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Arsenal's ten-match winning run came to an end by Sunderland prior to the global hiatus, but will the Premier League leaders bounce back against north London rivals Spurs 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 game," remarked football expert Chris Sutton.

"The Spurs manager will try to neutralize Arsenal, who have not always been at their scintillating finest this campaign - but Mikel Arteta's team usually still find a way to win."

The analyst is forecasting results for all 380 Premier League games this season, versus AI, fans and a range of special visitors.

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

The singer's new album, the new release, is available on the weekend.

Soccer and Family Life

Olly is a skilled soccer player as well as a accomplished artist and has been a star of several Soccer Aid games down the years - but he is not intending a serious comeback as a footballer.

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

"I continue to love football, but I hurt my knee a few years ago and it even now isn't where I want it to be. I hope I could play more but the uncertainty of the game means it's too dangerous for me in my career to do it properly again.

"Plus I am 41 now, and we are not everyone is Cristiano Ronaldo, are we!? No, I am very content not playing football and I am gearing up for the time that my child or son decides to play instead."

The singer and his wife his partner have two children, Madison and their son, and he is ready to follow in his father's footsteps by becoming their coach.

"I won't force football on our children but I've previously told my wife that if they do get the bug for it then I will have to go and get my coaching badges - and I will likely be coaching their Saturday football team," he said.

"I observed my relatives play a lot, and I really got into it, and I clearly was involved with a football club for a period too.

"My dad did it with us when I was a child, which is probably where I inherited it. He coached our side for two or three seasons and had great fun with it. That might be the next step for me as well, and I am looking forward 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 Joao Pedro and Liam Delap both returned to fitness.

In my opinion this fixture will be quite tight, however. Burnley are disciplined and their only home defeats so far have been against Liverpool and the Gunners.

This suggests a one-all tie to me, but I am in fact going to go with the London side to edge it for what would be their third Premier League win in a row.

Sutton's prediction: 1-2

Olly's prediction: The Blues will be superior. 1-3

Artificial intelligence's prediction: 0-2

• Vitality Stadium, 15:00 GMT

Bournemouth have lost their past two games - albeit both of them were on the road - but they got thoroughly beaten by Villa last time out which surprised me.

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

The Hammers' sole on the road win this campaign came at Forest in August, when West Ham boss Nuno was previously Forest manager.

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

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

The pundit's prediction: 2-0

The guest's outlook: Bournemouth are doing well but West Ham have picked up under their boss. 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 began, but they have impressed a few observers under Keith Andrews and are in good form with three wins in their last four matches.

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

The forward will probably find the net again on the weekend but I am nonetheless not going to pick him or support the away side at Amex Stadium.

They have not had much fortune on the travel this season, and the Seagulls are consistently decent at their stadium. The visitors will try to hit them on the counter-attack but I think Fabian Hurzeler's side carry much more of a threat.

Sutton's prediction: 2-1

The singer's view: This could be a match where you expect there is going to be a many scores but it in reality turns out to be quite tight. 1-1

The computer's outcome: 2-1

• Craven Cottage, 15:00 GMT

This is a huge game for Fulham, who have lost five of their last six matches.

Fulham have got lots of talent in their squad but it nonetheless feels like they could be sucked into a relegation battle.

Regarding Sunderland, indeed they are the unexpected success of the Premier League season so far.

The away side's display in the two-all tie with the Gunners last time out was superb. We have not seen any other team disrupt the Gunners like that this term, and they were fully competitive for them.

The sensible thing would be to back the Black Cats here, because they are obviously able of disrupting the hosts up too and, the previous occasion they were in this part of London, they beat Chelsea at the close of October.

However I am not choose that. Rather, I truly need to carry on opposing the away team with my forecasts. I am claiming a lot of responsibility for their positive results because they clearly love to prove me wrong.

Considering the home side's home form, the only side they have lost to is Arsenal. Their manager's side will be absolutely desperate for a positive result, so I am going to say they will secure three much-needed points.

The expert's forecast: 1-0

Olly's choice: I know Sunderland are doing well and also that Fulham are on a poor run... but they have still been decent at home this campaign. 2-0

The algorithm's prediction: 2-0

• Anfield, 15:00 GMT

This is a tough one to predict. The Reds have suffered seven of their last ten matches in every tournament, but could they be among the sides who profit from the {international break|