Lawro's Premier League predictions v Split star James McAvoy
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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 actor James McAvoy, star of new film 'Split'., external
Lawro's Premier League predictions v James McAvoy
McAvoy is a Celtic fan and says he grew up supporting them for many reasons.
"I think your choice of football club quite often is not your choice," he told BBC Sport. "It is thrust upon you by your family, wherever you grew up, or sometimes even your religion, so it is a kind of environmental thing that you just soak up.
"That is why I am a Celtic fan but why I enjoy being a Celtic fan is different and I have much more power over that.
"In London, I keep an eye on Arsenal but I am not really an Arsenal fan. I am more of a plastic Gooner just because I used to live two doors away from the East Stand when they played at Highbury.
"That was amazing. When I couldn't get tickets, which was quite often, I would be able to watch the game on TV, open the windows and turn the sound down, and just have the roar of the crowd in the background."
You can make your Premier League predictions now, compare them with those of Lawro and other fans by playing the BBC Sport Predictor game.
Premier League predictions - week 22 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Result | Lawro | McAvoy | |
SATURDAY | |||
Liverpool v Swansea | 2-3 | 3-0 | 1-0 |
Bournemouth v Watford | 2-2 | 2-1 | 2-1 |
Crystal Palace v Everton | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
Middlesbrough v West Ham | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-2 |
Stoke v Man Utd | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
West Brom v Sunderland | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2-1 |
Man City v Tottenham | 2-2 | 2-2 | 3-3 |
SUNDAY | |||
Southampton v Leicester | 3-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 |
Arsenal v Burnley | 2-1 | 2-0 | 3-0 |
Chelsea v Hull | 2-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 |
A correct result (picking a win, draw or defeat) is worth 10 points. The exact score earns 40 points.
Last week, Lawro got four correct results, including one perfect score, from 10 Premier League matches. That gave him a total of 70 points.
He beat UFC star Michael Bisping, who got three correct results, with no perfect scores, for a total of 30 points.
Total scores after week 21 | |
|---|---|
Lawro | 1,900 |
Guests | 1,590 |
LAWRO'S PREDICTIONS
All kick-offs 15:00 GMT unless otherwise stated.
SATURDAY
Man City 2-2 Tottenham
Lawro's prediction: 2-2
James McAvoy's prediction: I am looking for a thriller. 3-3
SUNDAY
Arsenal 2-1 Burnley
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
James McAvoy's prediction: I still keep an eye on Arsenal, and they just surprise you every now and again with the most ridiculous result. I am going to be positive here, though, and say they will take Burnley apart. 3-0
Chelsea 2-0 Hull City
Lawro's prediction: 3-0
James McAvoy's prediction: 2-0
Lawro was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.
Lawro v Guests | |||
|---|---|---|---|
P21 | W14 | D0 | L7 |
SCORE | GUEST LEADERBOARD |
|---|---|
150 | Elis James |
130 | Boris Becker, Tim Vine |
120 | Robbie Williams |
110 | Michael van Gerwen |
100 | Joe Clarke |
90 | Lawro (average after 21 weeks) |
90 | Josh Franceschi, Colin Murray |
80 | Nicole Scherzinger |
70 | Dave Bautista, Sam Burgess, Athletico Mince |
60 | Rick Astley |
50 | Charlie Sloth, Laura Kenny |
40 | Ed Balls |
30 | Michael Bisping, Blossoms, American hip-hop duo Run The Jewels |
20 | Lloyd Griffith |
Lawro's best score: 130 points (week 13 v Tim Vine)
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 | Arsenal | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 51 | +1 |
2 | Liverpool | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 51 | +3 |
3 | Man Utd | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 50 | +3 |
4 | Man City | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 49 | +1 |
5 | Chelsea | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 45 | -4 |
6 | Leicester | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 45 | +9 |
7 | Tottenham | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 45 | -5 |
8 | Everton | 21 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 30 | +1 |
9 | West Ham | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 30 | +3 |
10 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 25 | +7 |
11 | Stoke | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 24 | -2 |
12 | Sunderland | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | +7 |
13 | West Brom | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -5 |
14 | Bournemouth | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -3 |
15 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | +1 |
16 | Burnley | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -6 |
17 | Southampton | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -4 |
18 | Watford | 21 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 11 | -4 |
19 | Swansea | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 10 | +1 |
20 | Hull | 21 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 2 | -2 |
- Published13 January 2017
