Premier League predictions: Lawro v singer-songwriter and Liverpool fan Jamie Webster
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Everton have taken two points from their past eight games and managed only five goals in the process - but can they end their miserable run when they host Arsenal on Monday?
"The Toffees have got massive problems," said BBC Sport football expert Mark Lawrenson. "Even if it is just by getting a draw, their manager Rafa Benitez needs to stop the rot.
"Goodison Park is a fortress when the fans are buzzing and the team is doing well but right now there is mutiny in the air and it can have the opposite effect.
"One good result, especially at home, could change the mood. But it's hard to see where it will come from at the moment."
Lawro is making predictions for all 380 top-flight matches this season, against a variety of guests.
This week's guest is singer-songwriter and Liverpool fan Jamie Webster.
Webster's Liverpool heroes when he was growing were up were Steven Gerrard, Jamie Carragher and Robbie Fowler. "I've had the pleasure of meeting Robbie and Jamie a couple of times and working with them," he said. "Stevie follows me on Instagram and he dropped me a little message when I announced I was playing the Arena in Liverpool - I actually met him when I was a little kid, but not since then. That day will hopefully come soon and I am looking forward to it."
A former electrician, Webster initially found success by providing the soundtrack to Liverpool's 2019 Champions League triumph with his version of Allez Allez Allez, but his fanbase is now far bigger than just fellow Reds.
Webster's new single, North End Kid, is out now, and he has just started a UK tour this week - something he is enjoying so much, he didn't even mind missing Wednesday's one-sided Merseyside derby.
"I was on stage in Newcastle for the second half," he told BBC Sport. "It was a great result for us and my little brother used my ticket, so I am made up for him that he went and had a good time.
"I was a tiny bit gutted I wasn't there myself but, having said that, the most favourite place for me to be in the world is on a stage with fans in front of me, singing my own songs. So, even for a win like that, I wouldn't have swapped places to be there.
"There were a few people who must have been fans shouting the score out to me when I was on stage but I wasn't even thinking about it because we had such a good night anyway.
"It's been a great start to the tour. It was strange to come in to this through the football door but I am getting fans of all sorts of different clubs getting behind what I am doing, which is just amazing to see."
Webster's new album Moments is released in January. His debut album, We Get By, reached number six in 2020 and topped the newly created Official Folk Album Chart
There is only one club for Webster, though. His song about his home city, This Place,, external was used in a montage by Sky Sports on the night Liverpool lifted the Premier League trophy in July 2020 and has been streamed more than one million times on YouTube.
"I didn't know that was happening and I was in the pub with my mates when it came on," he added. "It was an unbelievable experience watching it and I was nearly in tears. My dad phoned me up and he sounded like he was nearly in tears too."
There have been many more memorable moments, including when he played to 50,000 Liverpool supporters in Madrid on the afternoon of the 2019 Champions League final, and enjoyed a night out with Reds boss Jurgen Klopp.
"Jurgen walked in on one of my gigs when we were in America, and there was a video of that which was circulated quite a lot," Webster explained.
"But then the year after, after we'd won the Champions League, he asked me to go for a pint with him in New York when we out there touring. We had a good night - we had a little bevvy and talked abut the successes of the season and stuff like that.
"I've always been made to feel really welcome by Jurgen and he is just as good a fella as he is a football manager as far as I'm concerned. Actually, he's a better person than he is a manager, which tells you how good a person he is."
Premier League predictions - week 15 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Result | Lawro | Jamie | |
SATURDAY | |||
West Ham v Chelsea | 3-2 | 0-2 | 1-1 |
Newcastle v Burnley | 1-0 | 0-2 | 2-0 |
Southampton v Brighton | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3-1 |
Wolves v Liverpool | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
Watford v Man City | 1-3 | 0-3 | 0-2 |
SUNDAY | |||
Leeds v Brentford | 2-2 | 2-0 | 1-2 |
Man Utd v Crystal Palace | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-1 |
Tottenham v Norwich | 3-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 |
Aston Villa v Leicester | 2-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 |
MONDAY | |||
Everton v Arsenal | 2-1 | 1-2 | 2-1 |
A correct result (picking a win, draw or defeat) is worth 10 points. The exact score earns 40 points.
LAWRO'S PREDICTIONS
Games kick off at 15:00 GMT unless otherwise stated
SATURDAY
West Ham 3-2 Chelsea
Newcastle 1-0 Burnley
Southampton 1-1 Brighton
Wolves 0-1 Liverpool
Watford 1-3 Man City
SUNDAY
Leeds 2-2 Brentford
Man Utd 1-0 Crystal Palace
Tottenham 3-0 Norwich
Aston Villa 2-1 Leicester
MONDAY
Everton 2-1 Arsenal
Lawro's prediction: 1-2
Jamie's prediction: 2-1
Lawro was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.
How did Lawro do last week?
From the midweek Premier League games played from Tuesday to Thursday, Lawro got five correct results from 10 matches, including one exact score, for a total of 80 points.
He beat CBeebies presenter Ben Cajee, who got seven correct results but with no exact scores, for a total of 70 points.
+/- DENOTE POSITION DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LAWRO'S TABLE AND ACTUAL POSITION | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TEAM | P | W | D | L | PTS | +/- | |
1 | Man City | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 36 | +1 |
=2 | Leicester | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 34 | +8 |
=2 | Liverpool | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 34 | +1 |
=4 | Chelsea | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 32 | -3 |
=4 | Man Utd | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 32 | +3 |
6 | Leeds | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 31 | +9 |
7 | Tottenham | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 26 | -1 |
8 | Aston Villa | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | +5 |
9 | West Ham | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | -5 |
10 | Arsenal | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | -5 |
11 | Brighton | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | -2 |
=12 | Newcastle | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | +8 |
=12 | Wolves | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | -4 |
14 | Southampton | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | +2 |
=15 | Brentford | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | -4 |
=15 | Burnley | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | +3 |
17 | Everton | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 9 | -3 |
18 | Crystal Palace | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -6 |
19 | Norwich | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
20 | Watford | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3 | -3 |
GUEST LEADERBOARD 2021-22
Score | Guest |
|---|---|
110 | Friction, She Drew The Gun |
80 | Tom McFarland |
79 | Lawro (average after 14 weeks) |
70 | Ben Cajee, Elena Cole, Jelani Blackman |
60 | Haydn Craven |
50 | Aqib Khan, Shaun Thomas |
40 | Dan Haggis of The Wombats, Murray & Tav from FUR, Justin Young |
30 | Michael 'Venom' Page, Roger Taylor, Zuzu |
10 | Tom Hughes |
Total scores after week 14 | |
|---|---|
Lawro | 1,100 |
Guests | 770 |
Lawro v Guests | |||
|---|---|---|---|
P14 | W11 | D2 | L1 |
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