Lawro's opponent for the midweek Premier League games is Felix White, guitarist in indie-rock band The Maccabees.
Felix is a Fulham fan who was taken to Craven Cottage for the first time when he was 11.
Lawro Says
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35434306
I said last week that I think Manuel Pellegrini will be looking to go out in a blaze of glory this season at Manchester City, and that has not changed with the confirmation that Pep Guardiola will take charge in the summer.
City are on a roll at the moment, making progress in the FA Cup and League Cup in the last few days, and now it is a question of whether they can improve their Premier League away form.
Sunderland have been busy in the transfer window but they were outplayed by City in December and I do not see them reversing that result.
Lawro's prediction: 0-2.
Felix's prediction: City to win at a canter. 0-3.
Merson says
http://www.skysports.com/football/news/ ... nd-arsenal
I remember when Sunderland beat Man City 1-0 back in 2012 when Ji Dong-won went round Joe Hart to score the winner in injury time. However, it could have been 100-0 to City. It was one of the most one-sided games I've seen but Sunderland popped up with the winner. Sam Allardyce is in a bit of a tricky position at the moment. He's got four incredibly hard games coming up against some of the top teams in the league.
Sunderland have to pick up a couple of points here or there and sweat on a few other teams down there dropping points, otherwise they could be well adrift by the end of this month. Anything is a bonus for Sunderland against City, whose away form has not been great in recent times. However, with Sergio Aguero, who I am backing for the first goal, rested at the weekend I will have to side with City in a 3-1 win.
PAUL PREDICTS: 3-1
