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The Gunners' ten-match winning run was ended by Sunderland before the international hiatus, however can the English top division frontrunners recover against local foes Spurs this weekend?

"{I feel like Arsenal are light years ahead of Tottenham at the moment but Spurs boss Thomas Frank will have a plan for this game," stated football expert Chris Sutton.

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

The analyst is making predictions for all 380 Premier League fixtures this season, versus AI, readers and a variety of special visitors.

For week 12, he takes on performer Olly Murs, who is a United fan.

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

Football and Family Life

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

"{I recently played in a charity match the other night for a mate of mine," he said. "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 want!

"I still love football, but I hurt my joint a few years ago and it still hasn't fully recovered. I wish I could play more but the uncertainty of the game means it's too risky for me in my profession to do it properly again.

"Plus 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 preparing for the moment that my daughter or boy chooses to play instead."

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

"I won't force football on our children but I've already told my wife 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 side," he said.

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

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

Premier League Forecasts

Saturday, 22 November

• Turf Moor, 12:30 GMT

Chelsea might have to wait a bit longer for their star's comeback from injury but their attack is already stronger with Pedro and Liam Delap both back fit.

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

It suggests a 1-1 tie to me, but I am actually going to choose Chelsea to edge it for what would be their third Premier League win in a row.

The expert's prediction: 1-2

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

AI's outlook: 0-2

• Vitality Stadium, 15:00 GMT

The Cherries have been defeated in 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 international break and, although both of those games were at home, they do look strong again.

The Hammers' only on the road win this campaign came at Nottingham Forest in August, when their boss Nuno Espirito Santo was still Forest manager.

Therefore, what on earth do I predict here - will it be the Hammers extending their streak under their manager, or Bournemouth responding?

I am going to choose Bournemouth, because I believe what happened against Aston Villa was a blip.

Sutton's forecast: 2-0

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

The algorithm's prediction: 1-1

• Amex Stadium, 15:00 GMT

Brentford were seen as one of the favourites for relegation before the season began, but they have surprised a several people under Keith Andrews and are in good form with three wins in their last four games.

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

Thiago will probably find the net again on the weekend but I am still not going to select him or back Brentford at Brighton's ground.

They have not had much success on the road this term, and the Seagulls are consistently strong at their stadium. Brentford will try to attack on the counter-attack but I feel Fabian Hurzeler's side carry much more of a threat.

Sutton's forecast: 2-1

Olly's prediction: It could be one of those games where you expect there is going to be a lot of goals but it actually turns out to be quite tight. 1-1

The computer's outcome: 2-1

• Craven Cottage, 15:00 GMT

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

They have have lots of quality in their team but it still feels like they could be sucked into a drop zone battle.

As for Sunderland, well they are the unexpected success of the Premier League campaign so far.

The away side's display in the two-all tie with Arsenal last time out was excellent. We've not witnessed any other team rough up the Gunners like that this season, and Sunderland were fully competitive for them.

The sensible thing would be to support the visitors here, because they are clearly capable of disrupting Fulham up too and, the last time they were in west London, they defeated Chelsea at the close of October.

But I am not do that. Rather, I really need to carry on going against Sunderland with my forecasts. I am taking a lot of responsibility for their positive outcomes because they clearly love to defy my predictions.

Looking at the home side's home form, the only team they have lost to is Arsenal. Marco Silva's side will be extremely eager for a positive outcome, so I am going to say they will pick up three points.

The expert's forecast: 1-0

Olly's prediction: I'm aware Sunderland are performing strongly and also that Fulham are on a poor streak... but they have still been decent at Craven Cottage this campaign. 2-0

AI's outlook: 2-0

• Anfield, 15:00 GMT

This is a hard fixture to call. The Reds have suffered seven of their last ten games in all competitions, but might they be one of the teams who benefit from the {international break|