Premier League predictions: Lawro v Strictly stars Alex Scott and Neil Jones
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It is more than five years since Liverpool won at Old Trafford but will the Premier League leaders leave with three points on Sunday?
Manchester United are struggling for points and goals and BBC football expert Mark Lawrenson feels the top-of-the-table Merseysiders are heavy favourites.
"Liverpool are not always playing that well, but they are winning all the time, which is a great feeling," Lawrenson said.
"United, meanwhile, have got big problems. When they lost at Newcastle a couple of weeks ago, they were just a mess. They were like a dog's dinner."
Lawro is making predictions for all 380 top-flight matches this season, against a variety of guests.
This week he is up against BBC football pundit Alex Scott and her Strictly Come Dancing partner Neil Jones.
| Premier League predictions - week nine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Lawro | Alex | Neil | |
| SATURDAY | ||||
| Everton v West Ham | 2-0 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 0-2 |
| Aston Villa v Brighton | 2-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3-1 |
| Bournemouth v Norwich | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 1-2 |
| Chelsea v Newcastle | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 |
| Leicester v Burnley | 2-1 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 3-0 |
| Tottenham v Watford | 1-1 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Wolves v Southampton | 1-1 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 2-0 |
| Crystal Palace v Man City | 0-2 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 1-4 |
| SUNDAY | ||||
| Man Utd v Liverpool | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 1-3 |
| MONDAY | ||||
| Sheff Utd v Arsenal | x-x | 0-2 | 1-4 | 0-3 |
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.
SATURDAY
Everton 2-0 West Ham
Lawro's prediction: 2-1
Alex's prediction: 1-2
Neil's prediction: 0-2
Aston Villa 2-1 Brighton
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Alex's prediction: 1-0
Neil's prediction: 3-1
Bournemouth 0-0 Norwich
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Alex's prediction: 2-1
Neil's prediction: 1-2
Chelsea 1-0 Newcastle
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Alex's prediction: 2-0
Neil's prediction: 2-0
Leicester 2-1 Burnley
Lawro's prediction: 2-1
Alex's prediction: 3-1
Neil's prediction: 3-0
Tottenham 1-1 Watford
Lawro's prediction: 3-0
Alex's prediction: 1-0
Neil's prediction: 1-0
Wolves 1-1 Southampton
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Alex's prediction: 2-1
Neil's prediction: 2-0
Crystal Palace 0-2 Man City
Lawro's prediction: 0-3
Alex's prediction: 0-2
Neil's prediction: 1-4
SUNDAY
Man Utd 1-1 Liverpool
Lawro's prediction: 0-1
Alex's prediction: 0-2
Neil's prediction: 1-3
MONDAY
Sheff Utd v Arsenal (20:00 BST)
Sheffield United have picked up six points away so far, compared to three at home.
They like to play on the front foot and it feels like that is working out better for them on the road, especially against the tougher teams.
This might be a similar story. Arsenal appear to be improving at both ends of the pitch and I just have a feeling they will edge this one.
Lawro's prediction: 0-2
Alex's prediction: 1-4
Neil's prediction: 0-3
Lawro was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan
How did Lawro do last week?
In the round of games before the international break, Lawro got four correct results, including one exact scores, out of 10 matches for a total of 70 points.
He drew with athletics legend Michael Johnson who also got four correct results, with one exact score.
| +/- DENOTE POSITION DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LAWRO'S TABLE AND ACTUAL POSITION | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | P | W | D | L | PTS | +/- | |
| 1 | Man City | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 | +1 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | -1 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | +2 |
| 4 | Tottenham | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | +5 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | -2 |
| =6 | Leicester | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | -2 |
| =6 | Man Utd | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | +6 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | +7 |
| =9 | Burnley | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | -2 |
| =9 | Everton | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | +9 |
| =11 | Newcastle | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | +5 |
| =11 | Watford | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | +9 |
| =11 | West Ham | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | -3 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -8 |
| =15 | Bournemouth | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -5 |
| =15 | Sheff Utd | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 |
| 17 | Wolves | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -6 |
| 18 | Southampton | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -1 |
| 19 | Brighton | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | -5 |
| 20 | Norwich | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | -1 |
GUEST LEADERBOARD 2019-20
| Score | Guest leaderboard |
|---|---|
| 100 | Lawro (average after eight weeks), Adam Peaty |
| 90 | Helen Housby, Jo Harten, Geraint Thomas |
| 70 | Michael Johnson, Craig Mitch |
| 60 | Stefan Ratchford |
| 50 | Chelcee Grimes, Reece Parkinson, Sam Warburton |
| 40 | Stephen Fry |
| Total scores after week eight | |
|---|---|
| Lawro | 800 |
| Guests | 570 |
| Lawro v Guests | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| P8 | W7 | D1 | L0 |
