Premier League predictions: Lawro v NFL stars Mohamed Sanu and Ryan Fitzpatrick

Manchester City have three games in the next week that will "define" their title challenge, according to BBC Sport's football expert Mark Lawrenson.

City, who are five points behind leaders Liverpool, play Arsenal at home on Sunday, then travel to Everton on Wednesday and host Chelsea next weekend.

"The pressure is really on Pep Guardiola's side and they just need to forget about Liverpool because you can take them out of the equation for the moment," Lawrenson says.

"Regardless of how Liverpool do in their fixtures, this week will define whether or not City can win the league. If they win one, draw one and lose one, then things will become very difficult for them."

Lawro is making predictions for all 380 top-flight matches this season, against a variety of guests.

This week he is up against Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarter-back Ryan Fitzpatrick and Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Mohamed Sanu.

Sanu (left) played in the 2017 Super Bowl when his Atlanta Falcons side lost to New England Patriots. Earlier this season, Fitzpatrick became the first NFL quarter-back to throw 400 yards in three straight games

The pair, who were in the UK this month for a NFL UK Live show, will be watching Super Bowl LIII on Sunday rather than playing in the showpiece game in Atlanta.

The BBC will bring you comprehensive coverage of Super Bowl LIII between New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams across all platforms from 22:45 GMT on Sunday, 3 February.

Super Bowl 53: Why Atlanta artist Occasional Superstar paints murals of Colin Kaepernick Premier League predictions - week 25 Result Lawro Mo Ryan SATURDAY Tottenham v Newcastle 1-0 1-1 3-1 6-3 Brighton v Watford 0-0 2-1 2-2 2-2 Burnley v Southampton 1-1 2-0 0-4 0-4 Chelsea v Huddersfield 5-0 2-0 3-1 3-1 Crystal Palace v Fulham 2-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 Everton v Wolves 1-3 2-1 2-1 2-1 Cardiff v Bournemouth 2-0 0-2 3-3 3-3 SUNDAY Leicester v Man Utd 0-1 2-1 2-4 5-4 Man City v Arsenal 3-1 2-0 2-1 0-1 MONDAY West Ham v Liverpool 1-1 0-2 3-2 3-2

A correct result (picking a win, draw or defeat) is worth 10 points. The exact score earns 40 points.

LAWRO'S PREDICTIONS

All kick-offs 15:00 GMT unless stated.

SATURDAY

Tottenham 1-0 Newcastle

Lawro's prediction: 1-1

Mo's prediction: 3-1

Ryan's prediction: 6-3

Match report

Brighton 0-0 Watford

Lawro's prediction: 2-1

Mo's prediction: 2-2

Ryan's prediction: 2-2

Match report

Burnley 1-1 Southampton

Lawro's prediction: 2-0

Mo's prediction: 0-4

Ryan's prediction: 0-4

Match report

Chelsea 5-0 Huddersfield

Lawro's prediction: 2-0

Mo's prediction: 3-1

Ryan's prediction: 3-1

Match report

Crystal Palace 2-0 Fulham

Lawro's prediction: 1-1

Mo's prediction: 0-0

Ryan's prediction: 0-0

Match report

Everton 1-3 Wolves

Lawro's prediction: 2-1

Mo's prediction: 2-1

Ryan's prediction: 2-1

Match report

Cardiff 2-0 Bournemouth

Lawro's prediction: 0-2

Mo's prediction: 3-3

Ryan's prediction: 3-3

Match report

SUNDAY

Leicester 0-1 Man Utd

Even if they lose, United will still be right in the hunt for a top-four place along with Arsenal and Chelsea but who finishes where in that mini-league is not going to be decided until the last half-dozen games.

Lawro's prediction: 2-1

Mo's prediction: 2-4

Ryan's prediction: 5-4

Match report

Man City 3-1 Arsenal

Lawro's prediction: 2-0

Mo's prediction: 2-1

Ryan's prediction: 0-1

Match report

MONDAY

West Ham 1-1 Liverpool

Lawro's prediction: 0-2

Mo's prediction: 3-2

Ryan's prediction: 3-2

Lawro was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.

How did Lawro do last time?

There were some what Lawro described as "bonkers" results in the midweek Premier League games, and he got two correct results, with no perfect scores, from 10 matches, for a total of 20 points - his lowest score of the season

He drew with Grime star Yizzy, who also got two correct results, with no exact scores, for a total of 20 points, that leaves him bottom of the guest leaderboard.

Total scores after week 24 Lawro 2,010 Guests 1,810 Lawro v Guests P24 W11 D3 L10 +/- DENOTE POSITION DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LAWRO'S TABLE AND ACTUAL POSITION TEAM P W D L PTS +/- 1 Man City 24 21 3 0 66 +1 2 Man Utd 24 20 3 1 63 +4 3 Liverpool 24 15 9 0 54 -2 4 Tottenham 24 15 7 2 51 -1 5 Chelsea 24 15 4 5 49 0 6 Arsenal 24 12 3 9 39 -2 7 Everton 24 12 2 10 38 -1 8 Leicester 24 11 4 9 37 +3 9 Newcastle 24 9 5 10 32 +3 10 Burnley 24 8 6 10 30 +7 11 Fulham 24 8 4 12 28 +8 =12 Watford 24 8 3 13 27 -3 =12 Wolves 24 8 3 13 27 -5 14 Bournemouth 24 7 5 12 26 -4 15 West Ham 24 7 3 14 24 -3 16 Crystal Palace 24 6 5 13 23 -1 17 Southampton 24 6 3 15 21 -1 18 Cardiff 24 3 5 16 14 0 =19 Brighton 24 2 7 15 13 -6 =19 Huddersfield 24 3 4 17 13 +1 GUEST LEADERBOARD 2018-19 SCORE GUEST LEADERBOARD 160 David Ginola 140 The 1975's Ross MacDonald 120 Joe Thomas 110 Yatez 90 Jim Glennie, Mario Hezonja, Karl Pilkington, Chris Stark 84 Lawro (average after 24 weeks) 80 Richard Ashcroft, Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, Greg James, Mark Wahlberg 60 Idris Elba, Dolph Lundgren, Mumford & Sons, Dillian Whyte 50 Bring Me The Horizon, Dolph Ziggler, Drew McIntyre, Theo Ellis 40 Tom Grennan, Josh Warrington 30 Oti Mabuse 20 Yizzy

Lawro's best score: 260 points (week seven v Karl Pilkington)

Lawro's worst score: 20 points (week 24 v Grime star Yizzy)