Premier League predictions: Lawro v comedy actor Danny John-Jules
Premier League predictions: Lawro v comedy actor Danny John-Jules
His opponent for the Boxing Day Premier League matches is actor and comedian Danny John-Jules, star of detective comedy-drama Death in Paradise, which returns to the BBC in January.
Danny, who is also well known for playing The Cat in sci-fi comedy series Red Dwarf, is a Chelsea fan whose hero when he was growing up was Blues goalkeeper Peter Bonetti, also known as 'The Cat'.
"I was amazed when I got a job on the telly playing The Cat," John-Jules said. "What more could I ask for?
"I have been told that there was another goalkeeper called 'The Cat', called Bert Williams, who used to to play for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 1940s and 1950s. So I have got two namesake footballers!"
Danny says he does not get recognised as The Cat when he goes to watch games at Stamford Bridge, adding: "I think I would have a bit of a problem if I went to games dressed as that crazy wig-wearing, make-up wearing, cuban-heel wearing, PVC jump-suit wearing character.
John-Jules backs the Blues to beat high-flying Liverpool on Saturday, but also thinks their title rivals Manchester City and Arsenal will win, against Crystal Palace and Newcastle respectively.
You can see all of his predictions on Football Focus at 12:00 GMT on Saturday on BBC One and the BBC Sport website (in the UK).
Predictions | Score | Lawro | Danny |
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SATURDAY |
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West Ham v West Brom |
x-x |
2-1 |
2-2 |
Aston Villa v Swansea |
x-x |
2-0 |
2-1 |
Hull v Fulham |
x-x |
1-1 |
1-2 |
Man City v Crystal Palace |
x-x |
3-0 |
3-0 |
Norwich v Man Utd |
x-x |
0-2 |
0-3 |
Cardiff v Sunderland |
x-x |
1-1 |
1-1 |
SUNDAY |
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Everton v Southampton |
x-x |
1-1 |
2-0 |
Newcastle v Arsenal |
x-x |
0-2 |
0-2 |
Chelsea v Liverpool |
x-x |
2-0 |
3-0 |
Tottenham v Stoke |
x-x |
2-0 |
2-2 |
In his Boxing Day predictions, Lawro got five results right, with no perfect scores. His score of five saw him beat Match of the Day commentator Guy Mowbray, who got four correct results, with no exact scores.
We're keeping a record of the total scores for Lawro and his guests (below), and showing a table of how the Premier League would look if all of Lawro's predictions were correct (also at the bottom of the page).
Total scores after Week 18 |
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Lawro |
135 |
Guests |
101 SOURCE:BBCSPORTS |
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