

Lawro's worst score: 2 points (week 20 v Steve Wilson)