Mark Lawrenson brands Leeds United 'dangerous' & makes bold Crystal Palace scoreline prediction

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Writing his weekly predictions column for BBC Sport, pundit Mark Lawrenson backed Marcelo Bielsa's men to pick up a 2-1 win on the road.

Justifying his prediction, this ex-Liverpool ace claimed: "Crystal Palace have had the fewest shots of any team in the Premier League, with 57 in seven games, while only Liverpool have had more than Leeds with 96.

"They both have the same number of points though - 10 - so you can see that, while they have a different approach, they both have a style that is effective."

Lawro continued: "It will be interesting to see what Eagles boss Roy Hodgson does here - will he completely allow Leeds to take the game to his side and then look to pick them off?

"That is what Palace did against Fulham last week but Leeds are a lot more dangerous."

Meanwhile, Lawro's opponent for the week, singer-songwriter Amy MacDonald, tipped Leeds to triumph in a 3-2 thriller.

She contended: "Leeds got turned over by Leicester on Monday, but I would put that down to how good Leicester are rather than a sign of any Leeds weakness. 2-3"

The last time the two sides faced each other, back in 2013, they played out an entertaining 2-2 draw in south London, with Eagles striker Glenn Murray scoring late on to deny Neil Warnock's side the win.