Welcome to the Mark Lawrenson’s Predictions for the 2009-10 season! This was a year that saw the beautiful game of football take some unexpected twists and turns, and who better to guide us through it than the legendary Mark Lawrenson himself? With his razor-sharp insights and uncanny knack for predicting outcomes, Lawrenson had us all on the edge of our seats throughout this rollercoaster season. From the nail-biting title races in the Premier League to the heart-stopping drama in the Champions League, Lawrenson’s predictions added an extra layer of excitement to an already exhilarating year of football. So, whether you’re a die-hard football enthusiast or a casual fan, strap in and get ready to relive the 2009-10 season through the eyes of one of the game’s most respected pundits. It’s time to dive into the world of Mark Lawrenson’s Predictions 2009-10 – a season that truly had it all!
| Lawrenson's Predictions MD 38 | | Current Premier League Table |
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| # | Team | P | GD | Pts | | # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Chelsea | 38 | 54 | 98 | | 1 | Chelsea | 38 | 71 | 86 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 38 | 43 | 81 | | 2 | Manchester United | 38 | 58 | 85 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 38 | 42 | 77 | | 3 | Arsenal | 38 | 42 | 75 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 38 | 34 | 77 | | 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 26 | 70 |
| 5 | Manchester City | 38 | 25 | 69 | | 5 | Manchester City | 38 | 28 | 67 |
| 6 | Everton | 38 | 20 | 67 | | 6 | Aston Villa | 38 | 13 | 64 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 24 | 66 | | 7 | Liverpool | 38 | 26 | 63 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 38 | 20 | 66 | | 8 | Everton | 38 | 11 | 61 |
| 9 | Stoke City | 38 | -7 | 49 | | 9 | Birmingham City | 38 | -9 | 50 |
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | -10 | 43 | | 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | -14 | 50 |
| 11 | Sunderland | 38 | -9 | 41 | | 11 | Stoke City | 38 | -14 | 47 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton W | 38 | -16 | 41 | | 12 | Fulham | 38 | -7 | 46 |
| 13 | West Ham United | 38 | -17 | 39 | | 13 | Sunderland | 38 | -8 | 44 |
| 14 | Birmingham City | 38 | -24 | 36 | | 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | -25 | 39 |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | -25 | 33 | | 15 | Wolverhampton W | 38 | -24 | 38 |
| 16 | Wigan Athletic | 38 | -29 | 33 | | 16 | Wigan Athletic | 38 | -42 | 36 |
| 17 | Hull City | 38 | -27 | 29 | | 17 | West Ham United | 38 | -19 | 35 |
| 18 | Fulham | 38 | -22 | 28 | | 18 | Burnley (Rel) | 38 | -40 | 30 |
| 19 | Burnley | 38 | -41 | 23 | | 19 | Hull City (Rel) | 38 | -41 | 30 |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 38 | -30 | 13* | | 20 | Portsmouth (Rel) | 38 | -32 | 19* |
| *Portsmouth deducted 9 points | *Portsmouth deducted 9 points | *Portsmouth deducted 9 points | *Portsmouth deducted 9 points | *Portsmouth deducted 9 points | | *Portsmouth deducted 9 points | *Portsmouth deducted 9 points | *Portsmouth deducted 9 points | *Portsmouth deducted 9 points | *Portsmouth deducted 9 points |
| The 2009-10 Premier League Table, according to Mark Lawrenson's predictions | The 2009-10 Premier League Table, according to Mark Lawrenson's predictions | The 2009-10 Premier League Table, according to Mark Lawrenson's predictions | The 2009-10 Premier League Table, according to Mark Lawrenson's predictions | The 2009-10 Premier League Table, according to Mark Lawrenson's predictions | | The Current 2009-10 Premier League Table for comparison purposes | The Current 2009-10 Premier League Table for comparison purposes | The Current 2009-10 Premier League Table for comparison purposes | The Current 2009-10 Premier League Table for comparison purposes | The Current 2009-10 Premier League Table for comparison purposes |
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| MARK LAWRENSON'S PREMIER LEAGUE PREDICTIONS SEASON 2009-10 |
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| MATCHDAY 37 (01/05) | | MATCHDAY 38 (09/05) | | Please Note |
| Birmingham 2-1 Burnley | | Arsenal 2-0 Fulham | | Not all Premier League games have predictions from Mark Lawrenson, especially re-arranged and mid-week fixtures. In cases where no prediction was made, the default result of (0-0) is used. |
| Man City 2-1 Villa | | Aston Villa 2-0 Blackburn | | |
| Portsmouth 1-2 Wolves | | Bolton 2-1 Birmingham | | |
| Stoke 1-1 Everton | | Burnley 1-2 Tottenham | | |
| Tottenham 2-0 Bolton | | Chelsea 4-0 Wigan | | |
| Liverpool 1-2 Chelsea | | Everton 2-0 Portsmouth | | |
| Fulham 1-2 West Ham | | Hull City 1-2 Liverpool | | |
| Sunderland 0-2 Man Utd | | Man Utd 2-0 Stoke City | | |
| Wigan 2-1 Hull | | West Ham 1-1 Man City | | |
| Blackburn 1-1 Arsenal | | Wolves 1-1 Sunderland | | |
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| Fulham (0-0) Stoke | | | | |
| Man City (0-0) Tottenham | | | | |
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| MATCHDAY 34 (10/04) | | MATCHDAY 35 (17/04) | | MATCHDAY 36 (24/04) |
| Hull City 2-0 Burnley | | Birmingham 2-1 Hull City | | Arsenal 1-1 Man City |
| West Ham 2-1 Sunderland | | Blackburn 1-1 Everton | | Bolton 2-1 Portsmouth |
| Blackburn 1-2 Man United | | Fulham 2-1 Wolves | | Burnley 1-2 Liverpool |
| Liverpool 2-0 Fulham | | Man City 2-2 Man United | | Everton 2-0 Fulham |
| Man City 2-0 Birmingham | | Stoke City 2-1 Bolton | | Hull City 1-1 Sunderland |
| Wolves 1-0 Stoke City | | Sunderland 2-0 Burnley | | Man Utd 2-0 Tottenham |
| Chelsea (0-0) Bolton | | Tottenham 0-2 Chelsea | | West Ham 2-0 Wigan |
| Aston Villa (0-0) Everton | | Portsmouth 0-2 Aston Villa | | Wolves 2-1 Blackburn |
| Tottenham (0-0) Arsenal | | Wigan 0-3 Arsenal | | Aston Villa 2-0 Birmingham |
| Wigan (0-0) Portsmouth | | Liverpool 2-0 West Ham | | Chelsea 2-0 Stoke City |
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| | Hull City (0-0) Aston Villa | | |
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| MATCHDAY 31 (20/03) | | MATCHDAY 32 (27/03) | | MATCHDAY 33 (03/04) |
| Aston Villa 2-1 Wolverhampton | | Birmingham 1-1 Arsenal | | Fulham 1-1 Wigan |
| Everton 2-0 Bolton | | Bolton 1-2 Man Utd | | Arsenal 2-0 Wolverhampton |
| Portsmouth 1-1 Hull | | Chelsea 2-0 Aston Villa | | Birmingham 0-0 Liverpool |
| Stoke 2-1 Tottenham | | Hull 1-1 Fulham | | Bolton 1-1 Aston Villa |
| Sunderland 2-0 Birmingham | | Tottenham 2-0 Portsmouth | | Burnley 0-2 Man City |
| Wigan 2-1 Burnley | | West Ham 2-1 Stoke | | Man Utd 1-1 Chelsea |
| Arsenal 2-0 West Ham | | Wolverhampton 1-1 Everton | | Portsmouth 1-1 Blackburn |
| Man Utd 1-1 Liverpool | | Burnley 1-2 Blackburn | | Stoke 2-1 Hull |
| Fulham 0-2 Man City | | Liverpool 2-0 Sunderland | | Sunderland 1-2 Tottenham |
| Blackburn 1-2 Chelsea | | Man City 2-0 Wigan | | Everton 2-0 West Ham |
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| West Ham (0-0) Wolverhampton | | | | |
| Aston Villa (0-0) Sunderland | | | | |
| Blackburn (0-0) Birmingham | | | | |
| Man City (0-0) Everton | | | | |
| Portsmouth (0-0) Chelsea | | | | |
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| MATCHDAY 28 (27/02) | | MATCHDAY 29 (06-03) | | MATCHDAY 30 (13/03) |
| Birmingham 2-1 Wigan | | Arsenal 3-0 Burnley | | Birmingham 1-1 Everton |
| Bolton 2-0 Wolverhampton | | West Ham 2-1 Bolton | | Bolton 2-1 Wigan |
| Burnley 1-1 Portsmouth | | Wolves 0-2 Man United | | Burnley 2-1 Wolverhampton |
| Chelsea 2-0 Man City | | Everton 2-0 Hull City | | Chelsea 2-0 West Ham |
| Stoke 0-2 Arsenal | | Wigan 1-2 Liverpool | | Hull 0-2 Arsenal |
| Liverpool 2-0 Blackburn | | | | Stoke 1-1 Aston Villa |
| Sunderland 2-0 Fulham | | Portsmouth (0-0) Birmingham | | Tottenham 2-0 Blackburn |
| Tottenham 2-1 Everton | | Sunderland (0-0) Bolton | | Man Utd 2-0 Fulham |
| | Burnley (0-0) Stoke | | Sunderland 1-1 Man City |
| | | | Liverpool 2-0 Portsmouth |
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| | | | Wigan (0-0) Aston Villa |
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| MATCHDAY 25 (06/02) | | MATCHDAY 26 (09/02) | | MATCHDAY 27 (20/02) |
| Liverpool 1-1 Everton | | Fulham 1-1 Burnley | | Arsenal 2-0 Sunderland |
| Bolton 2-1 Fulham | | Man City 2-0 Bolton | | Everton 1-1 Man United |
| Burnley 1-1 West Ham | | Portsmouth 1-2 Sunderland | | Portsmouth 1-1 Stoke City |
| Hull City 0-2 Man City | | Wigan 1-2 Stoke City | | West Ham 2-0 Hull City |
| Man United 3-0 Portsmouth | | Arsenal 1-1 Liverpool | | Wolves 0-2 Chelsea |
| Stoke City 2-1 Blackburn | | Aston Villa 1-1 Man United | | Aston Villa 2-0 Burnley |
| Sunderland 2-0 Wigan | | Blackburn 2-1 Hull City | | Blackburn 2-1 Bolton |
| Tottenham 2-1 Aston Villa | | Everton 1-2 Chelsea | | Fulham 2-1 Birmingham |
| Birmingham 1-0 Wolves | | West Ham 2-0 Birmingham | | Man City 2-2 Liverpool |
| Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal | | Wolves 0-0 Tottenham | | Wigan 2-1 Tottenham |
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| | Stoke City (0-0) Man City | | Man United (0-0) West Ham Utd |
| | Wigan Athletic (0-0) Bolton | | |
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| MATCHDAY 22 (16/01) | | MATCHDAY 23 (26/01) | | MATCHDAY 24 (30/01) |
| Stoke 2-1 Liverpool | | Bolton 2-1 Burnley | | Birmingham 0-2 Tottenham |
| Chelsea 2-0 Sunderland | | Portsmouth 2-1 West Ham | | Burnley 0-2 Chelsea |
| Man United 2-0 Burnley | | Tottenham 2-0 Fulham | | Fulham 1-2 Aston Villa |
| Portsmouth PP Birmingham | | Wolves 1-1 Liverpool | | Hull City 0-0 Wolves |
| Tottenham 2-0 Hull City | | Aston Villa 1-1 Arsenal | | Liverpool 2-1 Bolton |
| Wolves 2-1 Wigan | | Blackburn 2-1 Wigan | | West Ham 2-1 Blackburn |
| Everton 2-0 Man City | | Chelsea 2-0 Birmingham | | Wigan 0-2 Everton |
| Aston Villa 2-0 West Ham | | Everton 2-1 Sunderland | | Arsenal 1-1 Man United |
| Blackburn 2-1 Fulham | | | | Man City 2-0 Portsmouth |
| Bolton 1-1 Arsenal | | | | Sunderland 1-1 Stoke City |
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| Manchester United (0-0) Hull City | | | | Hull City (0-0) Chelsea |
| | | | Fulham (0-0) Portsmouth |
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| MATCHDAY 19 (26/12) | | MATCHDAY 20 (28/12) | | MATCHDAY 21 ( 09/01 ) |
| Birmingham 0-2 Chelsea | | Tottenham 2-0 West Ham | | Arsenal 2-0 Everton |
| Fulham 2-2 Tottenham | | Blackburn 2-1 Sunderland | | Birmingham 1-1 Man United |
| West Ham 1-1 Portsmouth | | Chelsea 2-1 Fulham | | Burnley PP Stoke City |
| Burnley 1-1 Bolton | | Everton 2-0 Burnley | | Fulham PP Portsmouth |
| Manchester City 2-1 Stoke City | | Stoke City 2-1 Birmingham | | Hull City PP Chelsea |
| Sunderland 1-0 Everton | | Wolves 1-1 Manchester City | | Sunderland PP Bolton |
| Wigan 2-1 Blackburn | | Aston Villa 1-1 Liverpool | | Wigan PP Aston Villa |
| Liverpool 2-0 Wolves | | Bolton 2-1 Hull City | | Liverpool PP Tottenham |
| Arsenal 1-0 Aston Villa | | Portsmouth 0-2 Arsenal | | West Ham PP Wolves |
| Hull 0-2 Manchester United | | Manchester United 2-0 Wigan | | Man City 3-0 Blackburn |
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| | Stoke City (0-0) Fulham | | |
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| MATCHDAY 16 (12/12) | | MATCHDAY 17 (15/12) | | MATCHDAY 18 (19/12) |
| Stoke City 2-0 Wigan | | Burnley 1-1 Arsenal | | Portsmouth 0-2 Liverpool |
| Birmingham 2-1 West Ham | | Chelsea 2-1 Portsmouth | | Aston Villa 2-1 Stoke |
| Bolton 0-2 Manchester City | | Liverpool 2-1 Wigan | | Blackburn 1-1 Tottenham |
| Burnley 1-1 Fulham | | Tottenham 3-0 Man City | | Fulham 1-1 Man United |
| Chelsea 2-0 Everton | | Birmingham 2-1 Blackburn | | Man City 2-1 Sunderland |
| Hull City 1-0 Blackburn | | Bolton 3-1 West Ham | | Arsenal 3-0 Hull City |
| Sunderland 2-1 Portsmouth | | Man United 3-0 Wolves | | Wolves 1-0 Burnley |
| Tottenham 2-0 Wolves | | Sunderland 0-2 Aston Villa | | Everton 2-1 Birmingham |
| Man United 1-1 Aston Villa | | (Note: These are the correct scores as there were no predictions) | | West Ham 0-2 Chelsea |
| Liverpool 1-1 Arsenal | | | | Wigan 1-1 Bolton |
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| MATCHDAY 13 (21/11) | | MATCHDAY 14 (28/11) | | MATCHDAY 15 (28/11) |
| Liverpool 1-0 Manchester City | | Aston Villa 2-1 Tottenham | | Arsenal 2-0 Stoke City |
| Birmingham City 2-1 Fulham | | Blackburn 1-1 Stoke | | Aston Villa 2-0 Hull City |
| Burnley 0-2 Aston Villa | | Fulham 2-0 Bolton | | Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Liverpool |
| Chelsea 2-0 Wolves | | Manchester City 2-0 Hull City | | Man City 1-2 Chelsea |
| Hull City 2-1 West Ham United | | Portsmouth 0-2 Man United | | Portsmouth 2-0 Burnley |
| Sunderland 1-1 Arsenal | | West Ham 2-0 Burnley | | West Ham 1-3 Man United |
| Manchester United 2-1 Everton | | Wigan 2-1 Sunderland | | Wigan Athletic 1-1 Birmingham |
| Bolton 2-1 Blackburn Rovers | | Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea | | Wolves 1-0 Bolton Wanderers |
| Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Wigan | | Everton 1-1 Liverpool | | Everton 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur |
| Stoke City 2-1 Portsmouth | | Wolves 2-1 Birmingham | | Fulham 2-1 Sunderland |
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| | Hull City (0-0) Everton | | |
| | Fulham (0-0) Blackburn Rovers | | |
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| MATCHDAY 10 (24/10) | | MATCHDAY 11 (31/10) | | MATCHDAY 12 (7/11) |
| Birmingham 1-1 Sunderland | | Arsenal 2-0 Tottenham | | Aston Villa 2-0 Bolton |
| Bolton 2-0 Everton | | Bolton 0-2 Chelsea | | Blackburn 1-1 Portsmouth |
| Burnley 2-1 Wigan | | Burnley 1-1 Hull | | Man City 2-0 Burnley |
| Chelsea 3-0 Blackburn | | Everton 1-1 Aston Villa | | Tottenham 3-1 Sunderland |
| Hull City 1-0 Portsmouth | | Fulham 1-2 Liverpool | | Wolves 0-2 Arsenal |
| Liverpool 1-1 Manchester United | | Manchester United 4-0 Blackburn | | Hull 1-1 Stoke |
| Manchester City 2-0 Fulham | | Portsmouth 2-1 Wigan | | West Ham 0-2 Everton |
| Tottenham 2-0 Stoke City | | Stoke City 2-1 Wolves | | Wigan 2-1 Fulham |
| West Ham 0-2 Arsenal | | Sunderland 0-0 West Ham | | Chelsea 2-1 Man Utd |
| Wolves 2-1 Aston Villa | | Birmingham 0-2 Manchester City | | Liverpool 2-0 Birmingham |
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| | | | West Ham (0-0) Aston Villa |
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| MATCHDAY 7 (26/09) | | MATCHDAY 8 (03/10) | | MATCHDAY 9 (17/10) |
| Birmingham 1-2 Bolton | | Arsenal 3-0 Blackburn | | Arsenal 3-0 Birmingham |
| Blackburn 1-2 Aston Villa | | Aston Villa 1-1 Man City | | Aston Villa 1-1 Chelsea |
| Fulham 1-2 Arsenal | | Bolton 1-1 Tottenham | | Blackburn 1-2 Burnley |
| Liverpool 3-0 Hull | | Burnley 2-1 Birmingham | | Everton 2-0 Wolves |
| Man City 2-0 West Ham | | Chelsea 1-1 Liverpool | | Fulham 2-0 Hull City |
| Portsmouth 1-1 Everton | | Everton 2-0 Stoke | | Man Utd 2-0 Bolton |
| Spurs 3-0 Burnley | | Hull City 2-1 Wigan | | Portsmouth 1-1 Tottenham |
| Stoke 1-1 Man Utd | | Man Utd 2-0 Sunderland | | Stoke 2-1 West Ham |
| Sunderland 1-1 Wolves | | West Ham 2-1 Fulham | | Sunderland 2-2 Liverpool |
| Wigan 0-2 Chelsea | | Wolves 1-1 Portsmouth | | Wigan 2-1 Man City |
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| MATCHDAY 4 (29/08) | | MATCHDAY 5 (12/09) | | MATCHDAY 6 (19/09) |
| Aston Villa 2-1 Fulham | | Birmingham 1-1 Aston Villa | | Arsenal 2-0 Wigan |
| Blackburn 2-1 West Ham | | Blackburn 2-1 Wolves | | Aston Villa 2-0 Portsmouth |
| Bolton 0-2 Liverpool | | Bolton 0-2 Liverpool | | Bolton 1-1 Stoke |
| Chelsea 2-0 Burnley | | Fulham 1-2 Everton | | Burnley 2-1 Sunderland |
| Everton 2-0 Wigan | | Liverpool 3-0 Burnley | | Chelsea 2-1 Spurs |
| Man Utd 1-1 Arsenal | | Man City 1-1 Arsenal | | Everton 2-1 Blackburn |
| Portsmouth 1-2 Man City | | Portsmouth 0-0 Bolton | | Hull 1-0 Birmingham |
| Spurs 3-1 Birmingham | | Spurs 1-1 Man Utd | | Man Utd 2-1 Man City |
| Stoke 1-1 Sunderland | | Stoke 0-2 Chelsea | | West Ham 1-1 Liverpool |
| Wolves 2-1 Hull | | Sunderland 2-1 Hull | | Wolves 2-1 Fulham |
| | Wigan 2-1 West Ham | | |
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| MATCHDAY 1 (15/08) | | MATCHDAY 2 (19/08) | | MATCHDAY 3 (22/08) |
| Aston Villa 2-0 Wigan | | Birmingham 2-1 Portsmouth | | Arsenal 2-0 Portsmouth |
| Blackburn 1-1 Man City | | Burnley 0-2 Man United | | Birmingham City 1-1 Stoke City |
| Bolton 1-1 Sunderland | | Hull City 1-1 Tottenham | | Burnley 0-2 Everton |
| Chelsea 2-0 Hull City | | Liverpool 2-0 Stoke City | | Fulham 1-2 Chelsea |
| Everton 2-1 Arsenal | | Sunderland 1-1 Chelsea | | Hull City 1-0 Bolton Wanderers |
| Man United 2-0 Birmingham | | Wigan 2-1 Wolves | | Liverpool 2-0 Aston Villa |
| Portsmouth 0-2 Fulham | | | | Man City 2-0 Wolves |
| Stoke City 2-0 Burnley | | | | Sunderland 2-1 Blackburn |
| Tottenham 1-1 Liverpool | | | | West Ham 1-1 Spurs |
| Wolves 2-1 West Ham | | | | Wigan 0-2 Man Utd |
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Mark Lawrenson’s Premier League Predictions 2009-10
Mark Lawrenson, a name synonymous with football, has been a staple of the BBC’s football coverage for many years. His insightful analysis and predictions have become a must-read for football enthusiasts across the globe. In the 2009-10 Premier League season, Lawrenson put his football knowledge to the test, predicting the outcome of each match and the final league table. Let’s delve into the accuracy of his predictions and how they compared to the actual results.
Lawrenson’s Predictions vs Actual Results
Lawrenson’s predictions for the 2009-10 season were a mixed bag of hits and misses. Some of his predictions were spot on, while others were way off the mark. However, it’s important to remember that predicting football results is no easy task. The unpredictability of the sport is what makes it so exciting and loved by millions around the world.
Comparing Lawrenson’s predicted Premier League table with the actual table, there were some notable differences. Some teams performed better than Lawrenson had anticipated, while others fell short of his expectations. It’s fascinating to see how his predictions played out over the course of the season.
Insights from Lawrenson’s Predictions
Despite some misses, Lawrenson’s predictions provided valuable insights into the 2009-10 Premier League season. His predictions highlighted potential underdogs and teams to watch out for. They also shed light on the dynamics of the league and how a season can unfold.
Lawrenson’s predictions are more than just a guessing game. They are a testament to his deep understanding of the sport and his ability to analyze teams and players. His predictions offer a unique perspective on the Premier League, making them a valuable resource for football fans.
So, whether you’re a casual fan or a football fanatic, Lawrenson’s predictions are sure to pique your interest. They offer a fascinating look into the world of football and provide a unique perspective on the beautiful game. So, why not take a trip down memory lane and explore Lawrenson’s predictions for the 2009-10 Premier League season?