Mark Lawrenson
‘Not convinced’: BBC pundit predicts the outcome of West Brom vs Leeds
Former great Liverpool defender turned popular football pundit Mark Lawrenson has predicted a victory for Leeds United ahead of their Premier League clash against West Brom. Both Leeds and West Brom are the two newly promoted sides, but they are having contrasting fortunes. While Leeds find themselves 12th in the Premier League table, the Baggies are struggling in the relegation zone. They have picked up only eight points from 15 games, and have a new manager in place. The Baggies, however, are heading into this game on the back of a morale-boosting 1-1 draw against Liverpool on Sunday at Anfield. Sam Allardyce’s side did just enough to frustrate Liverpool and ended their perfect start at home this season. Lawrenson says that they deserved the point against the Reds. He suggests that the g...
BBC pundit delivers honest verdict on Leeds man who is ‘still learning’
Leeds United will take on Burnley at Elland Road Sunday, and Mark Lawrenson has predicted a victory for the home side on BBC Sport. The Whites are heading into this game on the back of a 6-2 defeat against bitter rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford. Ahead of the match, Bielsa has spoken in length about the media’s inaccurate narrative regarding Leeds’ preference to ‘style over results’, but Lawrenson has harped on the same topic claiming the Whites won’t change their style against the Clarets. Leeds have been an entertaining side to watch this season. They are brilliant going forward and can play scintillating attacking football at times. However, they have been very poor at the back. The Whites are conceding goals easily, and they are giving the impression of a team that are not lear...
Mark Lawrenson predicts Newcastle United v Everton
Mark Lawrenson has predicted on BBC Sport that Newcastle United will win against Everton this weekend. Newcastle will lock horns with Everton at St. James’ Park in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon. Liverpool legend Lawrenson believes that the Magpies will create chances and pick up all three points from the encounter courtesy of a 2-1 win. Lawrenson wrote on BBC Sport: “Lucas Digne joins Richarlison in being suspended for Everton after his red card in their defeat against Southampton. “Everton have still made an excellent start to the season despite losing that game but I have a feeling they will end up empty-handed here too. “When they need a bit of luck, Newcastle seem to get it – against Tottenham and then Wolves, when they nicked a point from both. “Steve Bruce’s side hang in the...
Mark Lawrenson predicts Aston Villa v Southampton
Mark Lawrenson has predicted on BBC Sport that Aston Villa will lose to Southampton at home this weekend. Villa will take on Southampton at Villa Park in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon. Liverpool legend Lawrenson believes that the Villans will lose the match 2-1. The BBC pundit was impressed by how Southampton got the better of Everton 2-0 at St. Mary’s Stadium in the Premier League last weekend. Lawrenson wrote on BBC Sport: “The more I see of Southampton, the more I like them. They were excellent against Everton, and put in a really good team performance. “They dealt with everything and stopped Everton from playing but they also looked lively up front. Che Adams and Nathan Redmond are a handful, and then you have your man Danny Ings, who scores for fun but works so hard with it. ...
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