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07th Nov 2016

Conclusive proof that Nicole Scherzinger knows more about football than Mark Lawrenson

She clearly knows her stuff...

Simon Lloyd

Show us a man that looks at a picture of Mark Lawrenson and doesn’t think ‘widely-respected football pundit’ and we’ll show you a liar.

Since calling time on his playing days, the former Liverpool defender has regularly appeared on BBC shows such as Match of the Day, where viewers have been able to admire his expert insight…

Following his enormously successful co-commentary performances in recent times, Lawro has been keeping up with his Premier League score predictions for the BBC, where he takes on a celebrity in a bid to guess the outcome of the weekend’s top flight matches.

This week, Lawro took on yoghurt-championing, X-Factor judging former Pussy Cat Doll, Nicole Scherzinger.

By her own admission, 38-year-old Scherzinger doesn’t know too much about the game.

“I think it’s awesome and it’s all about spirit and the fight, but I don’t really know much about soccer… or football,” she explained.

But despite her lack of knowledge, Scherzinger only went and outscored Lawro, didn’t she? Here, have a look:

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Helped by correctly calling the scoreline between Arsenal and Tottenham in the North London derby on Sunday, Scherzinger ended up claiming an 80-70 victory over the 59-year-old.

Chin up, Lawro. At least you’d probably wipe the floor with her in a geography quiz.

https://youtu.be/PXc-V111-Mg

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