
Premier League and FA Cup predictions: Lawro vs Bastille drummer Woody
BBC Sport's football expert Mark Lawrenson is pitting his wits against a different guest each week this season.
Bastille star's Focus predictions
His opponent for the weekend Premier League fixtures and FA Cup sixth round ties is Bastille drummer Chris 'Woody' Wood.
As well as helping his band win the British Breakthrough Act award at this year's Brits, 'Woody' is a lifelong Plymouth fan who co-commentated on Argyle's 2-1 win over Dagenham & Redbridge last month for BBC Radio Devon.
"I was indoctrinated as a five-year-old thanks to my dad dragging me along to games and I have been a Green ever since," he told BBC Sport.
"Being an Argyle fan has had its ups and downs - and mostly downs in recent years. It has been a turbulent few seasons with constant relegation battles that we have not always won, but we seem to have turned it around this season."
Now the commentator has turned predictor and Wood is confident of beating Lawro and featuring near the top of the guest leaderboard.
"Lawro is bang in trouble, let's be honest," Wood added. "This is probably going to come back and haunt me but, weirdly, I am not too bad at guessing scores."
FA Cup predictions |
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Score | Lawro | Woody | |
SATURDAY |
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Arsenal v Everton |
4-1 |
1-1* |
1-2 |
SUNDAY |
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Sheff Utd v Charlton |
2-0 |
1-0 |
2-3 |
Hull v Sunderland |
3-0 |
1-0 |
2-2** |
Man City v Wigan |
x-x |
3-0 |
4-0 |
* Arsenal to win away in the replay
** Sunderland to win at home in the replay
Premier League predictions |
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Score | Lawro | Woody | |
SATURDAY |
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West Brom v Man Utd |
0-3 |
0-2 |
1-1 |
Cardiff v Fulham |
3-1 |
1-1 |
0-1 |
Crystal Palace v Southampton |
0-1 |
2-1 |
0-0 |
Norwich v Stoke |
1-1 |
1-1 |
2-1 |
Chelsea v Tottenham |
4-0 |
2-0 |
3-2 |
A correct outcome is worth ONE point. A correct score earns THREE points.
Last weekend, Lawro got four correct outcomes from eight Premier League games, with no perfect scores . His tally of four was beaten by comedian Tim Key, who got six correct outcomes, with two perfect scores, giving him 10 points.
Both Lawro and Tim correctly guessed the winner of the Capital One Cup final but that does not count towards their weekly total or the averages for the season.
Any points earned for the two Premier League games (Manchester United vs Manchester City and Sunderland v West Brom) which were postponed because City and Sunderland were playing at Wembley will be added after the matches take place.
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 28 |
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Lawro |
215 |
Guests |
146 |
LAWRO'S PREDICTIONS
All kick-offs 15:00 GMT and in the Premier League unless otherwise stated.
SATURDAY

Arsenal 4-1 Everton (FA Cup)
Lawro's prediction: 1-1 (Arsenal to win replay)
Woody's prediction: Basically I have got a bit of an issue with Arsenal because their fans moan all the time about not winning stuff. Try being a Plymouth fan and having your club go into administration and nearly not exist. 1-2

West Brom 0-3 Man Utd
Lawro's prediction: 0-2
Woody's prediction: This is a tough one. United have not been in the greatest of form recently. I think they will go ahead but choke. 1-1

Cardiff 3-1 Fulham
Lawro's prediction: 1-1
Woody's prediction: Fulham have got a new manager who is a bit of a dictator, or so I hear. Maybe he will frighten them into a result. 0-1

Crystal Palace 0-1 Southampton
Lawro's prediction: 2-1
Woody's prediction: I am a little bit biased here because Tony Pulis kept Argyle up a few years ago. His sides are quite hard to beat. 0-0

Norwich 1-1 Stoke
Lawro's prediction: 1-1
Woody's prediction: 2-1

Chelsea 4-0 Tottenham
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Woody's prediction: Jose Mourinho is great. When he was not in the Premier League I think the media missed him with his outspoken comments - he is a character.
Chelsea are not doing too well up front at the moment but they are at home and I think their strikers will turn it round. 3-2
SUNDAY

Sheff Utd v Charlton (12:45 GMT, FA Cup)
“Bramall Lane will be rocking and I really fancy United to continue their impressive run”
I will be at Bramall Lane to watch this tie on Sunday. The ground will be rocking and I really fancy Sheffield United to continue their impressive run.
The League One side have now won eight on the trot and Nigel Clough is clearly doing a decent job as manager.
Charlton's form has picked up a little bit of late but they are still in the Championship relegation zone.
United will be thinking they can beat anyone and, having beaten Aston Villa, Fulham and Nottingham Forest, this will be another scalp for them.
Lawro's prediction: 1-0
Woody's prediction: 2-3

Hull v Sunderland (14:00 GMT, FA Cup)
“Wembley will cap an impressive season for their boss Steve Bruce”
Hull are without their in-form strikers, Shane Long and Nikica Jelavic, who are both cup-tied, but I still think they will win.
Sunderland were very good and did as much as they could against Manchester City in the Capital One Cup final on Sunday but they still lost and I do not see them heading back to Wembley to make amends.
If Hull do make it there instead for the semi-finals then it will cap an impressive season for their boss Steve Bruce.
Lawro's prediction: 1-0
Woody's prediction: 2-2 (Sunderland to win the replay)

Man City v Wigan (16:05 GMT, FA Cup)
By going back to Wembley and winning Sunday's Capital One Cup final, Manchester City put to bed the disappointment of losing last year's FA Cup final to Wigan.
Rosler's return - 20 years on

To the tune of the Pet Shop Boys anthem 'Go West', they will be singing 'Uwe, Uwe Rosler' again on Sunday, when the 45-year-old Wigan manager takes his side to Etihad Stadium.
There are some very good reasons why Rosler says it will be an "emotional moment" for him too. His return to City is not just the tale of an old favourite coming back to face his former club - it goes far deeper than that.
Wigan have nothing to lose again this time, but it is asking a lot for lightning to strike twice for them.
I know the Latics have a City hero, Uwe Rosler, in charge and him going back there is a great story after everything that has happened to him.
But, once you win one trophy, more follow. One of the best things about the League Cup final is that it is played in March and, if you win it, it does not half push you on.
How many trophies can City win this season? Well, we are not talking about four anymore because the Champions League is gone - they are not going to turn around their tie against Barcelona.
One more trophy is definitely possible, although I think City's problem is that, because of the rigours of trying to win the Premier League, they will be on their knees by the end of the season.
The thing about the cups is you just need an off-day and you are caught out, as they found against the Latics last time.
Lawro's prediction: 3-0
Woody's prediction: 4-0
Lawro v Guests |
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P28 |
W17 |
D2 |
L9 |
SCORE | GUEST LEADERBOARD |
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12 |
Nicky Wire |
11 |
Susanna Reid |
10 |
Usain Bolt, Tim Key* |
9 |
Charlotte Green, Camp Bastion troops |
7.67 |
Lawro (average after 28 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 |
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 |
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POS | TEAM | P | W | D | L | PTS | DIFF | +/- |
1. |
Man City |
27 |
24 |
3 |
0 |
75 |
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+3 |
2. |
Chelsea |
28 |
20 |
6 |
2 |
66 |
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-1 |
3. |
Man Utd |
27 |
19 |
7 |
1 |
64 |
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+4 |
4. |
Arsenal |
28 |
16 |
10 |
2 |
58 |
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-1 |
5. |
Liverpool |
28 |
16 |
9 |
3 |
57 |
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-3 |
6. |
Tottenham |
28 |
15 |
4 |
9 |
49 |
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-1 |
7. |
Southampton |
28 |
10 |
8 |
10 |
38 |
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+2 |
8. |
Everton |
28 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
37 |
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-2 |
9. |
Newcastle |
28 |
8 |
7 |
13 |
31 |
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-1 |
10. |
West Ham |
28 |
8 |
7 |
13 |
31 |
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0 |
11. |
Swansea |
28 |
8 |
7 |
13 |
31 |
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+3 |
12. |
West Brom |
27 |
8 |
7 |
12 |
31 |
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+5 |
13. |
Fulham |
28 |
8 |
7 |
13 |
31 |
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+7 |
14. |
Aston Villa |
28 |
6 |
12 |
10 |
30 |
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-3 |
15. |
Stoke |
28 |
8 |
6 |
14 |
30 |
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-2 |
16. |
Norwich |
28 |
8 |
6 |
14 |
30 |
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-1 |
17. |
Hull City |
28 |
5 |
9 |
14 |
24 |
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-5 |
18. |
Crystal Palace |
28 |
6 |
5 |
17 |
23 |
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-2 |
19. |
Sunderland |
27 |
2 |
9 |
16 |
15 |
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-1 |
20. |
Cardiff |
28 |
1 |
9 |
18 |
12 |
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-1 |