Premier League predictions: Lawro v Ricky & Simon of Kaiser Chiefs
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BBC Sport's football expert Mark Lawrenson is pitting his wits against a different guest each week this season.
His opponents for the weekend Premier League fixtures are singer Ricky Wilson and bassist Simon Rix, from Leeds indie band Kaiser Chiefs.
Rix, a Leeds supporter, told BBC Sport: "We called ourselves Kaiser Chiefs because we wanted a name that was strong and memorable. Kaiser means King.
"But it was also because of former Leeds captain Lucas Radebe [who used to play for South African club Kaizer Chiefs]. He was a leader of men and an all-round good guy. He is someone to aspire to."
Wilson, who is currently appearing as a judge on BBC talent show The Voice, is less of a football fan and admits: "If either of us could predict the results, we wouldn't be in a band. We are not a pair of octopi, we're rockers!"
| Score | Lawro | Ricky & Simon | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SATURDAY | |||
| Hull v Man City | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Everton v Cardiff | 2-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 |
| Fulham v Newcastle | 1-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Southampton v Norwich | 4-2 | 2-0 | 0-1 |
| Stoke v West Ham | 3-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| Sunderland v Crystal Palace | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2-0 |
| Swansea v West Brom | 1-2 | 2-0 | 1-1 |
| Aston Villa v Chelsea | 1-0 | 1-2 | 0-3 |
| SUNDAY | |||
| Man Utd v Liverpool | 0-3 | 1-2 | 1-3 |
| Tottenham v Arsenal | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
A correct result (ie picking a win, draw or defeat) is worth ONE point. A correct score earns THREE points.
Last weekend, Lawro got three correct results from five Premier League games, with one perfect score. His score of five points saw him beat Bastille drummer Woody, who got one correct result, with no perfect scores, giving him a score of one point.
Any points earned for the five Premier League games which were postponed because of the FA Cup quarter-finals will be added after the matches take place.
Lawro also correctly guessed the result of two of the four FA Cup ties, while Woody scored zero. But these do not count towards their weekly total or the averages for the season.
We're keeping a record of the totals 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 (at the bottom of the page).
| Totals after Week 29 | |
|---|---|
| Lawro | 220 |
| Guests | 147 |
LAWRO'S PREDICTIONS
All kick-offs 15:00 GMT unless otherwise stated.
SATURDAY
Hull 0-2 Man City
Lawro's prediction: 0-2
Ricky and Simon's prediction: 1-2
Everton 2-1 Cardiff
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Ricky and Simon's prediction: 2-0
Fulham 1-0 Newcastle
Lawro's prediction: 1-1
Ricky and Simon's prediction: 0-1
Southampton 4-2 Norwich
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Ricky and Simon's prediction: 0-1
Stoke 3-1 West Ham
Lawro's prediction: 2-1
Ricky and Simon's prediction: 0-0
Sunderland 0-0 Crystal Palace
Lawro's prediction: 0-1
Ricky and Simon's prediction: 2-0
Swansea 1-2 West Brom
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Ricky and Simon's prediction: 1-1
Aston Villa 1-0 Chelsea
Lawro's prediction: 1-2
Ricky and Simon's prediction: A hat-trick for Hazard. 0-3
SUNDAY
Man Utd 0-3 Liverpool
Lawro's prediction: 1-2
Ricky and Simon's prediction: 1-3
Tottenham 0-1 Arsenal
Lawro's prediction: 1-1
Ricky and Simon's prediction: 2-2
| Lawro v Guests | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| P29 | W18 | D2 | L9 |
| SCORE | GUEST LEADERBOARD |
|---|---|
| 12 | Nicky Wire |
| 11 | Susanna Reid |
| 10 | Usain Bolt, Tim Key* |
| 9 | Charlotte Green, Camp Bastion troops |
| 7.59 | Lawro (average after 29 weeks) |
| 7 | Danny John-Jules, Steve Wilson |
| 6 | Katy B, John Bishop, Kevin Clifton, Gaz Coombes, Alistair McGowan, Joe Montana, Greg James |
| 5 | Geraint Thomas*, Sam Tomkins, The National |
| 4 | David Baddiel, 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, Woody* |
| 0 | Josh Franceschi |
* Does not include scores for postponed games
Lawro's best score: 16 points (week 21 v Robert De Niro and Sylvester Stallone)
Lawro's worst score: 3 points (week 26 v Geraint Thomas, before postponed games are played)
| ARROWS DENOTE DIFFERENCE TO REAL TABLE | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | TEAM | P | W | D | L | PTS | DIFF | +/- |
| 1. | Man City | 27 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 75 |  | +3 |
| 2. | Chelsea | 29 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 69 |  | -1 |
| 3. | Man Utd | 28 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 67 | | +3 |
| 4. | Arsenal | 28 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 58 | | -1 |
| 5. | Liverpool | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 57 | | -3 |
| 6. | Tottenham | 29 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 49 | | -1 |
| 7. | Southampton | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 38 | | +2 |
| 8. | Everton | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 37 | | -1 |
| 9. | Fulham | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 32 | | +11 |
| 10. | Newcastle | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 31 | | -2 |
| 11. | West Ham | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 31 | | -1 |
| 12. | Stoke | 29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 31 |  | 0 |
| 13. | Swansea | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 31 | | +1 |
| 14. | West Brom | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 31 | | +3 |
| 15. | Norwich | 29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 31 | | 0 |
| 16. | Aston Villa | 28 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 30 | | -5 |
| 17. | Crystal Palace | 29 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 26 | | +1 |
| 18. | Hull City | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 24 | | -5 |
| 19. | Sunderland | 27 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 15 | | 0 |
| 20. | Cardiff | 29 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 13 | | -2 |
