International break is finally over, generally Liverpool's record after international break is not that great. Facing Chelsea on Sunday 20 November at Stamford Bridge, Liverpool won there last season maybe an incentive, but I cannot remember the last time Liverpool won there two seasons in a roll. Liverpool winning there again is going to be a test of character for Chelsea manager Andre Villa Boas. I do not think there is going to be many goals like the last visit of Arsenal, one goal can settle it either way. I would like to see what Mark Lawrenson is going to make of this one. My prediction: Chelsea 1:1 Liverpool Other fixtures and predictions: Saturday, 19 November 2011 Norwich v Arsenal, 1:2 Everton v Wolverhampton 3:! Man City v Newcastle 3:1 Stoke v QPR 2:1 Sunderland v Fulham, 1:1 West Brom v Bolton 2:2 Wigan v Blackburn 2:1 Swansea v Man Utd. 1:3 Sunday, 20 November 2011 Chelsea v Liverpool 1:1 Monday, 21 November 2011 Tottenham v Aston Villa, 2:2
Saturday, 19 November 2011 Norwich v Arsenal, 2:1 Everton v Wolverhampton 1:1 Man City v Newcastle 3:1 Stoke v QPR 2:1 Sunderland v Fulham, 1:0 West Brom v Bolton 2:2 Wigan v Blackburn 2:1 Swansea v Man Utd. 1:1 Sunday, 20 November 2011 Chelsea v Liverpool 1:2 Monday, 21 November 2011 Tottenham v Aston Villa, 2:1
Saturday, 19 November 2011 Norwich v Arsenal, 1:1 Everton v Wolverhampton 1:0 Man City v Newcastle 2:2 Stoke v QPR 2:1 Sunderland v Fulham, 1:0 West Brom v Bolton 2:2 Wigan v Blackburn 3:1 Swansea v Man Utd. 0:1 Sunday, 20 November 2011 Chelsea v Liverpool 1:2 Monday, 21 November 2011 Tottenham v Aston Villa, 2:0
I will be missing another game due to being in a coaching course working my way up the badges, going to be a long weekend but I will be looking for the updates on our game! I am thinking 1-1
Saturday, 19 November 2011 Norwich v Arsenal, 0-3 (arsenal are top 4 there for lawro must pick them) Everton v Wolverhampton 1-0 (both are tosh but everton are a big name and at home so lwaro goes for them) Man City v Newcastle 14:0 (city at home and i nthe top 4 last year) Stoke v QPR 0-0 (stoke at home, both are small teams so lawro doesn't care) Sunderland v Fulham, 1:0 (go for the home side) West Brom v Bolton 1:0 (go for the home side) Wigan v Blackburn (0-0) lawro does't care Swansea v Man Utd. 0-14 (its utd.... lawro to back them to the hilt) Sunday, 20 November 2011 Chelsea v Liverpool 1-1 (it's liverpool lawro never backs us to lose) Monday, 21 November 2011 Tottenham v Aston Villa, 14-0 tottenham are at home after all and think they are top 4 thats good enough for lawro!
Saturday, 19 November 2011 Norwich v Arsenal 1:2 Everton v Wolverhampton 3:2 Man City v Newcastle 4:2 Stoke v QPR 2:1 Sunderland v Fulham 1:0 West Brom v Bolton 1:2 Wigan v Blackburn 1:1 Swansea v Man Utd 0:2 Sunday, 20 November 2011 Chelsea v Liverpool 1:1 Monday, 21 November 2011 Tottenham v Aston Villa 2:0
Lawro is calling it home win. Mark Lawrenson's Premier League predictions Page last updated at 17:17 GMT, Thursday, 17 November 2011 E-mail this to a friendPrintable version BBC Sport football expert Mark Lawrenson is pitting his wits against a different guest pundit each week this season. His latest opponent is someone who should be decent at making predictions - astrologer Russell Grant. Brentford fan Grant has boldly gone for a Newcastle win at table-toppers Manchester City while tipping newly promoted Swansea to hold champions Manchester United. You can see all of Russell's predictions on Football Focus from 1200 GMT on BBC One on Saturday and on this website (in the UK). The show comes live from Burnley ahead of the Burnley v Leeds Championship game which kicks-off at 1245. This week's predictions Score Lawro Russell Norwich v Arsenal x-x 1-2 1-2 Everton v Wolves x-x 2-0 1-1 Man City v Newcastle x-x 2-0 1-2 Stoke v QPR x-x 2-0 1-2 Sunderland v Fulham x-x 2-1 0-0 West Brom v Bolton x-x 1-1 2-2 Wigan v Blackburn x-x 2-1 1-3 Swansea v Man Utd x-x 0-2 1-1 Chelsea v Liverpool x-x 2-1 2-1 Tottenham v Aston Villa x-x 2-0 3-1 A correct result is worth ONE point while a correct score earns THREE points. Last week, Lawro got SIX results right, but no perfect scores, and scored six points but he was beaten by former boxing world champion Ricky Hatton who scored nine points, which included ONE perfect score. (Predictions leaderboard at the bottom of the page) LAWRO'S PREDICTIONS SATURDAY All kick-offs 1500 GMT unless stated Norwich v Arsenal (1245 GMT) Norwich have been excellent at home all season but this is their first real test against an Arsenal team suddenly playing with real confidence. The Canaries only know one way to play, they come forward but if you do that against the top teams they will just pick you off on the break with real quality. Everybody knows about Robin van Persie and his goalscoring form but the key for Norwich will be trying to stop Arsenal in the middle of the park as that is where they will control the game. Van Persie is virtually scoring a goal a game at the moment but if Norwich try to stop him from playing then Theo Walcott, Gervinho, Mikel Arteta and Aaron Ramsey can all hurt you so it is going to be very tough. I expect a strong showing from Norwich but Arsenal will be too good. Prediction: 1-2 Everton v Wolves A game that both sides need to win. Everton have played better than their points total suggests and in Jack Rodwell, Leighton Baines and Phil Jagielka they have three England internationals who all did their cause no harm at all in the wins over Spain and Sweden. Marouane Fellaini has signed a new contract and that is all Everton can do. They can't afford to go out and buy anyone so they have to offer their best players good contracts and tie them up, or at least put in place a strong bargaining tool should anyone want to come in and buy them. Some fans are planning a protest but it is ridiculous, I don't know what the fans expect. Nobody is interested in buying Everton, they don't make any money on matchday and it would cost far too much to move to a new stadium. So the supporters have to get real. They consistently bat above their average thanks to the manager David Moyes and chairman Bill Kenwright, who consistently has to put fires out. Wolves came up with the win over Wigan last time out but it is a tough ask to go to Goodison Park and win. Prediction: 2-0 Man City v Newcastle Some of us are pleasantly surprised that Newcastle remain unbeaten but this is where the run comes to an end. Their form is testimony to manager Alan Pardew and his backroom staff and the way they have gone about this season, it has been built on an excellent young goalkeeper in Tim Krul and a steady back four, but Manchester City are just in a different league. City have had half their squad all over the world playing football this week which may have an impact on them but this is a team now which has gelled under Roberto Mancini; they don't go overboard when they win 6-1 at Manchester United and don't panic when they do slip up. The Carlos Tevez affair rumbles on but the best thing for City is that he's not even been in the country. It's bordering on the pathetic now from Tevez, I don't know who is advising him but even the players who get on with Tevez will be asking what on earth is going on. The club have a financial investment in Tevez and will want to get as much money for him as they can in January but it hasn't threatened their form at all which is a remarkable effort all round. Prediction: 2-0 Stoke v QPR Who would have thought five years ago that this would be a Premier League game? Stoke are struggling a bit to marry up playing in the Europa League for the first time with their league form and they had a shocker last time out by getting beat 5-0 at Bolton. But overall they get stronger every season and win the majority of their games at home. QPR have started the season well but they make a lot of mistakes defensively so I have to go with Stoke. Prediction: 2-0 Sunderland v Fulham I thought Fulham would be better under Martin Jol but with the firepower they have at their disposal you expect them to be OK. Away from home though they have been poor. Sunderland simply have not replaced Darren Bent and Asamoah Gyan and I think they will be dicing with relegation as I just don't know where their goals will come from. Some of the fans have decided they want Steve Bruce out and Fulham at home is a game that supporters will expect to pick up three points. Bruce has to win and I think Fulham's away form is so bad that they will. Prediction: 2-1 West Brom v Bolton West Brom tend to plan very well for games and can adapt to whoever they play. They have been consistently inconsistent and struggle to score goals at times but overall they look a decent side under Roy Hodgson. Bolton had a really poor start to the season but then went and thrashed Stoke before the international break so they will come into this game full of confidence. The Reebok Stadium will have been a happy place to be for the last fortnight and I can't separate these two. Prediction: 1-1 Wigan v Blackburn A massive game, but a fact that will not be reflected in the size of the crowd on display. In the north west we call this a 'towsy' game. It will be a dog eat dog affair, it won't be great football and there will be lots of tackles flying in with both sides really struggling to stay up this season. Wigan have been on a horrid run but could have got a point at Wolves last time out and the fact that they do have to win may be the incentive they need to defend better. Roberto Martinez could have jumped ship in the summer but didn't and his situation looks relatively calm when compared to Steve Kean at Blackburn. Blackburn have been under less pressure away from home and have played better away from their home fans but I back Wigan to come out on top. Prediction: 2-1 Swansea v Man Utd (1730 GMT) This is a great game for Swansea as they are under no pressure at all. Their home form has been excellent and they will go out and keep the ball - even against Manchester United. But United will have players back from injury, Wayne Rooney will be fresh after not playing for England, and they will want to just get three points on the board. This is the sort of game that United traditionally win and even if they are not at their best they find a way to get the points. Prediction: 0-2 SUNDAY Chelsea v Liverpool (1600 GMT) Chelsea are trying to play a new way by holding a very high line so I would think Kenny Dalglish will find a place for Craig Bellamy in his side as his pace can really cause problems. Chelsea have had a wobble but they do know how to win at home, they can deal with having players away on international duty and they have looked more of a top four side than Liverpool so far this season. It will be a big match for Fernando Torres against his old club and you would have to give him five out of 10 for his Chelsea career so far. He's not getting in the Spain team any more and it is the first time in his career where he is questioning himself and asking if he is the same player he was 18 months ago. You would have to say that he isn't at the moment. We wait to see if he ever gets back to that level. Luis Suarez has been charged by the Football Association now and if he gets banned for five or six games that will be a massive blow for Liverpool. He is starting to show that he is a world-class talent. Prediction: 2-1
Saturday, 19 November 2011 Norwich v Arsenal, 0:1 Everton v Wolverhampton 1:1 Man City v Newcastle 3:1 Stoke v QPR 2:1 Sunderland v Fulham, 1:0 West Brom v Bolton 2:2 Wigan v Blackburn 2:1 Swansea v Man Utd. 0:2 Sunday, 20 November 2011 Chelsea v Liverpool 2:0 Monday, 21 November 2011 Tottenham v Aston Villa, 3:2
Norwich City Vs Arsenal: 0-3. Everton Vs Wolverhampton Wanderers: 0-0. Manchester City Vs Newcastle United: 3-1. Stoke City Vs Queens Park Rangers: 1-1. Sunderland Vs Fulham: 2-0. West Bromwich Albion Vs Bolton Wanderers: 1-0. Wigan Athletic Vs Blackburn Rovers: 0-1. Swansea City Vs Manchester United: 2-4. Chelsea Vs Liverpool: 0-1. Tottenham Hotpsur Vs Aston Villa: 1-1.
