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Arsenal's 10-game victorious run came to an end by Sunderland before the global hiatus, however will the English top division frontrunners recover against local foes Tottenham this Sunday?

"{I feel like Arsenal are light years ahead of Tottenham at the moment but Spurs manager Thomas Frank will have a plan for this match," remarked football specialist Chris Sutton.

"The Spurs manager will attempt to nullify Arsenal, who have not always been at their sparkling finest this season - but Mikel Arteta's side usually still manage to win."

Sutton is forecasting results for all 380 Premier League fixtures this term, versus AI, fans and a range of guests.

In week 12, he takes on performer Olly Murs, who is a Manchester United supporter.

The singer's new record, Knees Up, is available on Friday.

Football and Family Life

Murs is a talented footballer as well as a successful singer and has been a featured player of several Soccer Aid games down the years - but he is not planning a serious return as a player.

"{I recently played in a charity game the other evening for a friend of mine," he said. "The team was trailing 3-1 when I was substituted in the 60th minute, and they went on to win 4-3, so you can interpret that what you will!

"I still love football, but I injured my joint a few years ago and it even now isn't where I want it to be. I wish I could play more but the unpredictability of the sport means it's too dangerous for me in my profession to do it seriously again.

"Additionally I am forty-one now, and we are not all Cristiano Ronaldo, are we!? No, I am very content not playing football and I am gearing up for the moment that my daughter or boy chooses to play instead."

The singer and his spouse his partner have a young family, Madison and Albert, and he is ready to follow in his father's footsteps by becoming their manager.

"I won't force football on our kids but I've already told my wife that if they do get the bug for it then I will have to go and get my manager qualifications - and I will likely be managing their Saturday football side," he said.

"I observed my nephews play a lot, and I truly got into it, and I obviously owned a soccer team for a period too.

"My dad coached with us when I was a child, which is likely where I inherited it. He coached our side for several years and had great fun with it. That could be the future for me as well, and I am looking forward to it!"

Top Division Predictions

Saturday, 22 November

• Turf Moor, 12:30 GMT

Chelsea might have to wait a bit longer for Cole Palmer's comeback from injury but their offense is already stronger with Joao Pedro and Delap both back fit.

In my opinion this fixture will be fairly close, however. Burnley are well organised and their sole home losses so far have been against the Reds and the Gunners.

This suggests a 1-1 tie to me, but I am in fact going to choose Chelsea to win narrowly for what would be their third league win in a row.

Sutton's forecast: 1-2

The singer's pick: The Blues will be too strong. 1-3

Artificial intelligence's outlook: 0-2

• Vitality Stadium, 15:00 GMT

The Cherries have been defeated in their previous couple games - albeit both of them were on the road - but they got absolutely spanked by Villa last time out which surprised me.

On the other hand, West Ham secured back-to-back victories before the hiatus and, although both of those fixtures were at home, they appear competitive again.

The Hammers' sole away victory this season came at Nottingham Forest in August, when West Ham manager Nuno was still Forest manager.

So, what exactly do I go with here - will it be West Ham extending their run under their manager, or the home side responding?

I am going to go with the Cherries, because I believe what occurred against Aston Villa was a blip.

The pundit's prediction: 2-0

The guest's outlook: Bournemouth are performing strongly but West Ham have improved under Nuno. 2-2

The algorithm's prediction: 1-1

• Amex Stadium, 15:00 GMT

The Bees were considered one of the frontrunners for relegation before the campaign started, but they have impressed a few people under their manager and are in good form with three wins in their last four matches.

My son told me to select Bees forward Igor Thiago in my Fantasy Football team a few weeks ago and, unfortunately, I ignored the advice.

The forward will probably find the net again on Saturday but I am still not going to select him or back Brentford at Amex Stadium.

The Bees have not had much fortune on the travel this season, and the Seagulls are always decent at their stadium. Brentford will attempt to attack on the counter-attack but I think the home manager's team carry much more of a threat.

Sutton's prediction: 2-1

Olly's view: This could be one of those games where you think there is going to be a many scores but it actually proves to be rather tight. 1-1

The computer's outcome: 2-1

• Craven Cottage, 15:00 GMT

It is a huge fixture for Fulham, who have suffered defeat in five of their past six matches.

They have got lots of quality in their squad but it still seems like they could be dragged into a drop zone fight.

Regarding Sunderland, indeed they are the surprise package of the top flight campaign so far.

Their performance in the two-all tie with the Gunners last time out was excellent. We've not seen any other team disrupt the Gunners like that this season, and Sunderland were fully competitive for them.

The logical choice would be to support the visitors here, because they are clearly capable of disrupting Fulham up too and, the previous occasion they were in this part of London, they defeated the Blues at the end of last month.

However I am not going to do that. Rather, I really need to continue opposing Sunderland with my predictions. I am taking a lot of responsibility for their positive results because they clearly enjoy to prove me wrong.

Looking at the home side's at Craven Cottage form, the only side they have lost to is the league leaders. Marco Silva's team will be absolutely eager for a good result, so I am going to predict they will secure three much-needed points.

Sutton's forecast: 1-0

The guest's choice: I'm aware the visitors are performing strongly and also that Fulham are on a bad run... but Fulham have still been respectable at home this season. 2-0

The algorithm's outlook: 2-0

• Anfield, 15:00 GMT

This is a tough fixture to predict. Liverpool have lost seven of their past 10 games in all competitions, but might they be among the sides who benefit from the {international break|