Lawro's Premier League predictions v Strictly star Ed Balls
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BBC Sport's football expert Mark Lawrenson will be making a prediction for all 380 Premier League games this season against a variety of guests.
Lawro's opponent for this week's Premier League fixtures is Strictly Come Dancing star Ed Balls.
The former shadow chancellor, who is chairman and lifelong fan of Norwich City, is also tipping the Canaries to beat Rotherham in the Championship.
"Will we win? Of course," he told BBC Sport.
Ed Balls: 'I'm supporting Norwich as I'm dancing'
You can make your own predictions now, compare them with those of Lawro and other fans, and try to take your team to the top of the leaderboard by playing the new BBC Sport Predictor game.
Premier League predictions - week 8 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Result | Lawro | Ed | |
SATURDAY | |||
Chelsea v Leicester | 3-0 | 2-0 | 2-2 |
Arsenal v Swansea | 3-2 | 2-0 | 4-1 |
Bournemouth v Hull | 6-1 | 2-0 | 2-1 |
Man City v Everton | 1-1 | 1-1 | 3-1 |
Stoke v Sunderland | 2-0 | 2-1 | 3-1 |
West Brom v Tottenham | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
Crystal Palace v West Ham | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 |
SUNDAY | |||
Middlesbrough v Watford | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
Southampton v Burnley | 3-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 |
MONDAY | |||
Liverpool v Man Utd | 0-0 | 2-0 | 3-1 |
A correct result (picking a win, draw or defeat) is worth 10 points. The exact score earns 40 points.
In the round of games before the international break, Lawro got four correct results, including one perfect score, from 10 Premier League matches. That gave him a total of 70 points.
He was beaten by comedian and actor Elis James, who got six correct results, with three perfect scores, for a total of 150 points. James finished joint-bottom of last season's guest leaderboard (below) with 10 points but he is top of the table so far in 2016-17.
Total scores after week 7 | |
|---|---|
Lawro | 560 |
Guests | 530 |
LAWRO'S PREDICTIONS
All kick-offs 15:00 BST unless otherwise stated.
SATURDAY
Chelsea 3-0 Leicester
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Ed's prediction: Chelsea's form has been variable this season and I fancy Leicester to turn things around. 2-2
Arsenal 3-2 Swansea
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Ed's prediction: Arsenal have been romping away in recent weeks and I think that run will continue. Bradley looks a shrewd choice by Swansea but away at the Emirates is such a tough start. 4-1
Bournemouth 6-1 Hull
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Ed's prediction: It's a furnace at the Vitality Stadium and Bournemouth thumped us there last year. 2-1
Man City 1-1 Everton
Lawro's prediction: 1-1
Ed's prediction: Man City started brilliantly. They had a hiccup last week but will be too strong for Everton. 3-1
Stoke 2-0 Sunderland
Lawro's prediction: 2-1
Ed's prediction: I think Stoke will dig themselves out of the bottom three. 3-1
West Brom 1-1 Tottenham
Lawro's prediction: 0-2
Ed's prediction: Tottenham are another team who have started very well. West Brom are good at home but Spurs will be too strong. 1-2
Crystal Palace 0-1 West Ham
Lawro's prediction: 1-1
Ed's prediction: West Ham are floundering, while Palace are on the up and scoring goals. 2-0
SUNDAY
Middlesbrough 0-1 Watford
Southampton 3-1 Burnley
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Ed's prediction: I am expecting a goal from former Norwich forward Nathan Redmond for Southampton. 2-0.
MONDAY
Liverpool 0-0 Man Utd
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Ed's prediction: I fancy Liverpool at home. 3-1
Lawro was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.
Lawro v Guests | |||
|---|---|---|---|
P7 | W4 | D0 | L3 |
SCORE | GUEST LEADERBOARD |
|---|---|
150 | Elis James |
110 | Michael van Gerwen |
80 | Lawro (average after seven weeks) |
70 | Dave Bautista, Athletico Mince |
50 | Charlie Sloth, Laura Trott |
30 | Blossoms |
Lawro's best score: 140 points (week three v Laura Trott)
Lawro's worst score: 30 points (week four v Dave Bautista)
+/- DENOTE POSITION DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LAWRO'S TABLE AND ACTUAL POSITION | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
POS | TEAM | P | W | D | L | PTS | +/- |
1 | Man Utd | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | +5 |
2 | Liverpool | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | +2 |
3 | Chelsea | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | +4 |
4 | Man City | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | -3 |
5 | Arsenal | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | -2 |
6 | Everton | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | -1 |
7 | Leicester | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | +5 |
8 | Tottenham | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | -6 |
9 | West Ham | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | +9 |
10 | Crystal Palace | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | -2 |
11 | Sunderland | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | +9 |
12 | Burnley | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | +2 |
13 | Southampton | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -3 |
14 | West Brom | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -5 |
15 | Middlesbrough | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
16 | Swansea | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
17 | Bournemouth | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | -4 |
18 | Stoke | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
19 | Watford | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | -8 |
20 | Hull | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | -5 |
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