Premier League predictions: Lawro v David Baddiel
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BBC Sport's football expert Mark Lawrenson is pitting his wits against a different guest each week this season.
His opponent for the next round of Premier League fixtures is comedian, novelist, TV presenter and Chelsea fan David Baddiel, who is currently touring his stand-up show called 'Fame: Not the Musical'.
Baddiel co-hosted the Fantasy Football League show in the 1990s and co-wrote 'Three Lions', England's official anthem for Euro 96.
"Three Lions was totally brilliant," Baddiel told BBC Sport. "In my show now I talk a bit about being remembered for Three Lions and how that is a double-edged sword because I've done other stuff as well, but it was an amazing experience.
"It was not about getting accolades from other show-biz people, it was about Wembley Stadium singing along to that song and I was singing it too, because it was not about us, it was about the England team doing well. It was an amazing thing."
He tips his beloved Chelsea to see off title rivals and Premier League leaders Manchester City on Monday.
Baddiel joked to BBC Sport: "I should say at the start that I am not Nostradamus - I know I have been brought in to restore some credibility after Vic Reeves, and also Robert de Niro and Sylvester Stallone were guests, but remember Stallone was in 'Escape to Victory' so he has actually played at the highest level and I don't know if I can beat that.
You can see all of Baddiel's predictions on Football Focus at 12:00 GMT on Saturday on BBC One and the BBC Sport website (in the UK).
| Predictions | Score | Lawro | David |
|---|---|---|---|
| SATURDAY | |||
| Newcastle v Sunderland | 0-3 | 2-0 | 1-1 |
| West Ham v Swansea | 2-0 | 2-1 | 1-2 |
| Cardiff v Norwich | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Everton v Aston Villa | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| Fulham v Southampton | 0-3 | 1-1 | 1-3 |
| Hull v Tottenham | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-2 |
| Stoke v Man Utd | 2-1 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| SUNDAY | |||
| West Brom v Liverpool | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Arsenal v Crystal Palace | 2-0 | 3-0 | 2-1 |
| MONDAY | |||
| Man City v Chelsea | 0-1 | 2-0 | 1-2 |
A correct result is worth ONE point. A correct score earns THREE points.
In the midweek Premier League games, Lawro got eight results right, including two perfect scores. His score of 12 gave him victory over former badminton world champion Gail Emms, who got two correct results, with no exact scores, giving her a total of two.
We're 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 of Lawro's predictions were correct (also at the bottom of the page).
| Total scores after Week 23 | |
|---|---|
| Lawro | 191 |
| Guests | 121 |
LAWRO'S PREDICTIONS
All kick-offs 15:00 GMT unless otherwise stated.
SATURDAY
Newcastle 0-3 Sunderland
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
David's prediction: 1-1
West Ham 2-0 Swansea
Lawro's prediction: 2-1
David's prediction: 1-2
Cardiff 2-1 Norwich
Lawro's prediction: 1-1
David's prediction: 1-1
Everton 2-1 Aston Villa
Lawro's prediction: 1-1
David's prediction: 1-0
Fulham 0-3 Southampton
Lawro's prediction: 1-1
David's prediction: 1-3
Hull 1-1 Tottenham
Lawro's prediction: 2-1
David's prediction: 1-2
Stoke 2-1 Man Utd
Lawro's prediction: 0-2
David's prediction: 0-2
SUNDAY
West Brom 1-1 Liverpool
Lawro's prediction: 1-1
David's prediction: 1-2
Arsenal 2-0 Crystal Palace
Lawro's prediction: 3-0
David's prediction: 2-1
MONDAY
Man City 0-1 Chelsea
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
David's prediction: 1-2
| Lawro v Guests | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| P23 | W14 | D2 | L7 |
| SCORE | GUEST LEADERBOARD |
|---|---|
| 12 | Nicky Wire |
| 11 | Susanna Reid |
| 10 | Usain Bolt |
| 9 | Charlotte Green, Camp Bastion troops |
| 8.3 | Lawro (average after 23 weeks) |
| 7 | Danny John-Jules, Steve Wilson |
| 6 | John Bishop, Kevin Clifton, Gaz Coombes, Alistair McGowan, Joe Montana, Greg James |
| 5 | Sam Tomkins, The National |
| 4 | David Cameron, Guy Mowbray, Jason Sudeikis |
| 3 | Robert de Niro, Sylvester Stallone |
| 2 | Cal Crutchlow, Gail Emms, Jim Kerr, David Schneider |
| 1 | Michael Palin, Vic Reeves |
Lawro's best score: 16 points (week 21 v Robert De Niro and Sylvester Stallone)
Lawro's worst score: 4 points (week two v Sam Tomkins)
| ARROWS DENOTE DIFFERENCE TO REAL TABLE | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | TEAM | P | W | D | L | PTS | DIFF | +/- |
| 1. | Man City | 23 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 63 |  | 0 |
| 2. | Chelsea | 23 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 54 |  | +1 |
| 3. | Man Utd | 23 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 54 | | +4 |
| 4. | Arsenal | 23 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 50 |  | -2 |
| 5. | Liverpool | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 46 | | -1 |
| 6. | Tottenham | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 40 | | -1 |
| 7. | Everton | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 34 | | -1 |
| 8. | Southampton | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 33 | | +1 |
| 9. | Norwich | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 29 | | +3 |
| 10. | Fulham | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 29 | | +9 |
| 11. | West Brom | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 27 | | +4 |
| 12. | Stoke | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 26 | | +4 |
| 13. | Swansea | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 25 | | -2 |
| 14. | Newcastle | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 24 | | -6 |
| 15. | West Ham | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 23 | | +3 |
| 16. | Aston Villa | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 21 | | -6 |
| 17. | Crystal Palace | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 19 | | -3 |
| 18. | Sunderland | 23 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 14 | | -1 |
| 19. | Hull City | 23 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 13 | | -6 |
| 20. | Cardiff | 23 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 9 | | 0 |
