Lawro’s Predictions for Today and this Weekend’s Premier League Fixtures

Read Lawro’s predictions for this week’s Premier League fixtures below. Mark Lawrenson used to provide weekly predictions for the BBC Sport website but he now gives his predictions to Paddy Power’s blog.

Lawro retired from BBC Sport but he’s now back in the game and Paddy Power are asking Lawro for his weekend Premier League predictions. So below, you will find his predictions for this week’s fixtures and the latest sign-up offers to get yourself a free bet to spend on his predicted scores.  

Lawro’s Premier League Predictions

Fixture	Score Prediction	Bet
Bournemouth vs Leicester	2-1	ODDS
Fulham vs Man City	1-2	ODDS
Ipswich vs West Ham	2-1	ODDS
Liverpool vs Crystal Palace	2-0	ODDS
Man United vs Aston Villa	0-2	ODDS
Newcastle vs Everton	3-0	ODDS
Nottm Forest vs Chelsea	1-1	ODDS
Southampton vs Arsenal	0-3	ODDS
Tottenham vs Brighton	1-2	ODDS
Wolves vs Brentford	1-1	ODDS

 

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Lawro’s 2024/25 Premier League Predictions

Ahead of the new 2024/25 season, Mark Lawrenson has picked out his predictions for all the outright markets such as a team to win the league, top 4 finish, European places, Premier League top goalscorer and FA Cup, Carabao Cup and Champions League winner. You can see all of Lawro’s predictions for the new Premier League season below.  

Winners: Arsenal

“I’m going for Arsenal to stop Manchester City’s run. The main reason is that we’re not sure what’s going to happen with City’s 115 charges because they may get deducted points which would make it very, very interesting. Liverpool have a new manager and we’re not quite sure what we’re going to get but Arsenal keep getting better every year. I think they might just nick it and win the title.”  

Second Place: Liverpool

“I fancy Liverpool to come second. The Manchester City thing is the great unknown. It’s taken so long and the Premier League clubs would go mad if it was a damp squib, imagine something like a £250,000 fine! Any fine would just be a drop in the ocean and everyone would go nuts. I have a feeling that the punishment, if there is one, won’t be massively severe, but it could make it far more difficult for City.”  

Top 4: Man City and Aston Villa

“Regardless of what happens I think City will finish in the top four. I don’t think Manchester United are good enough, it won’t be Chelsea, and I’m not sure Tottenham have the quality so I’ll go for Aston Villa. They’ve made some really interesting signings and we know Unai Emery is a good manager. I love the way they play so I’m backing Aston Villa to come fourth.”  

Top 6: Newcastle and Tottenham

“I fancy Tottenham to just miss out on that top four again, I think they’ll come fifth. I wonder if Newcastle will keep getting better, they’ve got a good manager and a good squad. Manchester United have made some signings but I’m not sure if they’re going to be good enough. Newcastle can kick on again unless, of course, they lose Eddie Howe to England but that’s just speculation.”  

Relegation: Southampton, Leicester, Ipswich

“I think Everton and all the other established clubs will be fine. You have to look at the newly-promoted clubs, Southampton, Ipswich and Leicester to go straight back down. It’s just such a massive jump and it’s really tough for anyone who comes in. The Premier League gets stronger every single year.”  

Dark Horse: West Ham

“Maybe West Ham can push on. They’ve made some good signings, they’ve got some good players already and a new manager. Maybe I should have put them down for a top-six finish.”  

Top Goalscorer: Haaland, Isak (ew), Watkins (ew)

“No one can challenge Erling Haaland, even if he only plays 20 games he’ll probably get 35 goals! In terms of the rest, Cole Palmer might suffer from second-season syndrome. Phil Foden’s possibly worth a shout to finish second but, if he can stay fit, Alexander Isak of Newcastle’s got to be a good each-way shout to finish in the top three scorers. Fitness is the worry but he’s big, strong and looks robust. Ollie Watkins scores for fun, the team’s built for him so he might be another. I can’t see anyone from any other team getting close enough.”  

FA Cup: Liverpool

“We’ve had five different winners of the FA Cup in the last five years. Liverpool haven’t won it for a couple of years so I’ll go for the Reds.”  

Carabao Cup: Tottenham

“Tottenham might be a really good shout here. Spurs have always been known as a cup team and I’m not saying that Ange Postecoglou has to win a trophy or he’s out, but he’ll have to have a good run in the league or one of the cups so why not Spurs?”  

Champions League: Real Madrid

“You just can’t bet against Real Madrid. They’re just serial winners and they’re even better now with Kylian Mbappe joining in the summer. No one ever seems to get a good result in the Bernabeu and away from home they only need half a chance. When they get to the final they know what they’re doing.”  

Lawro’s Predictions for the Premier League

When there is a Premier League fixture list, BBC football pundit Mark Lawrenson will predict the scores of each match and offer his reasons why he thinks that will be the outcome. He will usually play it cautiously and predict the winner to be the favourite but every so often, Lawro likes to look beyond this and predict an upset. Earlier this season, he predicted Liverpool would lose against Manchester City. The first time he had predicted a loss for Liverpool in 159 matches. He was proved wrong as they drew with City. His article will always start with a preview of the weekend football from the top flight and this gives you a good insight as to what he thinks will happen and which teams should be bet on to win.  

Lawro’s Predictions for the FA Cup

The FA Cup is one of the best cup competitions in the world and Lawro’s predictions will be available for every round as soon as he uploads them to the BBC website. The third round is always one of thr highlights of the football calender and you can expect to see some bold predictions from the pundit. We always get shocks in the FA Cup, but is Lawro a good enough football pundit to spot where these cupsets could happen? Read his FA Cup predictions above to find out. Even though his EPL predictions are the ones you will find every week, Lawro’s FA Cup predictions are also ones not to be missed!  

An example of Lawro’s Premier League Predictions

Premier League predictions – week 15
	Result	Lawro	Rick
SATURDAY, 26 DECEMBER
Leicester v Man Utd	2-2	0-2	2-3
Aston Villa v Crystal Palace	3-0	2-0	1-1
Fulham v Southampton	0-0	2-1	0-2
Arsenal v Chelsea	3-1	1-1	0-3
Man City v Newcastle	2-0	3-0	3-1
Sheff Utd v Everton	0-1	1-1	0-2
SUNDAY, 27 DECEMBER
Leeds v Burnley	1-0	2-1	2-1
West Ham v Brighton	2-2	2-1	2-0
Liverpool v West Brom	1-1	3-0	5-0
Wolves v Tottenham	1-1	1-1	1-3

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As you will see, Lawro goes up against a celebrity guest every week and you get three points for a correct score or one point for a correct result. The weekend above was a poor one for Lawro, but he did claw some points back by correctly predicting Wolves vs Tottenham would end in a 1-1 draw.  

Betting on Lawro’s EPL Predictions

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