BBC Sport - Mark Lawrenson's predictions BBC Sport football expert Mark Lawrenson is pitting his wits against a different guest each week this season. His opponent for the latest round of Premier League games is singer Olly Murs. Murs is an official ambassador of the Football Association and helped mark its 150th anniversary Murs is a Manchester United season ticket holder and his favourite current player is Wayne Rooney. He is backing the leaders to beat neighbours and rivals Manchester City in Monday's Manchester derby and, at the other end of the table, thinks Reading will share the points with Southampton and QPR will see off Wigan. You can see all of Olly's predictions on Football Focus, which will be broadcast live from the National Football Museum in Manchester on Saturday at 12:15 BST on BBC One and this website (in the UK) Predictions Score Lawro Murs Reading v Southampton x-x Norwich v Swansea Stoke v Aston Villa West Brom v Arsenal Liverpool v West Ham Tottenham v Everton Chelsea v Sunderland Newcastle v Fulham QPR v Wigan Man Utd v Man City A correct result is worth ONE point, while a correct score earns THREE points. Last week, Lawro got seven results right, including one perfect score and his score of nine saw him beat BBC 6 Music presenter and Wigan fan Stuart Maconie [6], who got six correct results but no perfect scores. This season, we will also be 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 Lawro's predictions had come off (also at the bottom of the page). Premier League total scores after week 30 Guests All kick-offs at 15:00 BST unless otherwise stated. Reading v Southampton (12:45 BST) This is a huge game for Reading boss Nigel Adkins, and not just because it is against the team that sacked him in January. Adkins steered Saints to back-to-back promotions and into the top flight It is almost a last throw of the dice for the Royals, who are bottom of the table and seven points from safety with seven games to go. There will be added spice and extra feeling because Adkins is now in charge but I don't think that will affect his players much because he has only been there a couple of weeks. I would still expect plenty of passion from Reading, though, because of their situation. That might carry them to the three points, although they remain in deep trouble. Southampton will be looking over their shoulders at the teams below them but the great thing for them is that a lot of the teams at the bottom of the table - including Reading - don't look like they are going to win enough games to catch them. Saints got a big win against Chelsea last week and they now have a few teams - and a few points - between them and the bottom three. They are strong going forward which is why I always fancied they would be OK. Lawro's prediction: 2-1 I watched Norwich at Wigan last week. They didn't look like they were going to lose, until Arouna Kone's late winner for the Latics, but they never really looked like scoring themselves. They are missing the injured Anthony Pilkington and I just wonder whether Canaries boss Chris Hughton might throw Grant Holt back in up front because they are at home and they need a win. Swansea have lost their last three games and I am slightly surprised that their season is petering out. I don't think their players have simply switched off in the last few weeks, though, because against Tottenham last time out they recovered after a bad start and could not quite snatch a draw. It was a crazy game when these two met at the Liberty Stadium in December, with Norwich scoring three first-half goals then hanging on to win 4-3. I can see them winning again, to edge closer to safety. Stoke are another side that needs a win - they are on an awful run that has seen them slip towards the relegation battle and their manager Tony Pulis is getting stick from some supporters. Taking that into account, I think they will come out and try to batter Aston Villa. The Potters are usually quite good against weaker opponents in that they seem to be able to identify their soft centre which for Villa, as we know, is in defence. This looks like a tough game for Paul Lambert's side because, when Villa have the ball, Stoke will not let them get it down and play. Villa have got better at defending set pieces in the last few months, which will help against the Potters, but it is individual mistakes which are costing them now. Lawro's prediction: 2-0 I'd expect a good game here. Yes, West Brom got beaten by West Ham last week but it was Andy Carroll who turned them over and Arsenal don't really have anybody like that up front. The Gunners are very dangerous, though. After losing to Tottenham last month, they know they are in a real battle for a top-four place and their mindset seems to be that to achieve that they will have to win all their games. That situation seems to be bringing the best out of Arsene Wenger's side, though, and I am backing them to keep up their good run at The Hawthorns. Lawro's prediction: 1-2 Liverpool v West Ham (13:30 BST) Reds rely on Suarez staying We are coming to the end of Brendan Rodgers' first season at Anfield and I think he has made a good start. But this is going to be a big summer for him. He has to ensure Luis Suarez stays as without him, his plans are completely scuppered. He also has centre-back issues to resolve. West Ham were very impressive against West Brom last week and they are going to stay up, no problem. But the Hammers will be without on-loan Liverpool striker Andy Carroll this weekend because he cannot play against his parent club and, even with him, they are not the force they are at Upton Park when they are on the road. After their defeat at Southampton last month, Liverpool are now playing for fifth or sixth place, because any higher looks impossible and I think they will finish sixth. Tottenham v Everton (14:05 BST) Everton are still without Marouane Fellaini and Steven Pienaar but I think they will come up with a plan to stop Gareth Bale. The Toffees have done it before - I remember Phil Neville doing a job on him in the past - but that was when Bale just played on the left and it is a lot more difficult now he has more of a free role. Everton will set out to make things difficult for Spurs and they will be delighted if it is a scrappy game. If it is, I can see them leaving White Hart Lane with a point. The Toffees are still in the race for the top four but they still have away games to come against Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea and their run-in is the most difficult of the teams hoping to get into the Champions League. Lawro's prediction: 1-1 New Sunderland boss Paolo Di Canio will be delighted to finally get to deal with a game of football after the furore that has greeted his appointment. Di Canio has replaced Martin O'Neill as manager of the struggling Black Cats He has got seven games left this season and, with his intensity, I can see him making a difference. In fact I see them staying up now because he might get one or two players going, which in all honesty they have needed for the past few weeks. But I can't see him getting off to a winning start. Apart from their goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, I don't think Sunderland have got the quality at the back to stop Chelsea. Chelsea have got three competitions to think about but I don't think them being in the FA Cup and Europa League will be a distraction from their efforts to finish in the top four. It's not beyond the realms of possibility that they end up winning two trophies and making the Champions League too. They have to play a lot of games but they will be used to that - their players won't mind because they are playing in big games rather than training. Fulham are in the top half and pretty much out of the relegation fight, although they wobbled a bit in the second half of their win over QPR on Monday. The Cottagers have picked up form and points at the right time. They can be wishy-washy on the road but they have never really been in trouble, unlike Newcastle. Looking at the table, you would think the Magpies are in trouble, although I still don't think they will go down. This is a game they need to win, and they should win. I hate saying it but QPR quite simply have to win this game because, if they don't beat Wigan, they can forget about staying up This is another big game at the bottom of the table, particularly for QPR. But they have a tough task against a Wigan side who are on a good run after two home wins in the league and that FA Cup quarter-final win at Everton. They have a semi-final against Millwall at Wembley to look forward to as well. In contrast, there is not much for QPR to smile about at the moment. After losing against Fulham on Monday, they are running out of chances. I hate saying it but they quite simply have to win this game because, if they don't beat Wigan, they can forget about staying up. I don't see it happening for them, though. I wasn't convinced by the body language I saw from the Rangers players at the final whistle at Craven Cottage and, if one or two of them are thinking they have gone, then that could be them finished. Man Utd v Man City (20:00 BST) This game has turned out to be something of a damp squib but Manchester United will not mind that one bit because the reason there is nothing riding on it is because they keep on winning games. There is such a massive gap at the top of the table that this game just doesn't matter in terms of the title race. United will win that whatever happens at Old Trafford. From United's point of view, especially after what happened when Manchester City beat them 6-1 here last season, the main aim will be avoiding defeat. Sir Alex Ferguson knows that would give them encouragement. City are still not sure of finishing second but I can see them going for a win to prove a point because they know they are going to lose their title. They will play with no fear, which will help a lot, but I still see the points ending up being shared. Lawro v Guests Kevin Sinfield Luke Campbell, Devlin, Hulk Hogan Wretch 32, Mo Farah, Piers Morgan, Richard Osman 7.23 (average) James Arthur, Dave Brailsford, Example, Goran Ivanisevic Joe Calzaghe, Stuart Maconie, Guy Mowbray, Andy Murray, Peter Reid, Steve Wilson Lawson, Lethal Bizzle, Magnus, Natalie Lowe, Joanna Rowsell, Greg Rutherford Darren Farley, Marco Gabbiadini Michael Vaughan, Justin Young Russell Brand, Jonny Brownlee, Lawrence Dallaglio, Stephanie Houghton Dani King, Paul Reid Carl Froch Lawro's best score: 14 points (week eight). Lawro's worst score: four points (weeks three, 19, 23 and 24). Man Utd Arsenal Man City Everton Tottenham Newcastle Sunderland Stoke Wigan West Brom West Ham Norwich Swansea Southampton Aston Villa Reading Lawro did not make a prediction before the rearranged Chelsea-Reading game on 22 August. Make your own predictions to see how the Premier League will look after this weekend.