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David Byrom

Leeds United's shock position in Mark Lawrenson's predicted Premier League table

It is fair to say Mark Lawrenson's predictions on the BBC Sport website always come in for plenty of debate.

Lawrenson's predictions are mostly notorious for the fact he tipped Liverpool to go on a 159-game unbeaten run - which only came to an end when he said Manchester City would beat his former side 2-0 last weekend.

Yet there are plenty of other eyebrow-raising tips made by Lawrenson throughout the week - and it appears that the BBC pundit is a big fan of Leeds United.

That is because the Whites currently sit second in Lawrenson's predicted table so far this season.

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If you take all of the results Lawrenson has predicted so far this season, Marcelo Bielsa's side would be second with 18 points.

That is 13 places higher than the Whites currently sit in 15th - and with eight more points to their name than they currently have.

Last weekend, Lawrenson predicted the Whites to run out 2-1 winners against Crystal Palace - a game they actually lost 4-1.

Lawrenson has predicted Leeds to win six matches so far this season - three more than they actually have - and lose two, which is two less than they actually have.

Speaking to the BBC about his predictions, Lawrenson said he does not pay attention to his predicted table - also revealing he was at first unaware about the run Liverpool would have been on had his predictions been right.

"I only became aware of it a couple of seasons ago when people started giving me a bit of stick about it," he said.

"Since then, though, Liverpool have been absolutely outstanding and have hardly ever lost a real game either. So how good am I?

"Seriously, though, I don't go through my previous predictions for each team when I look at the fixtures each week.

"I don't pay any attention to the table based on my scores either, but the top teams often stay unbeaten because I don't tip them to lose many games - they don't, so why would I?"

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