Premier League predictions: Lawro v Lonely The Brave drummer Mo Edgeley
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Manchester United were knocked out of the Champions League this week but can they respond by beating neighbours Manchester City on Saturday?
"At the moment with United, the pattern seems to be first half bad and second half good," said BBC football expert Mark Lawrenson.
"They have got themselves out of jail a few times in the past few weeks but they couldn't manage it against RB Leipzig on Wednesday - and I don't see them recovering if they go a couple of goals down to City either."
Lawro is making predictions for all 380 Premier League matches this season, against a variety of guests.
This weekend, he is up against Lonely The Brave drummer Gavin 'Mo' Edgeley.
Gavin 'Mo' Edgeley (second left) has spent the past few months working as an ambulance driver, transporting NHS patients. Lonely The Brave's new album, The Hope List, comes out in January.
Edgeley is an Everton fan, mostly because of their legendary keeper Neville Southall.
He explained: "Half my family are from Halifax, so I probably should have supported them, to be honest. The other half are from the Suffolk coast, and there wasn't a lot of football happening there.
"But when I was a kid, I actually got obsessed with Southall - to the point where he made me want to be a goalkeeper, so I played there for my local teams.
"There was a time in the 1980s when he was the best goalkeeper in the world. I used to sit there as kid with my Everton goalkeeper shirt on, watching him on TV.
"I wrote to him and he replied. I got it laminated and I've still got it somewhere, with a photo of him and his autograph."
Southall was one of the heroes when Everton won the 1995 FA Cup, and the wait for more silverware is now 25 years and counting.
"It goes on and on," Edgeley added. "Just give us something, anything! I'm pinning my hopes on the Carabao Cup this season because we have been rattling through that [they play Manchester United in the quarter-finals later this month].
"It is tough because it seems like there are so many more competitive teams at the moment. We have improved, but so have a lot of other sides. It's no excuse, though - you are either good enough to win things, or you're not."
In the Premier League, Everton made a strong start to the season, winning their first four games. But that has tailed off in recent weeks.
The Toffees have won only one of their past seven matches and Edgeley said: "I am not really sure what has happened. It was going really well, but not any more.
"I know we've been without a few key players at different times, but I think we missed Richarlison in particular when he was suspended for three games. We lost all of them.
"Richarlison hasn't scored many goals this season - Dominic Calvert-Lewin has got most of the glory there and is in double figures already - but his work-rate is amazing and, in my opinion, a lot of what the team does going forward revolves around him."
Premier League predictions - week 12 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Result | Lawro | Mo | |
FRIDAY | |||
Leeds v West Ham | 1-2 | 2-0 | 2-0 |
SATURDAY | |||
Wolves v Aston Villa | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-3 |
Newcastle v West Brom | 2-1 | 2-0 | 0-2 |
Man Utd v Man City | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-4 |
Everton v Chelsea | 1-0 | 0-2 | 3-0 |
SUNDAY | |||
Southampton v Sheff Utd | 3-0 | 2-0 | 3-1 |
Crystal Palace v Tottenham | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
Fulham v Liverpool | 1-1 | 0-2 | 3-0 |
Arsenal v Burnley | 0-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 |
Leicester v Brighton | 3-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 |
A correct result (picking a win, draw or defeat) is worth 10 points. The exact score earns 40 points.
LAWRO'S PREDICTIONS
FRIDAY
Leeds 1-2 West Ham
SATURDAY
Wolves 0-1 Aston Villa
Newcastle 2-1 West Brom
Man Utd 0-0 Man City
Everton 1-0 Chelsea
SUNDAY
Southampton 3-0 Sheff Utd
Crystal Palace 1-1 Tottenham
Fulham 1-1 Liverpool
Arsenal 0-1 Burnley
Leicester 3-0 Brighton
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Mo's prediction: 2-0
Lawro was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.
How did Lawro do last time?
Last weekend, Lawro got seven correct results from nine matches, including three exact scores, for a total of 160 points.
He beat Faithless star Sister Bliss, who got five correct results, including two exact scores, for a total of 110 points.
That is enough to put her joint-top of the guest leaderboard, with one game still to play - the match between Newcastle and Aston Villa that was postponed. She has predicted a 1-1 draw and any points earned will be added to her total when that game is played.
+/- DENOTE POSITION DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LAWRO'S TABLE AND ACTUAL POSITION | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TEAM | P | W | D | L | PTS | +/- | |
=1 | Chelsea | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | +2 |
=1 | Man Utd | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 26 | +5 |
=3 | Liverpool | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | -1 |
=3 | Man City | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 | +4 |
=5 | Leeds | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 22 | +9 |
=5 | Leicester | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 22 | -1 |
7 | Tottenham | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 21 | -6 |
8 | Arsenal | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | +7 |
9 | Wolves | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | +1 |
=10 | Burnley | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | +8 |
=10 | Everton | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | -1 |
=12 | Crystal Palace | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -1 |
=12 | West Ham | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -4 |
=14 | Brighton | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | +2 |
=14 | Southampton | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -9 |
16 | Newcastle | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | -3 |
17 | Sheff Utd | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | +3 |
18 | Aston Villa | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -6 |
19 | Fulham | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | -2 |
20 | West Brom | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | -1 |
GUEST LEADERBOARD 2020-21
Score | Guest |
|---|---|
110 | Sister Bliss, Amy Macdonald, Steve White |
90 | Adam Devonshire |
86 | Lawro (average after 11 weeks) |
80 | Raye |
60 | Celeste, Caroline Weir |
50 | Declan McKenna, Paul Smith, DJ Target |
0 | Rema |
Total scores after week 11 | |
|---|---|
Lawro | 950 |
Guests | 770 |
Lawro v Guests | |||
|---|---|---|---|
P11 | W7 | D0 | L4 |
