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Liverpool fans will be hoping for a huge favor from their former rival, Manchester United, on Wednesday, when they will get the rival of the Reds title, Manchester City.
Nothing less than a win for the defending Premier League champions will give Liverpool the advantage in the title race.
Will City slip? BBC football expert Mark Lawrenson says "no".
"I think Pep Guardiola's team will go to Old Trafford and win," he said.
"Their second half against the Spurs on Saturday was the worst I saw them play all season, but in many ways it was a positive performance on their part as it showed that they were able to beat the goal line to get the three points. "
Lawro makes predictions for the 380 leading matches this season against a variety of guests.
For the mid-week matches, he faces Ten Tons, aka singer-songwriter Ethan Barnett.
Barnett is a fan of Manchester United who is happy to have Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at the wheel, despite the recent drop in his team's results.
"When Ole was playing, it was when I was growing up and watching United with my dad, so he was always one of my heroes," he said.
"My cousin is a fan of Liverpool and I sent all kinds of texts last week because our latest results have not been great – but Ole is still the perfect man to turn the tide . "
Barnett is a United fan because of his father, but has not inherited his sports genes and says he is not really a footballer.
"My dad is a physical education teacher who also loves his music," said Barnett.
"I have never really played much myself and I am not the most athletic man.I have all the musical side of my dad and nothing from athletics."
| Predictions Premier League | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Lawro | Ten tons | |
| TUESDAY | |||
| Tottenham v Brighton | x-x | 2-0 | 2-1 |
| Watford v Southampton | x-x | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| WEDNESDAY | |||
| Wolves v Arsenal | x-x | 2-0 | 0-2 |
| Man Utd v Man City | x-x | 0-2 | 3-0 |
A correct result (choosing a win, a draw or a loss) is worth it ten points. The exact score wins 40 points.
PREDICTIONS OF LAWRO
All postings 7:45 pm TSB unless otherwise indicated.
TUESDAY
Tottenham v Brighton
Brighton got a good draw against the Wolves on Saturday and his higher goal difference means he has four points ahead of Cardiff.
The Seagulls probably need one more win to stay in because I do not see the Bluebirds win their last three games, but they have a much better chance of doing against Newcastle this weekend than in the North of England. London.
| Battle to stay fit – games to come | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | Brighton | Southampton | Burnley |
| Fulham (a) | Tottenham (a) | Watford (a) | Man Utd (h) |
| Crystal Palace (h) | Newcastle (h) | Bournemouth (h) | Everton (a) |
| Man Utd (a) | Arsenal (a) | West Ham (a) | Arsenal (h) |
| Man City (h) | Huddersfield (h) | ||
Tottenham has won all three games in his new stadium and it is difficult to see them slip.
It's always a great opportunity for Brighton manager Chris Hughton to return to Spurs, where he spent many years as a player and coach, but his Brighton side can not score goals yet – they have failed to score a goal for six years. matches.
The Spurs need to think about their Champions League semi-finals, while seeking to be in the top four, but they should get enough, even without Harry Kane.
| Race for the first four – games to come | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tottenham | Arsenal | Chelsea | Man Utd |
| Brighton (h) | Wolves (a) | Burnley (h) | Man City (h) |
| West Ham (h) | Leicester (a) | Man Utd (a) | Chelsea (h) |
| Bournemouth (a) | Brighton (h) | Watford (h) | Huddersfield (a) |
| Everton (h) | Burnley (a) | Leicester (a) | Cardiff (h) |
I was at Etihad Stadium on Saturday and, although Tottenham lost to City, they had enough chances to take at least one point.
I would expect that they have many more opportunities against Brighton. It should be a pretty simple night for them.
The prediction of Lawro: 2-0
Prediction of ten tons: I grew up in Hertford and many of my friends are fans of Tottenham, so I hear a lot about them. 2-1
Watford v Southampton
Southampton is another team that has a bit of work to do to be sure to stay awake, although it has a final match for the last day at home against Huddersfield on which to rest if it is still not safe.
Newcastle overturned the Saints on Saturday and that's another tough match for them.
Watford 's victory over the Terriers this weekend put them in the heat of the moment to be the best of the rest and a point would allow them to get on top of Everton' s and D '' s. reach seventh place.
The prediction of Lawro: 1-1
Prediction of ten tons: 1-1
WEDNESDAY
Wolves v Arsenal
The Wolves were held back by Brighton on Saturday and it seems like they are struggling to beat the teams that are just sitting against them.
This is something that Nuno Espirito Santo should settle for next season, but I do not think it will be a problem on Wednesday because Arsenal will attack them.
Arsenal could win the Europa League but they had the same problem all season: huge problems in defense, as we saw again in the defeat Sunday against Crystal Palace.
The prediction of Lawro: 2-0
Prediction of ten tons: 0-2
Man Utd v Man City (8:00 pm BST)
United was helpless against Everton on Sunday and did not want to fight. You look at some of their players and it's as if the season could not finish fast enough for them.
I'm sure they'll be better against City because the local fans will be angry and the United players will be pushed to produce a performance.
But they do not seem to have the quality to actually scare the teams, especially the defending champions, who need three points to keep control of the title race.
| Race for the Premier League title | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Liverpool Meetings | Date | Man City Calendar |
| April 24 | Manchester United (A) | ||
| April 26 | Huddersfield (H) | April 28 | Burnley (A) |
| May 4 | Newcastle (A) | May 6 | Leicester (H) |
| May 12 | Wolves (H) | May 12 | Brighton (a) |
United's boss, Solskjaer, will surely have known that he had a lot of work to do this summer – but the Norwegian has to face a huge job to straighten the club.
The decisions made this summer regarding the stay, the departure and the signatory will be the most important for United for a very long time.
In the end, that's what will decide where they will be in the next few years – because United will be chasing Tottenham, Arsenal and Chelsea again next season, not to mention Liverpool and City.
The finish line is in sight for City now, and seeing Kevin de Bruyne get hurt again Saturday was a blow.
City still wins matches – he won 10 in the Premier League – but I do not know why Pep Guardiola chose Ilkay Gundogan in the middle of the field in front of Fernandinho.
Without Fernandinho, the Spurs had the impression of being able to make their way to the back of City four at a time when they counterattacked in two games played at Etihad last week.
I think United will also play at the break because it's almost the only way for them to play. However, I do not see it working for them.
That sounds a lot like a Champions League match as to the quality of the opposition for United and we saw in their home games against Paris St-Germain and Barcelona how they could not get the ball, and without that they could not do anything.
This is what I see Wednesday with City, who has more chances, creating more chances – and eliminating United.
The prediction of Lawro: 0-2
Prediction of ten tons: I talked to my father about it and he said, "You have to go to the front and get back to United." City are obviously the favorites, but I'm going with Ole. 3-0
Lawro is entrusted to Chris Bevan of BBC Sport.
How did Lawro last time?
Lawro has three correct results comprising a perfect score from 10 games, for a total of 60 points.
He lost to a super computer called "RED". who got four correct results comprising a perfect score, for a total of 70 points.
| Total scores after week 35 | |
|---|---|
| Lawro | 2,960 |
| Guests | 2,540 |
| Lawro v Guests | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| P35 | W17 | D4 | L14 |
| +/- DETERMINING THE POSITION DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE LAWRO TABLE AND THE REAL POSITION | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | P | W | re | The | PTS | +/- | |
| 1 | Man City | 34 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 96 | +1 |
| = 2 | Liverpool | 35 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 83 | -1 |
| = 2 | Man Utd | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 83 | 4 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 35 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 69 | +1 |
| 5 | Tottenham | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 68 | -2 |
| 6 | Leicester | 35 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 62 | 3 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 59 | -3 |
| 8 | Everton | 35 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 56 | -1 |
| 9 | Burnley | 35 | 13 | ten | 12 | 49 | 6 |
| ten | Newcastle | 35 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 46 | 3 |
| 11 | wolves | 34 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 42 | -1 |
| 12 | West Ham | 35 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 38 | -1 |
| = 13 | Bournemouth | 35 | ten | 7 | 18 | 37 | +1 |
| = 13 | Watford | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 37 | -5 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 35 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 32 | -3 |
| 16 | Southampton | 33 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 30 | 0 |
| = 17 | Brighton | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 0 |
| = 17 | Fulham | 35 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 29 | 2 |
| 19 | Huddersfield | 35 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 15 | +1 |
| 20 | Cardiff | 34 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 14 | -2 |
LEADERBOARD GUESTS 2018-19
| GOAL | GUEST LEADERBOARD |
|---|---|
| 160 | David Ginola |
| 140 | The 1975s, Ross MacDonald |
| 120 | Joe Thomas |
| 110 | Tom Kerridge, Yatez |
| 90 | Jim Glennie, Mario Hezonja, Karl Pilkington and Chris Stark |
| 85 | Lawro (average after 35 weeks) |
| 80 | Adebayo Akinfenwa, Richard Ashcroft, Dina Asher-Smith, Lady Jessica Ennis-Hill, Greg James, Johnny Marr *, Mark Wahlberg |
| 70 | Matt Fitzpatrick, RED, Yungen |
| 60 | Jamie Dornan and Paul Conroy, Idris Elba, Tom McFarland, Lundgren Dolph, Mumford & Sons, Dillian Whyte |
| 50 | Bring me to the horizon, Theo Ellis, Drew McIntyre, Mohamed Sanu, Dolph Ziggler |
| 40 | Tom Grennan, Josh Warrington, Taka |
| 30 | Ryan Fitzpatrick, Danny Howard *, Oti Mabuse, Scott Mills |
| 20 | Yizzy |
* The score will be updated when the full game program is complete
Best Lawro Score: 260 points (week seven v Karl Pilkington)
The worst score of Lawro: 20 points (Yizzy, Week 25 – Griz, Week 25 – Ryan Fitzpatrick and Mohamed Sanu, receiver of the Atlanta Falcons team, and week 31 against DJ Danny Howard of Radio 1)
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