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The Gunners' 10-game victorious run came to an end by Sunderland prior to the global hiatus, but can the English top division leaders recover against north London rivals Spurs this Sunday?

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

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

Sutton is forecasting results for all 380 Premier League fixtures this season, against artificial intelligence, readers and a variety of special visitors.

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

Murs' new album, the new release, is out on Friday.

Soccer and Parenting Life

Olly is a skilled soccer player as well as a accomplished artist and has been a featured player of multiple Soccer Aid matches down the years - but he is not planning a professional return as a footballer.

"{I recently played in a benefit game the other night for a friend of mine," he said. "My team was trailing 3-1 when I came off in the second half, and they proceeded to win 4-3, so you can interpret that what you want!

"I continue to love football, but I hurt my knee a few years ago and it even now hasn't fully recovered. I wish I could play more but the unpredictability of the game means it's too dangerous for me in my profession to do it properly again.

"Additionally I am forty-one 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 daughter or son decides to play instead."

The singer and his wife Amelia Tank have a young family, Madison and their son, and he is prepared to follow in his father's footsteps by taking on the role of their manager.

"I will not force football on our children 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 coaching badges - and I will probably be managing their weekend football side," he said.

"I observed my nephews play a lot, and I really got into it, and I obviously owned a football club for a while too.

"My father coached with us when I was a kid, which is likely where I get it from. He managed our team for two or three years and had a wonderful time with it. That could be the next step 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 be patient for their star's comeback from fitness issues but their attack is now stronger with Pedro and Liam Delap both back fit.

I still think this fixture will be fairly tight, however. Burnley are disciplined and their sole at Turf Moor defeats so far have been against Liverpool and the Gunners.

This smells of a one-all draw to me, but I am actually going to go with the London side to win narrowly for what would be their third 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

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

On the other hand, West Ham won two in a row before the hiatus and, although both of those games were at their stadium, they appear competitive again.

The Hammers' sole away win this season came at Forest in the summer, when their boss Nuno Espirito Santo was still Forest coach.

Therefore, what exactly do I predict here - can the Hammers extending their streak under their manager, or the home side responding?

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

Sutton's prediction: 2-0

The guest's prediction: Bournemouth 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 considered one of the frontrunners for relegation before the campaign started, but they have impressed a several people under Keith Andrews and are in fine fettle with three in their last four matches.

My son advised me to get Brentford striker Thiago in my Fantasy Football squad a few weeks back and, unfortunately, I didn't listen.

The forward will likely find the net again on the weekend but I am nonetheless not going to select him or back the away side at Brighton's ground.

The Bees have not had much fortune on the travel this season, and Brighton are consistently strong at home. Brentford will attempt to hit them on the break but I feel the home manager's side carry much more of a danger.

The analyst's prediction: 2-1

The singer's prediction: It could be one of those games where you expect there is going to be a lot of scores but it in reality turns out to be rather close. 1-1

The computer's prediction: 2-1

• Craven Cottage, 15:00 GMT

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

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

As for Sunderland, well they are the surprise package of the top flight season so far.

Their performance in the 2-2 tie with the Gunners last time out was excellent. We have not witnessed anyone else rough up the Gunners like that this season, and Sunderland were fully competitive for them.

The sensible thing to do to support the visitors here, because they are clearly capable of roughing the hosts up too and, the last time they were in west London, they beat Chelsea at the close of October.

But I am not going to choose that. Rather, I really need to continue opposing the away team with my predictions. I am taking a lot of credit for their positive results because they clearly enjoy to prove me wrong.

Considering the home side's home record, the sole side they have been defeated by is the league leaders. Marco Silva's side will be extremely eager for a positive outcome, so I am going to say they will pick up three points.

Sutton's forecast: 1-0

The guest's prediction: I'm aware Sunderland are performing strongly and also that the hosts 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 hard one to predict. The Reds have lost seven of their past 10 games in all competitions, but might they be among the teams who profit from the {international break|