Mark Lawrenson's Premier League predictions
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BBC Sport football expert Mark Lawrenson is pitting his wits against a different guest each week this season.
His opponent for the Premier League fixtures on New Year's Day and 2 January is Match of the Day commentator Steve Wilson.
| Predictions | Score | Lawro | Wilson |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEW YEAR'S DAY | |||
| West Brom v Fulham | 1-2 | 2-0 | 3-1 |
| Man City v Stoke | 3-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 |
| Swansea v Aston Villa | 2-2 | 2-0 | 1-1 |
| Tottenham v Reading | 3-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 |
| West Ham v Norwich | 2-1 | 2-1 | 2-2 |
| Wigan v Man Utd | 0-4 | 0-2 | 1-3 |
| Southampton v Arsenal | 1-1 | 0-2 | 2-4 |
| WEDNESDAY | |||
| Chelsea v QPR | 0-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 |
| Liverpool v Sunderland | 3-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 |
| Newcastle v Everton | 1-2 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
A correct result is worth ONE point, while a correct score earns THREE points.
Last week, Lawro took on rap star Lethal Bizzle.
Lawro got four results right, including one perfect score, and his score of six saw him narrowly beat Bizzle (five correct results, with no perfect scores).
This season, we will also be keeping a record of the total scores for Lawro and his guests (below), and showing a table of how the Premier League would look if all Lawro's predictions came off (also at the bottom of the page).
| Total scores after week 20 | |
|---|---|
| Lawro | 147 |
| Guests | 115 |
LAWRO'S PREDICTIONS
NEW YEAR'S DAY
West Brom 1-2 Fulham
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Man City 3-0 Stoke
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Swansea 2-2 Aston Villa
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Tottenham 3-1 Reading
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
West Ham 2-1 Norwich
Lawro's prediction: 2-1
Wigan 0-4 Man Utd
Lawro's prediction: 0-2
Southampton 1-1 Arsenal
Lawro's prediction: 0-2
WEDNESDAY
Chelsea 0-1 QPR
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Liverpool 3-0 Sunderland
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Newcastle 1-2 Everton
Lawro's prediction: 2-1
| Lawro v Guests | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| P20 | W10 | D4 | L6 |
| GUEST LEADERBOARD | SCORE |
|---|---|
| Kevin Sinfield | 11 |
| Luke Campbell | 10 |
| Mo Farah | 8 |
| Lawro | 7.35 (average) |
| James Arthur | 7 |
| Dave Brailsford | 7 |
| Example | 7 |
| Goran Ivanisevic | 7 |
| Joe Calzaghe | 6 |
| Guy Mowbray | 6 |
| Andy Murray | 6 |
| Peter Reid | 6 |
| Lethal Bizzle | 5 |
| Natalie Lowe | 5 |
| Joanna Rowsell | 5 |
| Greg Rutherford | 5 |
| Darren Farley | 4 |
| Marco Gabbiadini | 4 |
| Michael Vaughan | 4 |
| Justin Young | 4 |
| Jonny Brownlee | 3 |
| Stephanie Houghton | 3 |
| Dani King | 2 |
| Paul Reid | 2 |
| Carl Froch | 1 |
Lawro's best score: 14 points (week eight).
Lawro's worst score: four points (weeks three and 19).
| ARROWS DENOTE DIFFERENCE TO REAL TABLE | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | DIFF | +/- |
| 1. | Man Utd | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 4 | +36 | 52 |  | 0 |
| 2. | Man City | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 11 | +24 | 44 | | 0 |
| 3. | Everton | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 43 |  | +3 |
| 4. | Arsenal | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 11 | +20 | 42 | | +1 |
| 5. | Chelsea | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 11 | +16 | 38 |  | -2 |
| 6. | Tottenham | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 37 | | -2 |
| 7. | QPR | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 33 | | +13 |
| 8. | Liverpool | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 30 | | +1 |
| 9. | Newcastle | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 28 | | +6 |
| 10. | Stoke | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 27 | | -2 |
| 11. | Sunderland | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 26 | | +2 |
| 12. | Southampton | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 28 | -12 | 22 | | +6 |
| 13. | Fulham | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 27 | -9 | 20 | | +1 |
| 14. | West Brom | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 31 | -10 | 18 | | -7 |
| 15. | West Ham | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 24 | -8 | 17 | | -3 |
| 16. | Swansea | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 29 | -14 | 17 | | -6 |
| 17. | Wigan | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 33 | -20 | 15 | | 0 |
| 18. | Aston Villa | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 33 | -19 | 12 | | -1 |
| 19. | Reading | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 31 | -16 | 11 | | 0 |
| 20. | Norwich | 20 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 34 | -22 | 10 | | -9 |
Lawro did not make a prediction before the rearranged Chelsea-Reading game on 22 August.
Make your own predictions to see how the Premier League will look after this weekend.
