Lawro's FA Cup predictions v ArsenalFanTV host Robbie and the Fulhamish podcast
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For each round of this season's FA Cup, BBC Sport's football expert Mark Lawrenson is pitting his predicting wits against a different celebrity guest.
This week, Robbie Lyle - the man behind the ever-entertaining ArsenalFanTV, external - is joined by Sammy, Jack and Ben from the Fulhamish podcast, external as Lawro's opponents.
ArsenalFanTV have almost 350,000 subscribers on YouTube and their passionate, opinionated post-match interviews have attracted viewers far beyond the club's fanbase.
Former Manchester United and England defender Gary Neville has agreed to appear on the channel after calling some of the opinions aired after the Gunners defeat to Chelsea earlier this month "embarrassing"., external
Robbie has particularly fond memories of the 2014 final when Arsenal recovered from conceding two goals in the opening eight minutes to beat Hull 3-2 in extra time and win their first trophy in nine years.
"I looked over at Arsene Wenger and he looked a worried man, he could have been out of a job if we lost that final," he told BBC Sport. "It was typical Arsenal, we did it the hard way, but we did it."
Sammy, Jack and Ben chose a snowy night at Molineux for Fulham's No Guts, No Glory moment, part of a BBC Sport campaign to capture drama from the competition's illustrious past from every fan's perspective.
FA Cup fifth-round predictions | ||||
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Result | Lawro | Robbie | Fulhamish | |
SATURDAY | ||||
Burnley v Lincoln | 0-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1-1* |
Huddersfield v Man City | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
Middlesbrough v Oxford | 3-2 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 |
Millwall v Leicester | 1-0 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 2-0 |
Wolves v Chelsea | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 3-0 |
SUNDAY | ||||
Fulham v Tottenham | 0-3 | 1-1* | 1-1* | 1-1* |
Blackburn v Man Utd | 1-2 | 0-2 | 0-3 | 2-3 |
MONDAY | ||||
Sutton v Arsenal | 0-2 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 1-3 |
* Away team to win at home in the replay
** Home team to win away in the replay
A correct result (picking a win, draw or defeat) is worth 10 points. The exact score earns 40 points.
Robbie and the Fulhamish boys need a big performance to claim top spot on the FA Cup leaderboard after BBC Radio 1Xtra DJ A Dot stormed in at number one with some precise predictions in round four.
FA Cup leaderboard after round four | ||||
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Correct results | (Perfect scores) | Total | Success rate | |
A.Dot | 10/16 | (4) | 220 | 34% |
Adele Roberts | 8/16 | (3) | 170 | 27% |
Lawro | 20/48 | (6) | 380 | 20% |
Blue Moon Rising TV | 14/32 | (3) | 230 | 18% |
Spurred On | 12/32 | (2) | 180 | 14% |
Reev | 12/32 | (0) | 120 | 9% |
LAWRO'S FA CUP FIFTH-ROUND PREDICTIONS
All kick-offs 15:00 GMT unless otherwise stated.
SATURDAY
Burnley 0-1 Lincoln City
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Robbie: 2-0
Fulhamish: 1-1
Huddersfield Town 0-0 Manchester City
Lawro's prediction: 0-2
Robbie: 1-3
Fulhamish: 1-2
Middlesbrough 3-2 Oxford
Lawro's prediction: 2-1
Robbie: 1-0
Fulhamish: 1-0
Millwall 1-0 Leicester
Lawro's prediction: 1-2
Robbie: 1-0
Fulhamish: 2-0
Wolves 0-2 Chelsea
Lawro's prediction: 0-1
Robbie: 0-2
Fulhamish: 3-0
SUNDAY
Fulham 0-3 Tottenham
Lawro's prediction: 1-1
Robbie: 1-1.
Fulhamish: 1-1
Blackburn 1-2 Manchester United
Lawro's prediction: 0-2
Robbie: 0-3
Fulhamish: 2-3
MONDAY
Sutton United 0-2 Arsenal
Lawro's prediction: 0-3
Robbie: 0-3
Fulhamish: 1-3
Lawro was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.
LAWRO'S PREMIER LEAGUE PREDICTIONS
Last weekend, Lawro got six correct results, with three perfect scores, from the 10 games for a total of 150 points.
He beat hip-hop star Loyle Carner,who got five correct results, with one perfect score for a tally of 80 points.
Total scores after week 25 | |
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Lawro | 2,330 |
Guests | 1,920 |
Lawro v Guests | |||
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P25 | W17 | D0 | L8 |
SCORE | GUEST LEADERBOARD |
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150 | Elis James |
130 | Boris Becker, James McAvoy, Tim Vine |
120 | Robbie Williams |
110 | Michael van Gerwen |
100 | Joe Clarke, Osi Umenyiora |
93 | Lawro (average after 25 weeks) |
90 | Josh Franceschi, Colin Murray |
80 | Nicole Scherzinger, Loyle Carner |
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 | Moeen Ali, Lloyd Griffith |
Lawro's best score: 140 points (week 22 v James McAvoy)
Lawro's worst score: 30 points (week four v Dave Bautista)
+/- DENOTE POSITION DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LAWRO'S TABLE AND ACTUAL POSITION | |||||||
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POS | TEAM | P | W | D | L | PTS | +/- |
1 | Arsenal | 25 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 60 | +3 |
2 | Liverpool | 25 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 59 | +3 |
3 | Man City | 25 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 59 | -1 |
4 | Man Utd | 25 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 58 | +2 |
5 | Chelsea | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 55 | -4 |
6 | Leicester | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 51 | +11 |
7 | Tottenham | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 50 | -4 |
8 | Everton | 25 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 36 | -1 |
9 | West Ham | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 32 | +1 |
10 | West Brom | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 31 | -2 |
11 | Crystal Palace | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 30 | +8 |
12 | Stoke | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 29 | -3 |
13 | Sunderland | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 27 | +7 |
14 | Bournemouth | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 0 |
15 | Middlesbrough | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 19 | +1 |
16 | Southampton | 25 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -5 |
17 | Burnley | 25 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 16 | -5 |
18 | Swansea | 25 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 14 | -3 |
19 | Watford | 25 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 11 | -6 |
20 | Hull | 25 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 2 | -2 |
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