Premier League predictions: Lawro v Police Academy actor Steve Guttenberg
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Two 1980s icons go head to head this week as Police Academy and Three Men and a Baby star Steve Guttenberg takes on Mark Lawrenson at predictions.
Guttenberg, whose new film Original Gangster came out this week, admits he is not much of a football expert - the last time he went to a game, Lawro was still playing.
"It was around 1987, when I was in the UK and Ireland filming High Spirits," Guttenberg told BBC Sport. "My co-star Peter O'Toole was a big rugby fan and loved the Irish teams but he took me to a bunch of soccer games too.
"I'm more of a baseball fan really but I did play soccer in High School. I was third-string goalkeeper - I don't think I was that good, but I had a great time."
Guttenberg sports an amazing wig in his new film Original Gangster - "I was channelling Gary Oldman in True Romance there."
Guttenberg has not played any football for a while, but he does have some experience of life in a dug-out.
He played a Texas sheriff turned football coach in 1995 Disney film The Big Green, which saw a female teacher on an exchange from England turn around the fortunes of an underachieving school team, with his assistance.
"That was a GREAT soccer movie," Guttenberg added. "I'd be quite tempted to do some coaching in real life too - I'm hoping to be hired by Manchester United. You never know."
Guttenberg (left) shot to fame in Police Academy, and played Carey Mahoney in the first four films of the famous franchise. He has promised to take Lawro out for a pint the next time he is in the UK
Guttenberg says he does not support any particular Premier League side but for various reasons, he is hoping Liverpool, Everton and Crystal Palace win this weekend.
"I love Liverpool as a city and I've been there many times," he explained.
"Not only that, I have a bit of history there - my grandfather escaped the Russian pogroms on horseback after the Bolshevik Revolution and made it all the way to Liverpool.
"He lived there for five or six years before he got on a boat to come over to the United States."
In contrast, his affinity for Palace is not something that has been passed down the generations - instead it is down to his stint in panto in Bromley in 2008, when he took the role of Baron Hardup in Cinderella, on the advice of the Fonz - his friend Henry Winkler, who was playing Captain Hook in Peter Pan in Wimbledon.
"I didn't get to watch Crystal Palace play," Guttenberg added. "But I was staying near Buckingham Palace, so I got to see that a lot."
Premier League predictions - week 31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Result | Lawro | Steve | |
FRIDAY | |||
Fulham v Wolves | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-3 |
SATURDAY | |||
Man City v Leeds | 1-2 | 3-0 | 3-1 |
Liverpool v Aston Villa | 2-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 |
Crystal Palace v Chelsea | 1-4 | 0-2 | 1-0 |
SUNDAY | |||
Burnley v Newcastle | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-2 |
West Ham v Leicester | 3-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
Tottenham v Man Utd | 1-3 | 2-1 | 2-1 |
Sheff Utd v Arsenal | 0-3 | 0-2 | 1-0 |
MONDAY | |||
West Brom v Southampton | 3-0 | 0-2 | 0-1 |
Brighton v Everton | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-2 |
A correct result (picking a win, draw or defeat) is worth 10 points. The exact score earns 40 points.
LAWRO'S PREDICTIONS
FRIDAY
Fulham 0-1 Wolves
SATURDAY
Man City 1-2 Leeds
Lawro's prediction: 3-0
Steve's prediction: I'm giving Leeds a goal, but that's all they are getting. 3-1
Liverpool 2-1 Aston Villa
Crystal Palace 1-4 Chelsea
SUNDAY
Burnley 1-2 Newcastle
Lawro's prediction: 1-1
Steve's prediction: I've never had a night out in Burnley, but I had a great time when I went to Newcastle so, on that basis, I'm going with them to win. 0-2
West Ham 3-2 Leicester
Lawro's prediction: 1-2
Steve's prediction: I love the story of how Leicester won the league as huge underdogs in 2016. The fact their nickname is the Foxes seals the deal. 1-2
Tottenham 1-3 Man Utd
Sheff Utd 0-3 Arsenal
MONDAY
West Brom 3-0 Southampton
Brighton 0-0 Everton
Lawro's prediction: 1-1
Steve's prediction: 0-2
Lawro and Steve were speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.
How did Lawro do last time?
Last weekend, Lawro got five correct results from 10 matches, including two exact scores, for a total of 110 points.
He beat singer-songwriter David Gray, who also got five correct results, but with no exact scores, giving him a total of 50 points.
+/- DENOTE POSITION DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LAWRO'S TABLE AND ACTUAL POSITION | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TEAM | P | W | D | L | PTS | +/- | |
1 | Man City | 31 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 85 | 0 |
2 | Man Utd | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 73 | 0 |
3 | Chelsea | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 69 | +2 |
=4 | Liverpool | 30 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 65 | +3 |
=4 | Tottenham | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 65 | +2 |
6 | Leeds | 30 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 64 | +5 |
7 | Leicester | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 47 | -4 |
8 | Wolves | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 46 | +6 |
9 | Arsenal | 30 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 44 | +1 |
10 | Everton | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 39 | -2 |
=11 | Brighton | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 36 | +5 |
=11 | West Ham | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 36 | -7 |
13 | Burnley | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 33 | +2 |
=14 | Aston Villa | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 29 | -5 |
=14 | Southampton | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 29 | -1 |
16 | Crystal Palace | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 25 | -4 |
17 | Newcastle | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 24 | 0 |
18 | Sheff Utd | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 21 | +2 |
19 | Fulham | 31 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 9 | -1 |
20 | West Brom | 30 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 4 | -1 |
GUEST LEADERBOARD 2020-21
Score | Guest |
|---|---|
110 | Sister Bliss, Amy Macdonald, Dot Major, Steve White |
90 | Adam Devonshire, Becky Hill, Passenger, Chris Shiflett |
81 | Lawro (average after 30 weeks) |
80 | Celeste, Dan Flint, Frank Harper Peter Hooton, Raye |
70 | Sam Carter, Lou Cotterill |
60 | Majestic, Caroline Weir |
50 | David Gray, Declan McKenna, Billy Monger, Paul Smith, Alex Sprogis, DJ Target |
40 | Gavin 'Mo' Edgeley, Ben Howard |
30 | Rick Astley, Lewis Evans, Gethin Jones, Fraser T. Smith |
20 | Charlie Forbes, Dougie Payne |
0 | Rema |
Total scores after week 30 | |
|---|---|
Lawro | 2,440 |
Guests | 2,000 |
Lawro v Guests | |||
|---|---|---|---|
P30 | W16 | D1 | L13 |