Premier League predictions: Lawro v Mumford & Sons
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Chelsea are yet to lose under Maurizio Sarri after 18 competitive games - but will that record survive Saturday's trip to play Tottenham at Wembley?
"I think we will see the Blues' first defeat of the season," BBC Sport's football expert Mark Lawrenson said.
"Chelsea were average against Everton last time out and if they play like that again, Spurs will turn them over."
Lawro is making predictions for all 380 top-flight matches this season, against a variety of guests.
This week's guests are Marcus Mumford and Winston Marshall from rock band Mumford & Sons.
Marcus (left) says his favourite Wimbledon player is Vinnie Jones while Winston (centre) has Eric Cantona as his Manchester United hero
Marcus supports AFC Wimbledon while Winston is a Manchester United fan, but they both enjoyed England's run to the semi-final of last summer's World Cup - although only Marcus was left wanting more after the Three Lions' defeat by Croatia.
Winston explained: "Marcus was very upset and I was upset, but I thought it was almost as good as winning.
"We had done way better than people expected and for me it brought the nation together in a way that winning would have done anyway, so I was delighted.
"I am glad we didn't get to the final - we would have been thrashed by France."
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Marcus responded: "We would have been beaten but to get to a World Cup final in our lifetime would have been unbelievable and we would have been there.
"I have seen a semi-final before, it is my first memory, of Gazza crying in 1990. My brother cried, and I cried - that is not my first football memory, it is my first actual memory.
"So, being at England's next World Cup semi-final since then, that was a big deal, but imagine getting to the final. How can you say it is almost as good as winning it? You are fine with it, but I am still upset."
Winston is optimistic that England will make amends at Euro 2020, however.
He added: "One thing is clear - it's coming home.
"The final will be hosted at Wembley, the home of football and I think we are in with a shout. Why not?"
Premier League predictions - week 13 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Result | Lawro | Mumford & Sons | |
SATURDAY | |||
Brighton v Leicester | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1-0 |
Everton v Cardiff | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 |
Fulham v Southampton | 3-2 | 2-1 | 2-1 |
Man Utd v Crystal Palace | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-1 |
Watford v Liverpool | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0-2 |
West Ham v Man City | 0-4 | 0-2 | 1-3 |
Tottenham v Chelsea | 3-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 |
SUNDAY | |||
Bournemouth v Arsenal | 1-2 | 2-1 | 2-3 |
Wolves v Huddersfield | 0-2 | 2-0 | 0-1 |
MONDAY | |||
Burnley v Newcastle | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
A correct result (picking a win, draw or defeat) is worth 10 points. The exact score earns 40 points.
LAWRO'S PREDICTIONS
All kick-offs 15:00 GMT unless stated.
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
Wolves 0-2 Huddersfield
I was very impressed by Wolves in their draw at Arsenal - they did enough to win that game.
They should have too much for a Huddersfield side that have mustered two points and four goals from their five away games this season.
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Mumford & Sons' prediction: 0-1
MONDAY
How did Lawro do last time?
Before the international break, Lawro got four correct results, including one perfect score, from 10 matches for a total of 70 points.
He beat WWE wrestlers Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre. who got five correct results, but with no exact scores, for a total of 50 points.
Total scores after week 12 | |
|---|---|
Lawro | 1,020 |
Guests | 900 |
Lawro v Guests | |||
|---|---|---|---|
P12 | W5 | D2 | L5 |
+/- DENOTE POSITION DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LAWRO'S TABLE AND ACTUAL POSITION | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TEAM | P | W | D | L | PTS | +/- | |
=1 | Man City | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
=1 | Man Utd | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 32 | +7 |
3 | Liverpool | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 26 | -1 |
4 | Leicester | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | +6 |
5 | Chelsea | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | -2 |
=6 | Tottenham | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 20 | -2 |
=6 | Arsenal | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | -1 |
=8 | Everton | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 18 | +1 |
=8 | Newcastle | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | +6 |
10 | Crystal Palace | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | +6 |
11 | Fulham | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | +9 |
=12 | Bournemouth | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -6 |
=12 | Burnley | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | +3 |
=12 | Southampton | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 | +5 |
=15 | Watford | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | -8 |
=15 | West Ham | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -2 |
17 | Wolves | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | -6 |
18 | Brighton | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -6 |
19 | Cardiff | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | -1 |
20 | Huddersfield | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | -1 |
GUEST LEADERBOARD 2018-19
SCORE | GUEST LEADERBOARD |
|---|---|
120 | Joe Thomas |
90 | Karl Pilkington, Chris Stark |
85 | Lawro (average after 12 weeks) |
80 | Richard Ashcroft, Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, Greg James, Mark Wahlberg |
60 | Idris Elba |
50 | Bring Me The Horizon, Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre. |
40 | Tom Grennan |
Lawro's best score: 260 points (week seven v Karl Pilkington)
Lawro's worst score: 40 points (week three v Idris Elba and week eight v Chris Stark)