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The Gunners' 10-game winning streak came to an end by Sunderland prior to the global break, however will the Premier League frontrunners bounce back against local foes Spurs this weekend?

"{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," stated football specialist 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 manage to win."

The analyst is forecasting results for all 380 Premier League games this season, against artificial intelligence, readers and a variety of guests.

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

Murs' latest record, the new release, is available on Friday.

Football and Parenting Experiences

Olly is a skilled soccer player as well as a accomplished artist and has been a star of several charity football games down the years - but he is not intending a professional comeback as a player.

"{I recently played in a benefit match the other night for a friend of mine," he said. "My side was trailing 3-1 when I came off in the second half, 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 still hasn't fully recovered. 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.

"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 preparing for the moment that my daughter or son decides to play instead."

The singer and his wife Amelia Tank have two children, Madison and Albert, and he is prepared to emulate his dad by taking on the role of their manager.

"I won't push football on our kids but I've previously told Amelia that if they happen to get the bug for it then I will have to go and get my manager qualifications - and I will likely be coaching their weekend football team," he added.

"I watched my nephews play a lot, and I really got into it, and I clearly was involved with 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 coached our team for several years and had a wonderful time with it. That might be the future for me as well, and I am looking forward to it!"

Top Division Forecasts

Weekend, 22 November

• Turf Moor, 12:30 GMT

The Blues might have to be patient for Cole Palmer's comeback from injury but their offense is now more potent with Joao Pedro and Liam Delap both back fit.

In my opinion this fixture will be quite tight, though. Burnley are disciplined and their sole at Turf Moor defeats so far have been against Liverpool and the Gunners.

It suggests a one-all draw to me, but I am actually going to go with Chelsea to win narrowly for what would be their third league win in a row.

The expert's forecast: 1-2

Olly'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 - although both of them were on the road - but they got thoroughly beaten by Aston Villa last time out which surprised me.

In contrast, West Ham secured two in a row before the international break and, although both of those games were at their stadium, they appear strong again.

West Ham's only away victory this season came at Nottingham Forest in the summer, when West Ham boss Nuno was previously Forest manager.

So, what exactly do I go with here - will it be West Ham continuing their run under Nuno, or Bournemouth responding?

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

The pundit's forecast: 2-0

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

The algorithm's pick: 1-1

• Amex Stadium, 15:00 GMT

The Bees were seen as one of the frontrunners for the drop before the season began, but they have impressed a several observers under Keith Andrews and are in fine fettle with three in their past four matches.

A family member advised me to get Brentford striker Igor Thiago in my Fantasy Football team a few weeks ago and, guess what, I didn't listen.

Thiago will probably score again on the weekend but I am nonetheless not going to pick him or support the away side at Brighton's ground.

They have not had great success on the travel this season, and Brighton are consistently strong at home. The visitors will try to hit them on the counter-attack but I think Fabian Hurzeler's team pose much more of a threat.

The analyst's forecast: 2-1

Olly's prediction: It could be one of those games where you think there is going to be a lot of scores but it actually proves to be rather close. 1-1

The computer's outcome: 2-1

• Craven Cottage, 15:00 GMT

It is a massive game for the Cottagers, who have lost five of their past six games.

They have got plenty of talent in their team but it still seems like they could be sucked into a drop zone battle.

As for the Black Cats, indeed they are the unexpected success of the Premier League season so far.

Their performance in the two-all draw with the Gunners last time out was superb. We have not witnessed anyone else rough up the North London side like that this term, and they were fully competitive for them.

The sensible thing would be to support the visitors here, because they are obviously capable of roughing the hosts up too and, the previous occasion they were in west London, they defeated Chelsea at the end of last month.

However I am not going to choose that. Instead, 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 clearly enjoy to prove me wrong.

Considering the home side's at Craven Cottage form, the only team they have been defeated by is the league leaders. Marco Silva's team will be extremely desperate for a good outcome, so I am going to predict they will pick up three much-needed points.

The expert's forecast: 1-0

Olly's choice: I know the visitors are doing well and additionally that the hosts are on a poor run... but they have nonetheless been respectable at Craven Cottage this season. 2-0

The algorithm's prediction: 2-0

• Anfield, 15:00 GMT

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