Premier League predictions: Lawro v This Country stars Daisy May and Charlie Cooper
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West Ham have gone six Premier League games without a win, so the last thing they need is a trip to Anfield on Monday to face runaway leaders Liverpool.
"Hammers boss David Moyes will try to make it as difficult as possible for Liverpool," said BBC football expert Mark Lawrenson said.
"His side are on such a tough run of games that anything they can get from this one is a real bonus but, being realistic, it is hard to see them getting anything there."
Lawro is making predictions for all 380 top-flight matches this season, against a variety of guests.
This week he is up against sibling actors Daisy May and Charlie Cooper, who play cousins Kerry and Kurtan Mucklowe in the Cotswolds-based BBC Three mockumentary 'This Country'.
This Country: Isn't it four lions on a shirt?
Daisy May and Charlie are also creators and co-writers of the show, which is available now on iPlayer. Series three is on BBC One on Mondays at 22:35 GMT.
"The first series was more Kurtan's story, and the second series was Kerry's," explained Daisy May. "The third series is more about the Vicar - but it is basically just more about them being really bored."
Charlie has taken on Lawro before - in March 2018, when he got four results correct and was beaten 110-40 - but he thinks the outcome will be different this time.
"We are confident," he told BBC Sport. "I did awful last time, and got slated on Twitter for it - so this is a chance for redemption."
Premier League predictions - week 27 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Result | Lawro | The Coopers | |
SATURDAY | |||
Chelsea v Tottenham | 2-1 | 2-0 | 0-3 |
Burnley v Bournemouth | 3-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
Crystal Palace v Newcastle | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 |
Sheff Utd v Brighton | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 |
Southampton v Aston Villa | 2-0 | 1-2 | 1-3 |
Leicester v Man City | 0-1 | 0-2 | 2-1 |
SUNDAY | |||
Man Utd v Watford | 3-0 | 2-0 | 2-1 |
Wolves v Norwich | 3-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 |
Arsenal v Everton | 3-2 | 2-0 | 2-3 |
MONDAY | |||
Liverpool v West Ham | 3-2 | 2-0 | 5-0 |
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
Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Charlie: 0-3. Chelsea are rubbish. I hate Chelsea
Burnley 3-0 Bournemouth
Lawro's prediction: 2-1
Daisy May: Burnley are going to get four, and Bournemouth three.
Charlie: They don't score enough goals, those teams. It's going to be so drab.
Daisy May: Nil-nil.
Crystal Palace 1-0 Newcastle
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Charlie: Christian Benteke will score twice for Palace and it will be the most unbelievable thing that has ever happened. 2-0
Southampton 2-0 Aston Villa
Lawro's prediction: 1-2
Charlie: 1-3
Daisy May: Really? Villa have a sort of purple and blue outfit. I like that.
Leicester 0-1 Man City
Lawro's prediction: 0-2
Charlie: 2-1. I think Pep is going to lose his head - what do you think?
Daisy May: I don't care.
SUNDAY
Arsenal 3-2 Everton
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Charlie: I'm going to be controversial. 2-3
Daisy May: Hearing names of football teams and scores being read out on a car radio makes me feel car sick. Doesn't it you?
Charlie: Yeah it reminds me of being in a car with dad, growing up. And when Fulham had lost he used to smash the steering wheel.
MONDAY
Liverpool 3-2 West Ham
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Daisy May and Charlie: 5-0
Lawro was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.
How did Lawro do last week?
Last weekend, in the second part of the staggered winter break programme, Lawro got four correct results, with no exact scores, from seven games, giving him 40 points to go with the 10 points he scored a fortnight ago from the first three fixtures.
His total of 50 points saw him lose to British snowboarder Katie Ormerod.
She scored 20 points in the first part of the winter break, and a further 40 in the second part after getting four more correct results, with no exact scores, giving her a total of 60 points.
+/- DENOTE POSITION DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LAWRO'S TABLE AND ACTUAL POSITION | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TEAM | P | W | D | L | PTS | +/- | |
1 | Man City | 26 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 75 | +1 |
2 | Liverpool | 26 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 72 | -1 |
3 | Tottenham | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 59 | +2 |
4 | Chelsea | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 58 | 0 |
5 | Arsenal | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 43 | +5 |
6 | Leicester | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 41 | -3 |
7 | Man Utd | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 0 |
8 | Watford | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 35 | +11 |
=9 | Burnley | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 34 | +2 |
=9 | Everton | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 0 |
=9 | West Ham | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 34 | +9 |
12 | Wolves | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 33 | -4 |
13 | Bournemouth | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 32 | +3 |
14 | Aston Villa | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 31 | +3 |
15 | Newcastle | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 26 | -2 |
16 | Southampton | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 24 | -4 |
17 | Brighton | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 20 | -2 |
18 | Sheff Utd | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 19 | -12 |
19 | Crystal Palace | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 18 | -5 |
20 | Norwich | 26 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 0 |
GUEST LEADERBOARD 2019-20
Score | Guest leaderboard |
|---|---|
160 | Gabriel Luna |
140 | Arnold Schwarzenegger |
100 | Adam Peaty |
90 | Avelino, Helen Housby, Jo Harten, Bobby Seagull, Geraint Thomas |
80 | Tom Davis, Andy Murray, Stephen Graham |
75 | Lawro (average after 26 weeks) |
70 | David Baddiel, Richard Hawley, Kojo, Michael Johnson, Craig Mitch, Alex Scott |
60 | Sonny Bill Williams, Georgia, Katie Ormerod, Serge from Kasabian, Stefan Ratchford |
50 | Chelcee Grimes, Reece Parkinson, Sam Warburton |
40 | Stephen Fry, Hugh Grant, Neil Jones, Tommy O'Dell, Steve Queralt |
30 | Matthew McConaughey, Seth Rollins |
Total scores after week 26 | |
|---|---|
Lawro | 1,940 |
Guests | 1,770 |
Lawro v Guests | |||
|---|---|---|---|
P26 | W17 | D2 | L7 |