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Arsenal's ten-match victorious run was ended by Sunderland prior to the international hiatus, but will the Premier League frontrunners recover against north London rivals Spurs this weekend?

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

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

Sutton is forecasting results for all 380 Premier League games this term, versus artificial intelligence, readers and a range of special visitors.

In the twelfth round, he faces performer Olly Murs, who is a United fan.

The singer's latest album, Knees Up, is available on the weekend.

Soccer and Parenting Life

Murs is a skilled soccer player as well as a successful singer and has been a star of several charity football games down the years - but he is not planning a professional comeback as a player.

"{I recently played in a charity game the other evening for a mate of mine," he explained. "The team was trailing 3-1 when I came off in the second half, and they went on to win 4-3, so you can interpret that what you will!

"I continue to love football, but I injured my joint a few years ago and it even now isn't where I want it to be. I hope 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.

"Plus 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 preparing for the time that my child or son decides to play instead."

Murs and his wife Amelia Tank have a young family, their daughter and Albert, and he is ready to follow in his father's footsteps by taking on the role of their manager.

"I won't force football on our children but I've already told Amelia that if they happen to get the passion for it then I will have to go and get my coaching badges - and I will probably be coaching their weekend football team," he said.

"I watched my relatives play a lot, and I really got into it, and I clearly owned a football club for a while too.

"My father coached with us when I was a kid, which is likely where I inherited it. He managed our team for several years and had great fun with it. That could be the next step for me as well, and I am excited to it!"

Top Division Forecasts

Weekend, 22 November

• Turf Moor, 12:30 GMT

Chelsea may have to be patient for their star's return from fitness issues but their attack is already more potent with Pedro and Liam Delap both back fit.

In my opinion this game will be quite close, however. The Clarets are disciplined and their only home losses so far have been against Liverpool and Arsenal.

This smells of a one-all tie to me, but I am actually going to go with Chelsea to win narrowly for what would be their third consecutive league win in a row.

The expert's prediction: 1-2

The singer's prediction: Chelsea will be superior. 1-3

AI's outlook: 0-2

• Vitality Stadium, 15:00 GMT

The Cherries have lost their past two matches - albeit both of them were on the road - but they got thoroughly beaten by Aston Villa last time out which shocked me.

In contrast, West Ham won back-to-back victories before the hiatus and, although both of those fixtures were at their stadium, they appear strong again.

The Hammers' only on the road victory this season came at Nottingham Forest in August, when their manager Nuno Espirito Santo was previously that team's manager.

Therefore, what exactly do I go with here - can the Hammers continuing their run under their manager, or Bournemouth responding?

I will choose Bournemouth, because I think what occurred against Villa was a blip.

The pundit's prediction: 2-0

The guest's prediction: The home team are performing strongly but West Ham have picked up under Nuno. 2-2

The algorithm's pick: 1-1

• Amex Stadium, 15:00 GMT

Brentford were seen as one of the favourites for relegation before the campaign began, but they have surprised a several people under their manager and are in fine fettle with three in their past four matches.

My son told me to select Brentford forward Thiago in my fantasy soccer squad a few weeks back and, guess what, I didn't listen.

Thiago will likely find the net again on the weekend but I am still not going to select him or support Brentford at Amex Stadium.

The Bees have not had great fortune on the road this season, and the Seagulls are always strong at their stadium. The visitors will try to hit them on the break but I feel the home manager's team carry much more of a threat.

Sutton's forecast: 2-1

The singer's prediction: It could be one of those games where you think there is going to be a many scores but it actually turns out to be rather tight. 1-1

The computer's prediction: 2-1

• Craven Cottage, 15:00 GMT

It is a massive fixture for the Cottagers, who have lost five of their last six matches.

They have have plenty of quality in their squad but it nonetheless feels like they could be dragged into a drop zone battle.

As for Sunderland, well they are the unexpected success of the top flight season so far.

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

The logical choice to do to support the visitors here, because they are clearly capable of disrupting the hosts up too and, the previous occasion they were in this part of London, they beat Chelsea at the close of last month.

But I am not do that. Rather, I truly need to continue opposing the away team with my predictions. I am taking a lot of credit for their good outcomes because they evidently love to defy my predictions.

Looking at Fulham's at Craven Cottage form, the sole team they have been defeated by is Arsenal. Marco Silva's side will be absolutely desperate for a good outcome, so I am going to predict they will secure three much-needed points.

The expert's prediction: 1-0

The guest's prediction: I'm aware the visitors are performing strongly and additionally that Fulham are on a poor run... but they have still been decent at Craven Cottage this season. 2-0

The algorithm's prediction: 2-0

• Anfield, 15:00 GMT

This is a tough one to call. Liverpool have suffered seven of their past 10 games in every tournament, but might they be one of the teams who profit from the {international break|