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Arsenal's ten-match victorious streak came to an end by Sunderland prior to the international break, but can the Premier League frontrunners recover against north London rivals Tottenham this weekend?

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

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

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

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

Murs' new record, Knees Up, is out on Friday.

Soccer and Family Experiences

Murs is a talented soccer player as well as a accomplished singer and has been a featured player of several Soccer Aid games over time - but he is not planning a professional comeback as a footballer.

"{I recently played in a benefit game the other night for a friend of mine," he explained. "My team was losing 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 injured my knee a few years ago and it still hasn't fully recovered. I hope I could play more but the uncertainty of the sport means it's too dangerous for me in my career to do it seriously again.

"Plus I am forty-one now, and we are not everyone is Cristiano Ronaldo, are we!? No, I am very happy not playing football and I am gearing up for the moment that my daughter or son chooses to play instead."

The singer and his wife his partner have a young family, their daughter and their son, and he is prepared to emulate his dad by becoming their manager.

"I won't force football on our children but I've already told my wife that if they happen to get the bug for it then I will have to go and get my manager qualifications - and I will probably be coaching their Saturday football side," he added.

"I observed my relatives play a lot, and I truly got into it, and I clearly owned a football club for a period too.

"My father coached with us when I was a kid, which is likely where I inherited it. He managed our team for several seasons and had great fun with it. That might be the future for me as well, and I am looking forward to it!"

Top Division Forecasts

Saturday, 22 November

• Turf Moor, 12:30 GMT

The Blues might have to wait a bit longer for their star's comeback from injury but their offense is already more potent with Pedro and Liam Delap both back fit.

In my opinion this game will be quite close, though. Burnley are well organised and their sole at Turf Moor defeats so far have been against Liverpool and Arsenal.

It suggests a one-all tie to me, but I am actually going to go with the London side to edge it 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

Artificial intelligence's outlook: 0-2

• Vitality Stadium, 15:00 GMT

Bournemouth have been defeated in their previous couple matches - although both of them were on the road - but they got absolutely spanked by Villa last time out which shocked me.

In contrast, the Hammers secured two in a row before the international break and, although both of those games were at home, they do look strong again.

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

Therefore, what exactly do I go with here - can West Ham extending their run under Nuno, or Bournemouth bouncing back?

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

The pundit's prediction: 2-0

Olly's prediction: Bournemouth are doing well but West Ham have improved under Nuno. 2-2

AI's prediction: 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 surprised a few people under Keith Andrews and are in good form with three wins in their past four games.

My son told me to get Bees forward Thiago in my fantasy soccer squad a few weeks ago and, unfortunately, I ignored the advice.

Thiago will probably find the net again on Saturday 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 road this term, and the Seagulls are consistently decent at their stadium. Brentford will try to attack on the counter-attack but I think the home manager's team carry 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 prediction: 2-1

• Craven Cottage, 15:00 GMT

This is a huge game for the Cottagers, who have suffered defeat in five of their past six games.

They have have lots of quality in their team but it nonetheless seems like they could be sucked into a relegation 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 Arsenal last time out was superb. We have not witnessed any other team 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 able of disrupting the hosts up too and, the previous occasion they were in this part of London, they defeated Chelsea at the close of October.

But I am not going to choose that. Rather, I really need to continue going against Sunderland with my predictions. I am taking a lot of credit for their positive results because they evidently enjoy to defy my predictions.

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

The expert's forecast: 1-0

The guest's prediction: I know Sunderland are performing strongly and additionally that Fulham are on a poor streak... but Fulham have still been respectable at home this campaign. 2-0

The algorithm's prediction: 2-0

• Anfield, 15:00 GMT

This is a hard fixture to predict. Liverpool have lost seven of their last ten matches in all competitions, but might they be one of the teams who profit from the {international break|