FA Cup predictions: Lawro v the giant-killers Thomas & Jemson

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BBC Sport expert Mark Lawrenson

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

Lawro's opponents for the FA Cup fifth round were Mickey Thomas and Nigel Jemson, responsible for two of the biggest shocks in the history of the competition.

Thomas scored a spectacular free-kick to help Fourth Division side Wrexham memorably beat league champions Arsenal in 1992.

Eleven years later, Jemson hit both goals as Shrewsbury beat an Everton side who were 80 places above them., external

FA Cup predictions

Result

Lawro

Mickey

Nigel

SATURDAY

West Brom v West Ham

4-0

1-1*

2-1

1-3

Blackburn v Stoke

4-1

0-2

0-2

1-2

Derby v Reading

1-2

2-0

3-1

2-0

Crystal Palace v Liverpool

1-2

0-2

1-1*

1-2

SUNDAY

Aston Villa v Leicester

2-1

2-1

2-0

0-1

Bradford v Sunderland

2-0

1-1*

1-3

0-3

Arsenal v Middlesbrough

2-0

2-0

4-1

2-1

MONDAY

Preston v Man Utd

1-3

1-1*

1-3

1-1*

* Away team to win at home in the replay

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

For the midweek Premier League matches, Lawro got seven correct results from 10 games, with no perfect scores.

His score of seven points was not enough to beat Arsenal Ladies star Kelly Smith, who picked five correct results, but with two perfect scores for atotal of nine 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 25

Lawro

171

Guests

166

LAWRO'S FA CUP PREDICTIONS

SATURDAY

West Brom 4-0 West Ham

Lawro's prediction: 1-1 (West Ham to win the replay)

Mickey's prediction: 2-1

Nigel's prediction: 1-3

West Brom v West Ham match report

Blackburn 4-1 Stoke

Lawro's prediction: 0-2

Mickey's prediction: 0-2

Nigel's prediction: 0-2.

Blackburn v Stoke match report

Derby 1-2 Reading

Lawro's prediction: 2-0

Mickey's prediction: 3-1

Nigel's prediction: 2-0

Derby v Reading match report

Crystal Palace 1-2 Liverpool

Lawro's prediction: 0-2

Mickey's prediction: 1-1

Nigel's prediction: 1-2

Crystal Palace v Liverpool match report

SUNDAY

Aston Villa 2-1 Leicester

Lawro's prediction: 2-1

Mickey's prediction: 2-0

Aston Villa v Leicester match report

Bradford 2-0 Sunderland

Lawro's prediction: 1-1 (Sunderland to win the replay)

Mickey's prediction: 1-3

Bradford v Sunderland match report

Arsenal 2-0 Middlesbrough

Lawro's prediction: 2-0

Mickey's prediction: 4-1

Nigel's prediction: 2-1

Arsenal v Middlesbrough match report

MONDAY

Preston 1-3 Manchester United

Lawro's prediction: 1-1 (Man Utd to win the replay)

Mickey's prediction: 1-3

Nigel's prediction: 1-1 (United to win the replay).

Preston North End v Manchester United match report

Lawro v Guests

P25

W11

D3

L11

SCORE

GUEST LEADERBOARD

12

Mark Ronson

11

Steph Houghton

10

Liam Fray, Rachel Riley

9

Kelly Smith

8

Death in Paradise, Roddy Doyle, Tim Henman, Olly Murs, Henning Wehn, Benedict Wong

7

Miles Jacobson, Ossie Ardiles, Seann Walsh

6.84

Lawro (average after 24 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

John Cooper Clarke, 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

25

22

3

0

69

0

2.

Man City

25

21

4

0

67

0

3.

Man Utd

25

17

4

4

55

0

4.

Arsenal

25

15

8

2

53

+1

5.

Liverpool

25

14

10

1

52

+2

6.

Everton

25

10

8

7

38

+6

7.

Southampton

25

10

7

8

37

-3

8.

Sunderland

25

8

8

9

32

+7

9.

Tottenham

25

7

10

8

31

-3

10.

Hull

25

10

0

15

30

+6

11.

West Ham

25

7

7

11

28

-3

12.

Crystal Palace

25

8

4

13

28

+1

13.

Stoke

25

7

6

12

27

-3

14.

Newcastle

25

6

9

10

27

-3

15.

Aston Villa

25

6

4

15

22

+3

16.

West Brom

25

5

6

14

21

+3

17.

QPR

25

6

3

16

21

0

18.

Burnley

25

5

5

15

20

+1

19.

Swansea

25

5

4

16

19

-10

20.

Leicester

25

5

3

17

18

0

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