FA Cup predictions: Lawro v BBC Breakfast host Bill Turnbull
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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 FA Cup fifth-round ties is BBC Breakfast presenter Bill Turnbull.
After 15 years on the BBC Breakfast sofa, Turnbull will host his final show on Friday, 26 February
Turnbull, who is stepping down from his role at the end of this month, has been a Wycombe Wanderers fan since their remarkable run to the FA Cup semi-finals as a third-tier team in 2001.
"I started going with my two sons towards the end of that run and we went up to Villa Park for the semi-final against Liverpool,", external Turnbull told BBC Sport.
"That was us tied in then. We were glory-hunters in effect - but we have been waiting for the glory to come around ever since."
Turnbull is not predicting any shocks this weekend but thinks League One strugglers Shrewsbury will do the lower leagues proud when they host Manchester United on Sunday.
"I think United will be in for a bit of a surprise there," Turnbull explained. "They might slip up a little."
Football Focus presenter Dan Walker will be stepping into Bill's shoes on BBC Breakfast.
You can see Dan and Lawro on Focus, live from Vicarage Road, on Saturday at 12:10 GMT on BBC One and the BBC Sport website.
FA Cup 5th round predictions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Result | Lawro | Bill | |
SATURDAY | |||
Arsenal v Hull | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 |
Reading v West Brom | 3-1 | 1-2 | 1-1* |
Watford v Leeds | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-1 |
Bournemouth v Everton | 0-2 | 1-1* | 0-1 |
SUNDAY | |||
Blackburn v West Ham | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-2 |
Tottenham v Crystal Palace | 0-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 |
Chelsea v Man City | 5-1 | 2-1 | 0-1 |
MONDAY | |||
Shrewsbury v Man Utd | 0-3 | 0-2 | 1-1* |
* Away team to win at home in the replay
Our scoring system has changed this season and a correct result (picking a win, draw or defeat) is now worth 10 points. The exact score earns 40 points.
Last weekend, Lawro got three correct results from 10 Premier League matches, with no perfect scores.
His score of 30 points saw him lose to Deadpool actor Ed Skrein, who picked six correct results but no perfect scores for a total of 60.
Total scores after week 26 | |
|---|---|
Lawro | 1,810 |
Guests | 1,310 |
LAWRO'S PREDICTIONS
All kick-offs 15:00 GMT unless otherwise stated
SATURDAY
Arsenal 0-0 Hull
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Bill's prediction: Arsenal are at home and flying high in the Premier League. They will keep their cup defence going too. 2-0
Reading 3-1 West Brom
Lawro's prediction: 1-2
Bill's prediction: This is a tricky one for the Baggies. 1-1 (West Brom to win the replay)
Watford 1-0 Leeds
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Bill's prediction: This one looks fairly straightforward for Watford. 2-1
Bournemouth 0-2 Everton
SUNDAY
Blackburn 1-5 West Ham
Lawro's prediction: 1-2
Bill's prediction: West Ham are playing very well at the moment. 0-2
Tottenham 0-1 Crystal Palace
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Bill's prediction: I saw Tottenham's win over City and they were absolutely fantastic. 2-0
Chelsea 5-1 Man City
Lawro's prediction: 2-1
Bill's prediction: Chelsea are still unbeaten domestically in 11 games under Guus Hiddink but City have lost their last two games and I don't see them losing three in a row. 0-1
MONDAY
Shrewsbury 0-3 Man Utd
Lawro's prediction: 0-2
Bill's prediction: I have got to go with the lower league club to get something here. 1-1 (Man Utd to win the replay)
Lawro was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.
Lawro v Guests | |||
|---|---|---|---|
P26 | W16 | D5 | L5 |
SCORE | GUEST LEADERBOARD |
|---|---|
110 | Sam Tomkins, SAM Super Computer |
100 | Wealdstone Raider |
90 | Ice Cube & Kevin Hart, Amir Khan |
70 | Lawro (average after 26 weeks), Guy Mowbray, Osi Umenyiora |
60 | Stuart Broad, Tim Burgess, Ed Skrein |
50 | Mark Radcliffe, Jack Whitehall, Felix White |
40 | Neville, Mumford & Sons, Michael B Jordan & Tony Bellew |
30 | Darren Campbell, Luol Deng, Blake Harrison & Daniel Mays, Mark Webber, Steve Wilson |
20 | Graeme Swann |
10 | Elis James, Paul Heaton, Kelly Jones |
Lawro's best score: 160 points (week 19 v Guy Mowbray)
Lawro's worst score: 20 points (week one v Graeme Swann & week 23 v Ice Cube and Kevin Hart)
ARROWS & +/- DENOTE POSITION DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LAWRO'S TABLE AND REAL TABLE | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
POS | TEAM | P | W | D | L | PTS | DIFF | +/- |
1. | Man City | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 65 | +3 | |
2. | Arsenal | 26 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 62 | +1 | |
3. | Chelsea | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 58 | +9 | |
4. | Liverpool | 26 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 56 | +4 | |
5. | Southampton | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 48 | +1 | |
6. | Man Utd | 26 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 47 | -1 | |
7. | West Brom | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 45 | +7 | |
8. | Tottenham | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 44 | -6 | |
9. | Crystal Palace | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 40 | +4 | |
10. | Everton | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 34 | +1 | |
11. | Newcastle | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 32 | +7 | |
12. | Norwich | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 32 | +5 | |
13. | Bournemouth | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 25 | +2 | |
14. | Stoke | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 24 | -4 | |
15. | Swansea | 26 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 24 | +1 | |
16. | Sunderland | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 22 | +3 | |
17. | Leicester | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 21 | -16 | |
18. | West Ham | 26 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 15 | -11 | |
19. | Watford | 26 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 12 | -10 | |
20. | Aston Villa | 26 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 6 | 0 | |
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