Well I gave ‘Lawro’ a little bit of a pasting last week picking up 8 correct results and two scores bang on, giving me twelve points to Lawro’s six. This cuts the deficit to a mere 14 points so it is probably worth carrying this pointless folly on for at least one more week...
Palace v Arsenal
I have little time for Ian Hollowhead but that doesn’t stop me feeling a little sorry for him after his sacking this week. Expect Arsenal (and every team that follow them) to prove that Palace’s position has little to do with who is in picking the team and lots to do with their utter lack of quality and farcical transfer dealings.
My Prediction 0-3
‘Lawro’s’ Prediction 0-2
Villa v Everton
(Drum roll please) Let the battle of the big bruising Belgians begin! It will be crash, bang, wallop at Villa Park as Benteke and Lukaku go head to head on Saturday afternoon. Expect goals galore and plenty of defenders wishing that they were elsewhere.
MP 2-2
LP 1-1
Liverpool v Baggies
Me, ‘Lawro’ and Hansen all agree here. Both goals in the first half as Liverpool continue their great start whilst managing never to look any good.
MP 2-0
LP 2-0
Man Utd v Stoke
Despite looking like he has aged five years in two months you sense that slowly but surely Moyse might just be getting the hang of this United business. Stoke will give them a good game but ‘Wazza’ is too hot to handle right now and will prove the difference here.
MP 2-1
LP 2-0
Norwich v Cardiff
When Norwich need a result one generally seems to come along. Chris Hughton has a side good enough to stay in the division yet the people of Norfolk have good eyesight and at the moment they don’t like what they are seeing.
MP 1-0
LP 2-1
Saints v Fulham
It should be happy days for the Saints again this weekend, particularly as ‘Lawro’ has reverted to form by ignoring all the available evidence and underestimating Pochettino’s team once again. I sometimes think that the BBC’s football ‘expert’ must hate Southampton as much as everybody from Hampshire’s only habitable city hates him.
MP 2-0
LP 1-1
Mackems v Geordies
OOF! POW! ZAMMO! Gus likes a rumble almost as much as Di Cantio so expect Sunderland to be bang up for this one. Sadly for the Mackems their northeast rivals are starting to look more like the 2011/12 edition than last seasons shower of shite so another pasting looks on the cards.
MP 1-3
LP 1-1
Chelsea v Man City
Are these two teams the main contenders for the title? That is what they are saying and to be honest I agree with them.
MP 1-1
LP 1-2
Swans v Hammers
Swansea played a full strength team in midweek and the last thing they need is Big Sam’s continental false nine-ers turning up to grind out their usual 0-0 away draw. Yes, yes, they thumped Spurs on the road last time out but that was surely a blip rather than a sign of things to come? Wasn’t it?
MP 0-0
LP 2-0
Spurs v Tigers
Spurs are back in form and if ‘Lawro’ is putting his yellow neck on the line by predicting more than two goals for AVB’s team then I am glad I went one better with four.
MP 4-0
LP 3-0
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Current Scores
Lawro - 64 points
Marcus - 50 points
(I am also owed one point for the Chelsea v Villa game that I was unable to find ‘Lawro’s’ prediction on)
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