Premier League predictions: Lawro v DJ and Man Utd fan Goldie
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BBC Sport's football expert Mark Lawrenson is pitting his wits against a different guest each week this season.
Lawro's opponent for the midweek Premier League fixtures is DJ, artist and drum and bass pioneer Goldie.
Goldie is a Manchester United fan who follows Jose Mourinho's side from his home in Thailand, and has seen a lot of the rest of the Premier League too.
"I never thought I would say this but, as well as United, I will sit and watch any good games I get on the TV," he told BBC Sport.
"I watch more other teams than I have ever done before because I just miss a bit of footy."
Goldie's new single 'Prism' was released at the end of March. His new album 'The Journey Man' comes out in June
Goldie feels Mourinho is the right manager to bring success back to Old Trafford but is unsure whether they will make the top four this season.
"We have been dropping points in silly games and we are relying on one of the teams above us imploding," he explained.
"Tottenham have been that team in past seasons but, looking at the top four now, I am not sure who will slip up this time.
"It is going to take time for Jose to get it right, but I think he will."
Pogba deserves respect - Mourinho
Goldie, who used to go clubbing with Dwight Yorke when the striker was at United, is less impressed with Paul Pogba, who returned to Old Trafford for a world record £89m fee last summer, four years after leaving to join Juventus for a nominal amount.
He added: "Seriously, why did Fergie [Sir Alex Ferguson] get rid of Pogba? I think we are seeing why. He did not see anything special.
"I am sorry but for the money we spent on him, we could have reinforced the entire midfield. He has not done anything for us this season and for me he is in the same bracket as Diego and Juan Sebastian Veron - disappointing.
"It is all right saying that he has sold a lot of shirts but come on, you have got to do more than that, mate."
You can make your Premier League predictions now and compare them with those of Lawro and other fans by playing the BBC Sport Predictor game.
Premier League predictions - week 31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Result | Lawro | Goldie | |
TUESDAY | |||
Burnley v Stoke | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 |
Leicester v Sunderland | 2-0 | 2-0 | 3-1 |
Watford v West Brom | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0-2 |
Man Utd v Everton | 1-1 | 2-0 | 3-2 |
WEDNESDAY | |||
Arsenal v West Ham | 3-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 |
Hull v Middlesbrough | 4-2 | 2-0 | 1-2 |
Southampton v Crystal Palace | 3-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 |
Swansea v Tottenham | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
Chelsea v Man City | 2-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 |
Liverpool v Bournemouth | 2-2 | 2-0 | 1-2 |
A correct result (picking a win, draw or defeat) is worth 10 points. The exact score earns 40 points.
LAWRO'S PREDICTIONS
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
Liverpool 2-2 Bournemouth
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Goldie's prediction: 1-2
Lawro was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.
Lawro v Guests | |||
|---|---|---|---|
P30 | W21 | D0 | L9 |
SCORE | GUEST LEADERBOARD |
|---|---|
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 30 weeks*) |
90 | Josh Franceschi, Colin Murray |
80 | David Gower, Loyle Carner, Nicole Scherzinger |
70 | Dave Bautista, Sam Burgess, Anthony Crolla, Athletico Mince |
60 | Rick Astley |
50 | Martin Kemp*, Charlie Sloth, Laura Kenny |
40 | Ed Balls |
30 | Michael Bisping, Blossoms, Full Time DEVILS*, American hip-hop duo Run The Jewels |
20 | Moeen Ali, Lloyd Griffith |
10 | Omid Djalili, CFC Fan TV* |
*Does not include scores from postponed games.
Lawro's best score: 140 points (week 22 v James McAvoy)
Lawro's worst score: 20 points (week 28, but only five games played so far) or 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 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 72 | +2 |
2 | Chelsea | 29 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 67 | -1 |
3 | Man City | 29 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 67 | +1 |
4 | Man Utd | 28 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 65 | +1 |
5 | Arsenal | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 62 | +1 |
6 | Leicester | 29 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 60 | +7 |
7 | Tottenham | 29 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 60 | -5 |
8 | Everton | 30 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 41 | -1 |
9 | Crystal Palace | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 37 | +7 |
10 | West Brom | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 37 | -2 |
11 | Stoke | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 32 | -2 |
12 | West Ham | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 32 | +2 |
13 | Bournemouth | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 29 | -2 |
14 | Sunderland | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 28 | +6 |
15 | Burnley | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 0 |
16 | Watford | 29 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 21 | -4 |
17 | Middlesbrough | 29 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 20 | +2 |
18 | Southampton | 28 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 19 | -8 |
19 | Swansea | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 19 | -2 |
20 | Hull | 30 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 7 | -2 |
How did Lawro do last time?
Last weekend, Lawro got six correct results, including one perfect score, from 10 matches for a total of 90 points.
He beat comedian and actor Omid Djalili, who got one correct result with no perfect scores, for a tally of 10 points that leaves him bottom of the guest leaderboard.
Total scores after week 30 | |
|---|---|
Lawro | 2,790 |
Guests | 2,130 |