Lawro's Premier League predictions v X Factor judge Nicole Scherzinger
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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 fixtures is X Factor judge and former Pussycat Dolls star Nicole Scherzinger, who is the global ambassador of the Special Olympics.
Nicole Scherzinger gives us her Premier League predictions.
Scherzinger has held the role since 2013, and met some of Britain's athletes at an event at Lee Valley in north London last week.
"It's such an inspiration when I watch the athletes compete because they are so proud of their medals," she told BBC Sport. "They give it their all and take great pride in what they do."
More than 7,000 athletes from 160 different countries took part in the last Special Olympics, in Los Angeles in 2015.
Scherzinger met athletes at a Special Olympics event in London and explained the organisation's aims and activities, including training for young athletes
Scherzinger is also an X Factor judge, and is going to Sunday's north London derby with the show's host Dermot O'Leary, an Arsenal fan. She is predicting a close game.
"In the United Kingdom, you are obsessed with football," the American told BBC Sport. "It is the same in the United States, just a different kind of football. I had the honour recently to sing the national anthem for one of the NFL games held in London.
"I love soccer, as we call it. I think it is awesome. I love how it brings people together and is all about spirit and the fight, but I don't really know much about it."
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 11 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Result | Lawro | Nicole | |
SATURDAY | |||
Bournemouth v Sunderland | 1-2 | 2-0 | 2-0 |
Burnley v Crystal Palace | 3-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
Man City v Middlesbrough | 1-1 | 3-0 | 3-0 |
West Ham v Stoke | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
Chelsea v Everton | 5-0 | 2-1 | 3-1 |
SUNDAY | |||
Arsenal v Tottenham | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 |
Hull v Southampton | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-3 |
Liverpool v Watford | 6-1 | 3-0 | 2-1 |
Swansea v Man Utd | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
Leicester v West Brom | 1-2 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
A correct result (picking a win, draw or defeat) is worth 10 points. The exact score earns 40 points.
In the last round of fixtures, Lawro got seven correct results, including one perfect score, from 10 Premier League matches. That gave him a total of 100 points.
He beat England rugby league captain Sam Burgess, who got four correct results, with one perfect score, for a total of 70 points.
Total scores after week 10 | |
|---|---|
Lawro | 840 |
Guests | 740 |
LAWRO'S PREDICTIONS
All kick-offs 15:00 GMT unless otherwise stated.
SATURDAY
Burnley 3-2 Crystal Palace
Arsenal and Swansea have won at Turf Moor this season but both were fortunate. At home, generally, Burnley are very difficult to play against.
Lawro's prediction: 1-1
Nicole's prediction: 1-1
SUNDAY
Arsenal 1-1 Tottenham
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Nicole's prediction: Sorry Dermot, I am going for a draw. 1-1
Leicester 1-2 West Brom
Lawro's prediction: 2-1
Nicole's prediction: 0-0
Lawro was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.
Lawro v Guests | |||
|---|---|---|---|
P10 | W6 | D0 | L4 |
SCORE | GUEST LEADERBOARD |
|---|---|
150 | Elis James |
110 | Michael van Gerwen |
100 | Joe Clarke |
84 | Lawro (average after 10 weeks) |
70 | Dave Bautista, Sam Burgess, Athletico Mince |
50 | Charlie Sloth, Laura Trott |
40 | Ed Balls |
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 | Liverpool | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 26 | -2 |
2 | Man Utd | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | +6 |
3 | Arsenal | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 | -1 |
4 | Chelsea | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 0 |
5 | Man City | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | -4 |
6 | Tottenham | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 | -1 |
7 | West Ham | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | +10 |
8 | Everton | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 16 | -2 |
9 | Leicester | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | +2 |
10 | Stoke | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | +2 |
11 | Crystal Palace | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | +2 |
12 | Southampton | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | -3 |
13 | Sunderland | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | +7 |
14 | Burnley | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
15 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
16 | Bournemouth | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -6 |
17 | West Brom | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -1 |
18 | Watford | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -11 |
19 | Swansea | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
20 | Hull | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | -2 |