Mark Lawrenson's 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 FA Cup semi-finals and the latest round of Premier League games is BBC golf commentator Peter Alliss.
Alliss is known as 'the voice of golf' and is currently heading BBC coverage of The Masters at Augusta.
But he is also a keen football fan and follows the fortunes of various clubs, including Bournemouth, Aldershot, Celtic, Rangers, Manchester City, Arsenal, Portsmouth, Aberdeen and Blackpool.
| Predictions | Score | Lawro | Peter Alliss |
|---|---|---|---|
| SATURDAY | |||
| Arsenal v Norwich | 3-1 | 3-0 | 2-2 |
| Aston Villa v Fulham | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| Everton v QPR | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 |
| Reading v Liverpool | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1-1 |
| Southampton v West Ham | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3-1 |
| Millwall v Wigan (FA Cup) | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| SUNDAY | |||
| Newcastle v Sunderland | 0-3 | 1-1 | 3-2 |
| Stoke v Man Utd | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-1 |
| Chelsea v Man City (FA Cup) | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
A correct result is worth ONE point, while a correct score earns THREE points.
Last week, Lawro got five results right, including two perfect scores and his score of nine saw him beat pop star and Manchester United fan Olly Murs [3], who got three correct results but 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 had come off (also at the bottom of the page).
| Premier League total scores after week 30 | |
|---|---|
| Lawro | 226 |
| Guests | 183 |
LAWRO'S PREDICTIONS
SATURDAY
Arsenal 3-1 Norwich
Lawro's prediction: 3-0
Aston Villa 1-1 Fulham
Lawro's prediction: 2-1
Everton 2-0 QPR
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Reading 0-0 Liverpool
Lawro's prediction: 0-2
Southampton 1-1 West Ham
Lawro's prediction: 2-1
Millwall 0-2 Wigan (FA Cup semi-final)
Lawro's prediction: 0-2
SUNDAY
Newcastle 0-3 Sunderland
Lawro's prediction: 1-1
Stoke 0-2 Man Utd
Lawro's prediction: 0-2
Chelsea 1-2 Man City (FA Cup semi-final)
Lawro's prediction: 1-2
| Lawro v Guests | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| P31 | W17 | D5 | L9 |
| SCORE | GUEST LEADERBOARD |
|---|---|
| 11 | Kevin Sinfield |
| 10 | Luke Campbell, Devlin, Hulk Hogan |
| 8 | Wretch 32, Mo Farah, Piers Morgan, Richard Osman |
| 7.29 (average) | Lawro |
| 7 | James Arthur, Dave Brailsford, Example, Goran Ivanisevic |
| 6 | Joe Calzaghe, Stuart Maconie, Guy Mowbray, Andy Murray, Peter Reid, Steve Wilson |
| 5 | Lawson, Lethal Bizzle, Magnus, Natalie Lowe, Joanna Rowsell, Greg Rutherford |
| 4 | Darren Farley, Marco Gabbiadini |
| Michael Vaughan, Justin Young | |
| 3 | Russell Brand, Jonny Brownlee, Lawrence Dallaglio, Stephanie Houghton, Olly Murs |
| 2 | Dani King, Paul Reid |
| 1 | Carl Froch |
Lawro's best score: 14 points (week eight).
Lawro's worst score: four points (weeks three, 19, 23 and 24).
| ARROWS DENOTE DIFFERENCE TO REAL TABLE | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | TEAM | P | W | D | L | PTS | DIFF | +/- |
| 1. | Man Utd | 31 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 79 |  | 0 |
| 2. | Arsenal | 31 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 72 |  | +3 |
| 3. | Man City | 31 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 67 |  | -1 |
| 4. | Chelsea | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 65 | | -1 |
| 5. | Everton | 31 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 63 | | +1 |
| 6. | Liverpool | 32 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 56 | | +1 |
| 7. | QPR | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 52 | | +12 |
| 8. | Tottenham | 32 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 50 | | -4 |
| 9. | Newcastle | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 48 | | +4 |
| 10 | Stoke | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 42 | | +5 |
| 11. | Sunderland | 32 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 42 | | +6 |
| 12. | Wigan | 31 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 36 | | +6 |
| 13. | West Brom | 32 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 31 | | -5 |
| 14. | Fulham | 31 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 28 | | -4 |
| 15 | West Ham | 31 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 28 | | -3 |
| 16. | Norwich | 32 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 26 | | -2 |
| 17. | Swansea | 32 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 22 | | -8 |
| 18. | Southampton | 32 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 22 | | -7 |
| 19. | Aston Villa | 32 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 21 | | -3 |
| 20. | Reading | 31 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 20 | | 0 |
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.
