Premier League predictions: Lawro v DJ & Aston Villa fan Nathan Dawe

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Lawro's predictionsImage source, BBC Sport

Last weekend saw Norwich become the first side to be relegated from this season's Premier League, but which two clubs will join them in going down to the Championship?

"With three games left, Bournemouth and Aston Villa have both given themselves a chance," said BBC football expert Mark Lawrenson.

"But I still don't see them getting the points they need to climb out of the bottom three."

Lawro's guest this week, DJ and lifelong Villa fan Nathan Dawe, is desperately hoping he is wrong.

"Everywhere I look, on TV, social media and online, the outlook for us is quite negative," Dawe told BBC Sport. "People have kind of written us off.

"But our win over Crystal Palace on Sunday was massive and I am actually quietly confident we can do it.

"West Ham and Watford play each other [on Friday] and then Watford face Manchester City and Arsenal in their final two fixtures, while West Ham have got to play Manchester United and us.

"My maths has us staying up, but it all comes down to that game at Goodison Park. Anything less than a win for us in that one, then I would say we are down, but all you can ask for is that our players are up for the fight."

Nathan DaweImage source, Nathan Dawe
Image caption,

Dawe plays a drive-in concert in Birmingham on 8 August. His new single will be announced on Wednesday

Premier League predictions - week 36

Result

Lawro

Nathan

TUESDAY

Chelsea v Norwich

1-0

3-0

2-1

WEDNESDAY

Burnley v Wolves

1-1

0-2

0-2

Man City v Bournemouth

2-1

4-0

2-0

Newcastle v Tottenham

1-3

0-2

1-1

Arsenal v Liverpool

2-1

1-1

0-1

THURSDAY

Everton v Aston Villa

1-1

2-0

1-3

Leicester v Sheff Utd

2-0

1-1

2-2

Crystal Palace v Man Utd

0-2

0-2

1-3

Southampton v Brighton

1-1

2-0

1-0

FRIDAY

West Ham v Watford

3-1

2-1

2-2

A correct result (picking a win, draw or defeat) is worth 10 points. The exact score earns 40 points.

LAWRO'S PREDICTIONS

TUESDAY

Chelsea v NorwichImage source, BBC Sport

Chelsea 1-0 Norwich

Lawro's prediction: 3-0

Nathan's prediction: 2-1

WEDNESDAY

Burnley v WolvesImage source, BBC Sport

Burnley 1-1 Wolves

Lawro's prediction: 0-2

Nathan's prediction: 0-2

Man City v BournemouthImage source, BBC Sport

Man City 2-1 Bournemouth

Lawro's prediction: 4-0

Nathan's prediction: 2-0

Newcastle v TottenhamImage source, BBC Sport

Newcastle 1-3 Tottenham

Lawro's prediction: 0-2

Nathan's prediction: 1-1

Arsenal v LiverpoolImage source, BBC Sport

Arsenal 2-1 Liverpool

Lawro's prediction: 1-1

Nathan's prediction: 0-1

Match report

THURSDAY

Everton v Aston VillaImage source, BBC Sport

Everton 1-1 Aston Villa

Lawro's prediction: 2-0

Nathan's prediction: We are struggling for two big reasons - a lack of goals, because we can't find a goal anywhere, and also the defence leaking goals everywhere. We've only had three clean sheets in 35 league games which is always an issue when you've been promoted. We have had a lot of injuries too but, ultimately, it is down to poor recruitment and not enough Premier League quality players being brought in. I still feel like we will beat Everton, though. We are in the last-chance saloon and the players will know it too, and throw absolutely everything at this game. 1-3

Nathan on why he is a Villa fan: "My whole family are from Birmingham and, apart from one of my uncles who supports Leeds, they are all Villa fans, so it was how I was brought up. We are local and we go to all the games, so we all follow them together.

"I used to sit in the Holte End at Villa Park when I first started going, when Martin O'Neill was manager. We had some great players then, but the ones that stick out in my mind are Juan Pablo Angel, Olof Mellberg, Martin Laursen and Gareth Barry.

"Now I am sitting at the other end, near the away fans - I had to move there as the games were getting boring, as the team was getting worse. I can have a bit of banter with the away fans now. But those years under O'Neill, where we were really close to Champions League football, the Holte End was rocking every week and they are really good memories."

Match report

Leicester v Sheff UtdImage source, BBC Sport

Leicester 2-0 Sheff Utd

Lawro's prediction: 1-1

Nathan's prediction: From a Villa perspective it was very frustrating to follow Leicester's collapse at Bournemouth, especially because of their defensive errors. I think the Foxes will pick themselves up a bit here. 2-2

Match report

Crystal Palace v Man UtdImage source, BBC Sport

Crystal Palace 0-2 Man Utd

Lawro's prediction: 0-2

Nathan's prediction: United are absolutely flying right now. 1-3

Match report

Southampton v BrightonImage source, BBC Sport

Southampton 1-1 Brighton

Lawro's prediction: 2-0

Nathan's prediction: Brighton play Newcastle (h) and Burnley (a) after this game so I think they will pick up enough points to get to safety, even if Saints nick it. 1-0

Match report

FRIDAY

West Ham v WatfordImage source, BBC Sport

West Ham 3-1 Watford

Lawro's prediction: 2-1

Nathan's prediction: 2-2

Match report

Lawro was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.

How did Lawro do last time?

In the last round of Premier League games, Lawro got four correct results and no exact scores, for a total of 40 points.

He beat The Manor's Scotty Stacks, who got three correct results with no exact scores, for a total of 30 points.

Lawro's League Table graphicImage source, BBC Sport

+/- DENOTE POSITION DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LAWRO'S TABLE AND ACTUAL POSITION

TEAM

P

W

D

L

PTS

+/-

1

Man City

35

32

2

1

98

+1

2

Liverpool

35

31

4

0

97

-1

3

Chelsea

35

24

6

5

78

0

4

Tottenham

35

23

7

5

76

+4

5

Leicester

35

19

6

10

63

-1

6

Man Utd

35

17

9

9

60

-1

=7

Arsenal

35

15

8

12

53

+2

=7

Wolves

35

16

5

14

53

-1

9

Burnley

35

14

6

15

48

+1

10

West Ham

35

13

7

15

46

+6

11

Watford

35

13

5

17

44

+6

12

Everton

35

11

9

15

42

-1

13

Aston Villa

35

10

7

18

37

+6

14

Bournemouth

35

11

3

21

36

+4

15

Newcastle

35

9

7

19

34

-2

16

Sheff Utd

35

7

8

20

29

-9

17

Southampton

35

7

7

21

28

-5

18

Crystal Palace

35

6

9

20

27

-4

19

Brighton

35

8

2

25

26

-4

20

Norwich

35

3

8

24

16

0

GUEST LEADERBOARD 2019-20

Score

Guest leaderboard

160

Gabriel Luna

140

Arnold Schwarzenegger

110

Aitch, Daisy May and Charlie Cooper

100

Adam Peaty

90

Avelino, Joel Corry, Helen Housby, Jo Harten, Bobby Seagull, Geraint Thomas

80

Tom Davis, Andy Murray, Stephen Graham

75

Lawro (average after 35 weeks)

70

David Baddiel, Richard Hawley, Kojo, Michael Johnson, Craig Mitch, Alex Scott

60

Sonny Bill Williams, Georgia, Al Greenwood, Katie Ormerod, Serge from Kasabian, Stefan Ratchford

50

Chelcee Grimes, Alex Horne, Reece Parkinson, Sam Warburton

40

Big Zuu, Stephen Fry, Hugh Grant, Tom Grennan, Neil Jones, Simon Neil, Tommy O'Dell, Steve Queralt

30

Sam Bird, Matthew McConaughey, Seth Rollins, Scotty Stacks

Total scores after week 35

Lawro

2,620

Guests

2,320

Lawro v Guests

P35

W21

D4

L10