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 opponents for the FA Cup final and the latest round of Premier League games are indie rock band Vampire Weekend, whose new album 'Modern Vampires of The City' is released on 14 May.
Drummer Chris Tomson is a big Tottenham fan who often wears a Spurs shirt for gigs, and the rest of the New York-based outfit were definitely influenced by him when it came to their predictions.
| Predictions | Score | Lawro | Vampire Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|
| SATURDAY | |||
| Aston Villa v Chelsea | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-0 |
| Man City v Wigan (FA Cup final) | 0-1 | 2-0 | n/a |
| SUNDAY | |||
| Stoke v Tottenham | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Everton v West Ham | 2-0 | 2-1 | 2-0 |
| Fulham v Liverpool | 1-3 | 2-1 | 1-2 |
| Norwich v West Brom | 4-0 | 2-0 | 2-1 |
| QPR v Newcastle | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-0 |
| Sunderland v Southampton | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Man Utd v Swansea | 2-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 |
| TUESDAY | |||
| Arsenal v Wigan | x-x | 3-0 | 0-8 |
| Reading v Man City | x-x | 0-2 | 0-2 |
A correct result is worth ONE point, while a correct score earns THREE points.
Last week, Lawro got three results right, with no perfect scores. His score of three was his worst of the season so far, and saw him suffer a narrow defeat at the hands of Radio 1 Breakfast Show host Nick Grimshaw [4], who got four correct results with no perfect scores.
For the three midweek league games, Lawro backed Manchester City to beat West Brom 2-0, Wigan to draw 1-1 with Swansea and Chelsea to see off Tottenham 2-1. From those games, he got one correct result, with no perfect scores.
| Premier League total scores after week 35 | |
|---|---|
| Lawro | 253 |
| Guests | 205 |
LAWRO'S PREDICTIONS
SATURDAY
Aston Villa 1-2 Chelsea
Prediction: 1-2
Man City 0-1 Wigan (FA Cup final)
Prediction: 2-0
SUNDAY
Stoke 1-2 Tottenham
Prediction: 1-1
Everton 2-0 West Ham
Prediction: 2-1
Fulham 1-3 Liverpool
Prediction: 2-1
Norwich 4-0 West Brom
Prediction: 2-0
QPR 1-2 Newcastle
Prediction: 1-2
Sunderland 1-1 Southampton
Prediction: 1-1
Man Utd 2-1 Swansea
Prediction: 2-0
| Lawro v Guests | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| P35 | W19 | D6 | L10 |
| SCORE | GUEST LEADERBOARD |
|---|---|
| 11 | Kevin Sinfield |
| 10 | Luke Campbell, Devlin, Hulk Hogan |
| 8 | Wretch 32, Mo Farah, Piers Morgan, Richard Osman, David Weir |
| 7.30 (average) | Lawro |
| 7 | James Arthur, Dave Brailsford, Example, Goran Ivanisevic |
| 6 | Joe Calzaghe, Steve Harmison, Stuart Maconie, Guy Mowbray, Andy Murray, Peter Reid, Steve Wilson |
| 5 | Lawson, Lethal Bizzle, Magnus, Natalie Lowe, Joanna Rowsell, Greg Rutherford |
| 4 | Peter Alliss, Darren Farley, Marco Gabbiadini, Nick Grimshaw |
| 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: three points (week 35).
| ARROWS DENOTE DIFFERENCE TO REAL TABLE | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | TEAM | P | W | D | L | PTS | DIFF | +/- |
| 1. | Man Utd | 36 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 90 |  | 0 |
| 2. | Arsenal | 36 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 85 |  | +2 |
| 3. | Man City | 36 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 80 |  | -1 |
| 4. | Chelsea | 35 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 73 | | -1 |
| 5. | Everton | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 70 | | +1 |
| 6. | Liverpool | 36 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 65 | | +1 |
| 7. | Tottenham | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 56 | | -2 |
| 8. | QPR | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 56 | | +12 |
| 9. | Newcastle | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 52 | | +8 |
| 10 | Sunderland | 36 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 48 | | +5 |
| 11. | Stoke | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 46 | | 0 |
| 12. | West Brom | 36 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 37 | | -4 |
| 13. | Wigan | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 37 | | +5 |
| 14. | West Ham | 36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 34 | | -4 |
| 15 | Fulham | 36 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 32 | | -3 |
| 16. | Norwich | 36 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 30 | | 0 |
| 17. | Southampton | 36 | 9 | 1 | 26 | 28 | | -3 |
| 18. | Swansea | 36 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 27 | | -9 |
| 19. | Aston Villa | 36 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 26 | | -6 |
| 20. | Reading | 35 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 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.
