Lawro Predicts - Latics v Liverpool

Mark Lawrenson has done his weekly round of Premier League predicting. This week the Latics tackle Liverpool at the DW Stadium, Lawro feels this one will be a draw, let's take a look at his reasons:

Wigan v Liverpool (17:30)

Wigan had an impressive win over Reading last week, and their performance was as good as the result - they made it look very easy.

So it would appear that another Wigan escape act has started, and a month before the clocks go forward too, which means I was four weeks out with my prediction of when their form would improve.

I can see the Latics getting some more positive results in a row now too. It seems to be what happens to lots of teams in the bottom 10 of the Premier League. Look at Reading and Norwich before them this season, who quickly amassed a few points after a lean spell.

Without having any bias, I am one of those people who like to see a club like Wigan in the Premier League. Their resources are minimal but survive by bringing in cheap players, making them better and selling them on, then restarting the process.

They know their players are going to get their heads turned by bigger clubs if they do well but they deal with it - it's a win-win situation

The Latics should give Liverpool a decent test, too. The Reds have had a break after having last weekend off, which should help, but this is not a happy hunting ground for them.

Liverpool have not won at the DW Stadium since September 2007 and I remember going to a game there in 2010 when they were very poor and Hugo Rodallega scored the winner for Wigan. Brendan Rodgers' side will have to be on their game this time.

Lawro's prediction: 1-1

A tough game to call but I have a feeling that we can make three wins in a row, I'm going for a 2-1 Latics win

To see all Lawro's weekend predictions visit www.bbc.co.uk/lawros-punts


The latest edition of the PWU Wigan Athletic podcast is now available for download.

This week in the studio are Barry, Dan, Gareth, Paul, Rob and Mick. First up for the crew this week is the fantastic performance and result at Reading, Gareth is still on a high following his visit to the Madejski and he tells us how well he was looked after by the staff at Reading (16:40).

There is discussion around the latest odds for relegation and who is likely to be scrapping for survival come May (18:20).

The Liverpool game is previewed (28:30) with everyone confident of getting some sort of result



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