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Another weekend, and it means the season is drawing to a close, which isn’t great for us Mark Lawrenson fans, is it? But, hey, we have Euro 2016 this summer, and if you’re a supporter of England, Wales, Northern Ireland or Republic of Ireland, it’s going to be a great one. If you’re Scottish, like myself, then it’s going to be a long, long summer, especially if England go deep. The only benefit is having an excuse to drown our sorrows. Before the summer kick-off, though, we’ve got the Premiership drama to cope with. I mean Leicester pulled a big win out of the bag last week, while Spurs dropped a couple of points at Liverpool, and Arsenal and Manchester City closed the gap with timely wins over Watford and Bournemouth respectively. And Manchester United kept their Champions League hopes alive with a crucial win over a terrible Everton side. West Ham might have to settle for sixth, though, after dropping a couple of points in what was a must-win game against Crystal Palace. Still, if The Hammers can get something out of this week’s game against Arsenal, it might not be the end of their season. At the bottom, it looks all over for Aston Villa, and Newcastle and Sunderland are looking like their time is running out. Newcastle needed to get something out of last week’s match against Norwich, and they capitulated in injury time. But since the season has been unpredictable so far, it would be foolish of me to make any predictions on the outcome of the season just yet. There’s only one person fit to make those kinds of predictions, and it’s the great man himself, Mark Lawrenson.
Last week didn’t look the trickiest of weeks to get the correct results, with some obvious looking bankers on the cards. However, Lawro did go for a Manchester City draw at Bournemouth, when it looked the real value was on City to get the 3 points, which they did in spectacular fashion. Still, it actually was a winning week for Lawro, somehow, thanks to getting the correct score in the Liverpool vs Tottenham game, I guess. He managed to get a tiny profit of +0.59 units for the week, which Mark Lawrenson now has a season’s loss of -61.66 units. To be fair, he really did hit the post on a couple of correct scores, I mean Norwich and Newcastle looked like it was going to peter out into a 2-1 win for Norwich before all that late drama. But, hey, that’s why it’s not over until the final whistle, and fans of Lawro know that more than most.
Not long left until the end of the season and Euro 2016, so head on over to the team at Bet365, and make the most of their Bore Draw promotion. Remember, if you place a bet of up to on any of the correct score, half-time/full-time or scorecast markets, and the game finishes 0-0, Bet365 will refund your money. So take a look at Lawro’s tips, get your money on the ones you like the look of the most, and get involved!
West Ham vs Arsenal
Lawro Prediction: Arsenal win 2-1
Arsenal win price: Evens
Correct score price: 17/2
Aston Villa vs Bournemouth
Lawro Prediction: Bournemouth win 2-1
Bournemouth win price: 6/5
Correct score price: 9/1
Crystal Palace vs Norwich
Lawro Prediction: Crystal Palace win 2-0
Crystal Palace win price: 21/2-
Correct score price: 9/1
Southampton vs Newcastle
Lawro Prediction: Southampton won 2-0
Southampton win price: 8/15
Correct score price: 13/2
Swansea vs Chelsea
Lawro Prediction: Chelsea win 2-0
Chelsea win price: Evens
Correct score price: 9/1
Watford vs Everton
Lawro Prediction: 1-1 draw
Draw price: 12/5
Correct score price: 11/2
Manchester City vs West Brom
Lawro Prediction: Manchester City win 2-0
Manchester City win price: 1/3
Correct score price: 11/2
Sunderland vs Leicester
Lawro Prediction: 1-1 draw
Draw price: 12/5
Correct score price: 6/1
Liverpool vs Stoke
Lawro Prediction: Liverpool win 2-1
Liverpool win price: 11/20
Correct score price: 8/1
Tottenham vs Manchester United
Lawro Prediction: Tottenham win 2-0
Tottenham win price: 10/11
Correct score price: 8/1
It’s a tough week of fixtures to predict, with all the title contenders having tricky matches to get through. If Leicester can win away to Sunderland, which isn’t out of realms of possibility, and Spurs and Arsenal draw, you could start to see the race being on for second, while the title picture is almost done and dusted. Of course, there’s many a slip, as the saying goes, between cup and lip, so we’ll not declare Leicester City Premiership champions yet, but it’s getting tantalisingly close for them, and there wouldn’t be a neutral fan that would begrudge them it.
Remember to place your bets at Bet365 through the link below, where you will get up to £200 free and place a bet on the game prior to kick-off on the correct score, half-time/full-time or scorecast market, and if the game ends 0-0 you will get your stake refunded, which is always nice.
