Premier League predictions: Lawro v England netball stars Helen Housby and Jo Harten
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The Premier League is back - and here is your chance to prove Mark Lawrenson wrong.
BBC Sport's predictions expert has picked his scores for the first 10 games of the new campaign, including Liverpool's match against Norwich on Friday.
Lawro is backing the Reds to win, and continue their long unbeaten run - according to his results anyway - that has not seen them lose a game in his league tables since the final day of the 2015-16 season.
It is not just Liverpool that Lawro is making predictions for - he will do the same for all 380 top-flight matches this season, against a variety of guests.
First to take him on in the 2019-20 campaign are England netball stars Helen Housby and Jo Harten.
Housby is a Manchester United fan, and Harten supports Tottenham.
| Premier League predictions - week 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Lawro | Helen | Jo | |
| FRIDAY | ||||
| Liverpool v Norwich | 4-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 |
| SATURDAY | ||||
| West Ham v Man City | 0-5 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 0-4 |
| Bournemouth v Sheff Utd | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 |
| Burnley v Southampton | 3-0 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 |
| Crystal Palace v Everton | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Watford v Brighton | 0-3 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| Tottenham v Aston Villa | 3-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 5-0 |
| SUNDAY | ||||
| Leicester v Wolves | 0-0 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Newcastle v Arsenal | 0-1 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 2-1 |
| Man Utd v Chelsea | 4-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-2 |
A correct result (picking a win, draw or defeat) is worth 10 points. The exact score earns 40 points.
LAWRO'S PREDICTIONS
All kick-offs 15:00 BST unless stated.
FRIDAY
Liverpool 4-1 Norwich
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Helen's prediction: 2-0
Jo's prediction: 3-0
SATURDAY
West Ham 0-5 Man City
Lawro's prediction: 1-2
Helen's prediction: Being a United fan I obviously never want to back City - but I am going to have to say that they will win this one, and probably by a few goals. 1-3
Jo's prediction: 0-4
Bournemouth 1-1 Sheff Utd
Lawro's prediction: 1-1
Helen's prediction: I reckon we've got to back Bournemouth here for Geva. One of our England team-mates (Geva Mentor) is a Bournemouth girl and a big fan. 2-1
Jo's prediction: 2-1
Burnley 3-0 Southampton
Lawro's prediction: 2-1
Helen's prediction: 0-1
Jo's prediction: 1-0
Crystal Palace 0-0 Everton
Lawro's prediction: 1-1
Helen's prediction: 0-0
Jo's prediction: 0-0
Watford 0-3 Brighton
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Helen's prediction: 0-2
Jo's prediction: 0-2
Tottenham 3-1 Aston Villa
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Helen's prediction: 1-0
Jo's prediction: Easy! 5-0. Spurs have just had one of their best seasons for a long time, and I am backing them to be up there again this year.
SUNDAY
Leicester 0-0 Wolves
Lawro's prediction: 2-1
Helen's prediction: 1-0
Jo's prediction: 1-0
Newcastle 0-1 Arsenal
Lawro's prediction: 0-2
Helen's prediction: 2-1
Jo's prediction: I can't ever back Arsenal, as a Spurs fan. 2-1
Man Utd 4-0 Chelsea
Lawro's prediction: 1-1
Helen's prediction: I have been saying for years now that this is going to be our year, but obviously it has not been the best time for United.
This is a big game to start off with, but I am always hopeful, and I always think we can deliver. 2-1
Jo's prediction: 1-2
Lawro was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.
Lawro's Premier League predictions - the final league table
In Lawro's league table based on his 2018-19 weekly predictions, Manchester City finished champions - just as they did in reality.
Overall, he had six teams out of 20 in their correct positions, with 10 more only one or two places out.
| +/- DENOTE POSITION DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LAWRO'S TABLE AND ACTUAL POSITION | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | P | W | D | L | PTS | +/- | |
| 1 | Man City | 38 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 108 | 0 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 38 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 92 | 0 |
| 3 | Man Utd | 38 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 90 | +3 |
| 4 | Tottenham | 38 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 77 | 0 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 73 | -2 |
| 6 | Leicester | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 66 | +3 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 64 | -2 |
| 8 | Everton | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 62 | 0 |
| 9 | Wolves | 38 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 51 | -2 |
| 10 | Burnley | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 50 | +5 |
| 11 | Newcastle | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 49 | +2 |
| 12 | West Ham | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 42 | -2 |
| 13 | Watford | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 39 | -2 |
| =14 | Bournemouth | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 37 | 0 |
| =14 | Southampton | 38 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 37 | +2 |
| 16 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 36 | -4 |
| =17 | Brighton | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 32 | 0 |
| =17 | Fulham | 38 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 32 | +2 |
| =19 | Cardiff | 38 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 15 | -1 |
| =19 | Huddersfield | 38 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 15 | +1 |
