Lawro's Premier League & FA Cup predictions v Radio 1 DJ Scott Mills
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Manchester City continue their pursuit of an unprecedented quadruple on Saturday when they meet Brighton in the FA Cup semi-finals.
You can watch the game live on BBC One and the BBC Sport website at 17:30 BST - but who will win?
BBC football expert Mark Lawrenson said: "Stopping City is going to be a big problem for Brighton. The key is to deny them space but it will feel like the Wembley pitch is huge.
"Brighton will be difficult to play against because they are not going to come out and attack City - they would get absolutely torn apart if they did - but I do not see them holding out."
Lawro is pitting his wits against a different guest for each round of this season's FA Cup, and his opponent this time is Radio 1 DJ Scott Mills.
FA Cup semi-finals: Scott Mills predicts wins for Manchester City and Watford
Mills admits he is no football expert so he has been helped out by his co-host, Watford fan Chris Stark.
Like Lawro, Mills is going for a City win - and Stark says: "That is probably a sensible decision. City are going for the quadruple and are the best team left in the FA Cup."
For Watford versus Wolves, Stark explained: "It is quite a level game - they are both in a similar position in the Premier League, battling for seventh place."
Mills said: "Because you are here, I am going to go for Watford 3-1 Wolves. Troy Deeney to score all three."
Scott Mills is on Radio 1 Monday to Friday, from 13:00 to 16:00 BST.
FA Cup semi-final predictions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Result | Lawro | Scott | |
SATURDAY | |||
Man City v Brighton | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-1 |
SUNDAY | |||
Watford v Wolves | 3-2 | 1-1* | 3-1 |
*Wolves to win after extra time and penalties
Premier League predictions - week 33 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Result | Lawro | Scott | |
FRIDAY | |||
Southampton v Liverpool | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-3 |
SATURDAY | |||
Bournemouth v Burnley | 1-3 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
Huddersfield v Leicester | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-1 |
Newcastle v Crystal Palace | 0-1 | 2-1 | 2-2 |
SUNDAY | |||
Everton v Arsenal | 1-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 |
MONDAY | |||
Chelsea v West Ham | 2-0 | 2-0 | 3-1 |
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 BST unless stated.
FRIDAY
Southampton 1-3 Liverpool (Premier League)
Lawro's prediction: 0-2
Scott's prediction: 0-3
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
Watford 3-2 Wolves
Lawro's prediction: 1-1 - Wolves to win on penalties
Scott's prediction: 3-1
MONDAY
Chelsea 2-0 West Ham (Premier League)
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Scott's prediction: 3-1
Lawro was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.
How did Lawro do last time?
From the five midweek games, Lawro and his guest, Feeder bassist Taka, both got four correct results with no perfect scores, for a total of 40 points.
Total scores after week 32 | |
|---|---|
Lawro | 2,700 |
Guests | 2,370 |
Lawro v Guests | |||
|---|---|---|---|
P32 | W15 | D4 | L13 |
+/- DENOTE POSITION DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LAWRO'S TABLE AND ACTUAL POSITION | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TEAM | P | W | D | L | PTS | +/- | |
1 | Man City | 32 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 90 | 0 |
2 | Man Utd | 32 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 77 | +4 |
3 | Liverpool | 32 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 74 | -1 |
4 | Chelsea | 32 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 66 | +1 |
5 | Tottenham | 32 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 65 | -2 |
6 | Leicester | 32 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 56 | +3 |
7 | Arsenal | 31 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 53 | -3 |
8 | Everton | 32 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 50 | +2 |
9 | Burnley | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 45 | +8 |
10 | Newcastle | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 40 | +4 |
11 | Wolves | 32 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 39 | -4 |
12 | Watford | 32 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 36 | -4 |
13 | West Ham | 32 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 35 | -2 |
14 | Bournemouth | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 33 | -2 |
15 | Crystal Palace | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 32 | -2 |
16 | Fulham | 33 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 29 | +3 |
17 | Southampton | 31 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 27 | -1 |
18 | Brighton | 31 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 23 | -3 |
19 | Cardiff | 32 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 14 | -1 |
20 | Huddersfield | 32 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 0 |
GUEST LEADERBOARD 218-19
SCORE | GUEST LEADERBOARD |
|---|---|
160 | David Ginola |
140 | The 1975's Ross MacDonald |
120 | Joe Thomas |
110 | Tom Kerridge, Yatez |
90 | Jim Glennie, Mario Hezonja, Karl Pilkington, Chris Stark |
84 | Lawro (average after 32 weeks) |
80 | Adebayo Akinfenwa, Richard Ashcroft, Dina Asher-Smith, Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, Greg James, Johnny Marr*, Mark Wahlberg |
70 | Yumgen |
60 | Jamie Dornan & Paul Conroy, Idris Elba, Tom McFarland, Dolph Lundgren, Mumford & Sons, Dillian Whyte |
50 | Bring Me The Horizon, Theo Ellis, Drew McIntyre, Mohamed Sanu, Dolph Ziggler |
40 | Tom Grennan, Josh Warrington, Taka |
30 | Ryan Fitzpatrick, Danny Howard*, Oti Mabuse |
20 | Yizzy |
*Score will be updated when full programme of games are completed
Lawro's best score: 260 points (week seven v Karl Pilkington)
Lawro's worst score: 20 points (week 24 v Grime star Yizzy, week 25 v Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarter-back Ryan Fitzpatrick and Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Mohamed Sanu, and week 31 against Radio 1 DJ Danny Howard)