Lawro's Premier League and FA Cup predictions v world heavyweight champion boxer Anthony Joshua
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Watford fan Joshua's Focus predictions
BBC Sport's football expert Mark Lawrenson is pitting his wits against a different guest each week this season.
Lawro's opponents for this weekend Premier League fixtures and FA Cup semi-finals is world heavyweight champion boxer Anthony Joshua.
Joshua, who beat Charles Martin to take the IBF title earlier this month, supports his hometown team Watford, and recently trained with Hornets striker Troy Deeney.
Watford striker Troy Deeney (right) was at the O2 Arena to watch Joshua become world champion
"I've known Troy for a while, we linked up in a barber shop," Joshua told BBC Sport. "From there, I saw he was training with a coach in Birmingham.
"I liked the way his training was different to what I was used to so I linked up with him too. We were training together, footballer and boxer, and we had a great coach.
"Did Troy keep up with me? Definitely. He is a beast, he knows how to handle himself in the gym."
The 26-year-old will not be at Wembley for Sunday's FA Cup semi-final, but has a message for Deeney and his Hornets' team-mates.
"I will be supporting you from a distance," Joshua said. "Good luck to everyone at Watford, you have come this far and the hard work is done. Enjoy it and get the job done."
FA Cup semi-final predictions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Result | Lawro | Joshua | |
SATURDAY | |||
Everton v Man Utd | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-3 |
SUNDAY | |||
Crystal Palace v Watford | 2-1 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
Joshua, who admits he chooses Real Madrid ahead of Watford when he plays on Fifa, met former Real and Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho after the Martin fight.
"Yes, he is a special one," he added. "Cool, calm and collected - the triple c's."
Premier League predictions - week 35 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Result | Lawro | Joshua | |
SATURDAY | |||
Man City v Stoke | 4-0 | 2-0 | 2-1 |
Aston Villa v Southampton | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
Bournemouth v Chelsea | 1-4 | 1-1 | 1-3 |
Liverpool v Newcastle | 2-2 | 2-0 | 2-0 |
SUNDAY | |||
Sunderland v Arsenal | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-3 |
Leicester v Swansea | 4-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 |
MONDAY | |||
Tottenham v West Brom | 1-1 | 3-0 | 2-0 |
A correct result (picking a win, draw or defeat) is worth 10 points. The exact score earns 40 points.
Lawro got four correct results and no perfect scores from last weekend's matches, to give him a total of 40 points.
He was beaten by actors Idris Elba and Richard Madden, who got six results correct, with no perfect scores, for a total of 60 points.
Ahead of Arsenal's game with West Brom, Lawro picked up an extra 60 points from his midweek predictions. Nobby Butcher and Carl Frampton also added to their scores.
Make your own predictions now, compare them to Lawro and other fans and try to take your team to the top of the leaderboard by playing the BBC Sport Predictor game.
Total scores after week 34 | |
|---|---|
Lawro | 2,410 |
Guests | 1,900 |
LAWRO'S PREDICTIONS
All kick-offs 15:00 BST unless otherwise stated
SATURDAY
Man City 4-0 Stoke
Aston Villa 2-4 Southampton
Bournemouth 1-4 Chelsea
Liverpool 2-2 Newcastle
Everton 1-2 Man Utd
SUNDAY
Sunderland 0-0 Arsenal
Crystal Palace 2-1 Watford (FA Cup semi-final)
Leicester 4-0 Swansea
MONDAY
Tottenham 1-1 West Brom
Lawro's prediction: 3-0
Joshua's prediction: 2-0
Lawro was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.
Lawro v Guests | |||
|---|---|---|---|
P34 | W20 | D6 | L8 |
SCORE | GUEST LEADERBOARD |
|---|---|
110 | Nick Bright, Steve Cram, Sam Tomkins, SAM Super Computer |
100 | Wealdstone Raider |
90 | Ice Cube & Kevin Hart, Carl Frampton, Amir Khan |
71 | Lawro (average after 34 weeks) |
70 | James, Guy Mowbray, Osi Umenyiora |
60 | Stuart Broad, Tim Burgess, Idris Elba & Richard Madden, Ed Skrein |
50 | Mark Radcliffe, Jack Whitehall, Felix White |
40 | Nobby Butcher, Fatman Scoop, Neville, Mumford & Sons, Michael B Jordan & Tony Bellew. James Skelly |
30 | Darren Campbell, Luol Deng, Blake Harrison & Daniel Mays, Mark Webber, Steve Wilson |
20 | Graeme Swann |
10 | Elis James, Paul Heaton, Kelly Jones |
*Does not include score for postponed games
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)
+/- DENOTE POSITION DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LAWRO'S TABLE AND REAL TABLE | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
POS | TEAM | P | W | D | L | PTS | +/- |
1 | Man City | 34 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 85 | +2 |
2 | Arsenal | 34 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 82 | +2 |
3 | Chelsea | 33 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 74 | +7 |
4 | Liverpool | 33 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 66 | +3 |
5 | Tottenham | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 62 | -3 |
6 | Southampton | 34 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 57 | +2 |
7 | West Brom | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 57 | +7 |
8 | Man Utd | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 55 | -3 |
9 | Crystal Palace | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 47 | +7 |
10 | Everton | 33 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 44 | +1 |
11 | Newcastle | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 39 | +8 |
12 | Leicester | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 38 | -11 |
13 | Bournemouth | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 37 | 0 |
14 | Norwich | 34 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 36 | +3 |
15 | Stoke | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 36 | -6 |
16 | Swansea | 34 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 30 | -1 |
17 | Sunderland | 33 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 29 | +1 |
18 | West Ham | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 29 | -12 |
19 | Watford | 34 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 20 | -7 |
20 | Aston Villa | 34 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 6 | 0 |
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