Lawro's predictions

BBC football specialist Mark Lawrenson is making predictions for all 380 top-flight matches this season, versus a range of visitors.

Today he is up versus athletics legend and BBC pundit Michael Johnson.

Johnson, a four-time Olympic gold medallist and eight-time world champion, belongs to the BBC team at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha
2019 World Sports Championships
Venue: Khalifa International Arena, Doha Dates: 27 September-6 October
Coverage: Watch survive on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website and app; Listen survive on BBC Radio 5 Live; Live streams, clips and text commentary online.
Premier League forecasts – week 8
Result Lawro Michael
SATURDAY
Brighton v Tottenham 3-0 0-2 1-3
Burnley v Everton 1-0 2-1 2-1
Liverpool v Leicester 2-1 2-1 4-2
Norwich v Aston Vacation home 1-5 1-1 2-0
Watford v Sheff Utd 0-0 2-1 0-2
West Ham v Crystal Palace 1-2 2-0 2-0
SUNDAY
Arsenal v Bournemouth 1-0 2-0 1-0
Guy City v Wolves 0-2 3-0 3-1
Southampton v Chelsea 1-4 1-2 0-3
Newcastle v Male Utd 1-0 1-1 0-1

A correct result (choosing a win, draw or beat) is worth 10 points. The exact rating earns40 points.

LAWRO’S FORECASTS

SATURDAY

Brighton 3-0 Tottenham

Lawro’s forecast: 0-2

Michael’s forecast: 1-3

Match report

Burnley 1-0 Everton

Lawro’s forecast: 2-1

Michael’s forecast: 2-1

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Liverpool 2-1 Leicester

Lawro’s prediction: 2-1

Michael’s prediction: 4-2

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Norwich 1-5 Aston Rental Property

Lawro’s forecast: 1-1

Michael’s prediction: 2-0

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Watford 0-0 Sheff Utd

Lawro’s forecast: 2-1

Michael’s prediction: 0-2

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West Ham 1-2 Crystal Palace

Lawro’s prediction: 2-0

Michael’s forecast: 2-0

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SUNDAY

Arsenal 1-0 Bournemouth

Lawro’s forecast: 2-0

Michael’s forecast: 1-0

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Man City 0-2 Wolves

Lawro’s forecast: 3-0

Michael’s prediction: 3-1

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Southampton 1-4 Chelsea

Lawro’s prediction: 1-2

Michael’s prediction: 0-3

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Newcastle 1-0 Man Utd

Lawro’s prediction: 1-1

Michael’s forecast: 0-1

Match report

Lawro was talking to BBC Sport’s Chris Bevan

How did Lawro do last week?

From the last set of Premier League fixtures, Lawro got 8 correct results, including 3 exact scores, out of 10 matches for an overall of 170 points, his highest score of the season so far

He beat former Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas, who got six appropriate outcomes, with one exact score, for an overall of 90 points.

/- REPRESENT POSITION DISTINCTION BETWEEN LAWRO’S TABLE AND REAL POSITION
GROUP P W D L PTS /-
1 Male City 7 7 0 021 1
2 Liverpool 7 6 1 019 -1
3 Chelsea 7 5 1 116 4
4 Tottenham 7 4 2 114 2
5 Leicester 7 4 1 213 -2
= 6 Arsenal 7 3 3 112 -2
= 6 Man Utd 7 3 3 112 4
= 8 Aston Vacation Home 7 3 2 21110
= 8 Everton 7 3 2 211 7
10 Newcastle 7 3 0 4 9 9
=-LRB- **********************************************************************************) Burnley 7 2 2 3 8 0
=-LRB- **********************************************************************************) Crystal Palace 7 2 2 3 8 -2
=-LRB- ********************************************************************************) Bournemouth 7 2 1 4 7 -5
=-LRB- ********************************************************************************) Sheff Utd 7 2 1 4 7 -1
=-LRB- ********************************************************************************) Watford 7 2 1 4 7 7
=-LRB- ********************************************************************************) West Ham 7 2 1 4 7 -8
=-LRB- ********************************************************************************) Wolves 7 2 1 4 7 0
18 Southampton 7 2 0 5 6 -4
19 Brighton 7 0 2 5 2 -3
20 Norwich 7 0 0 7 0 -3

VISITOR LEADERBOARD 2019-20

Score Visitor leaderboard
104 Lawro (average after seven weeks)
100 Adam Peaty
90 Helen Housby, Jo Harten, Geraint Thomas
70 Craig Mitch
60 Stefan Ratchford
50 Chelcee Grimes, Reece Parkinson, Sam Warburton
40 Stephen Fry
Overall ratings after week seven
Lawro730
Guests500