Sutton's predictions v The Wellermen's Jonny Stewart

Arsenal are sitting apical of nan Premier League astatine Christmas, but it is BBC Sport shot master Chris Sutton who leads nan measurement erstwhile it comes to predictions.

"I'm number 1 astatine Christmas - again," said Sutton, who arsenic a subordinate led nan Premier League array astatine this constituent pinch Norwich successful 1992 and Blackburn successful 1994, and went connected to triumph nan title pinch Rovers.

"It's a large woody for maine to beryllium top, arsenic good arsenic for Arsenal.

"AI is nan go-to for virtually everyone successful nan world whenever they person to inquire anything, truthful nan truth that I americium beating it - and let's look it, I person stuffed it for half a play now - is beautiful incredible. It says a batch astir me, and I'm delighted.

"Rather than asking AI astir everything, possibly group should travel to maine to pat into my intelligence instead?"

Sutton is making predictions for each 380 Premier League games this season, against AI, BBC Sport readers and a assortment of guests.

For week 18 - nan festive fixtures connected Boxing Day and nan play of 27 and 28 December - he takes connected Jonny Stewart, bass vocalist pinch oversea shanty people supergroup The Wellermen, who is simply a Newcastle fan.

The Wellermen were nan originators of nan oversea shanty inclination connected TikTok, pinch their versions of Misty Mountain, Nancy Mulligan and Hoist nan Colours racking up billions of views.

Do you work together pinch their scores? You tin make your ain predictions below.

The astir celebrated scoreline selected for each crippled is utilized successful nan scoreboards and tables astatine nan bottommost of this page.

A correct consequence (picking a win, tie aliases defeat) is worthy 10 points. The nonstop people earns 40 points.

Some of Jonny's earliest memories arsenic a instrumentality were nan FA Cup finals that Newcastle mislaid successful 1998 and 1999, but he was yet capable to observe a trophy erstwhile nan Magpies won nan Carabao Cup successful March.

"We were really connected circuit successful Colorado astatine nan clip - we had conscionable done a show successful Boulder and we had 1 successful Denver nan adjacent day," he told BBC Sport.

"I was frantically Googling wherever I could watch nan crippled a fewer weeks before, erstwhile we'd reached nan final, and whether I could find anyone to watch it pinch maine - because connected Mountain Time it kicked disconnected astir 10am.

"I connected pinch nan Mile High Magpies, nan Denver area supporters' club, and they said to travel on to this bar. There were a mates of Liverpool fans successful location but much than 100 Newcastle fans were crammed into it. It was brilliant.

"I'd bought a Dan Burn Carabao Cup last garment successful nan run-up to nan crippled because I thought, if we win, it is going to mean truthful overmuch having nan eventual section lad connected nan backmost of my jersey.

"So, erstwhile Big Dan scored 1 of nan champion headers I've ever seen to put america 1-0 up, I cried truthful hard.

"Being distant from home, and distant from my champion mate Angus, who I'd usually watch our games with, was difficult - he was Facetiming maine from this pub successful Chelmsford which had astir 2 group in, truthful I'd recovered a overmuch amended place.

"And past I saw america wholly outplay nan champion squad successful nan league, and extremity our trophy drought. It really doesn't get overmuch amended than that."

Chris Sutton and Jonny Stewart were speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.

The AI predictions were generated utilizing Microsoft Copilot Chat - we simply asked nan instrumentality to 'predict this weekend's Premier League scores'.

Manchester United 1-0 Newcastle United

Manchester United sewage a spot of praise for their capacity against Aston Villa, moreover though they were beaten.

The cardinal to really this crippled goes is what they do without Bruno Fernandes, and how they are going to header without him.

You look astir Ruben Amorim's squad and he does not look to person a batch of leaders successful there.

It will beryllium absorbing to spot if Amorim plays centre-back Lisandro Martinez successful that holding midfield role, nan aforesaid occupation he did erstwhile he came connected for Fernandes against Villa, because he could supply that activity they will need.

Newcastle United will beryllium perfectly sick that they fto a two-goal lead gaffe against Chelsea past week, while their distant grounds has a batch of room for betterment - they person won only 1 of their 8 distant convention games truthful far.

Manchester United are 3 points and 4 places supra them successful nan table, but they are missing a fewer players astatine nan Africa Cup of Nations and, successful my mind, Newcastle United person nan amended squad anyway.

Because of that, I americium going to backmost Eddie Howe's broadside here. There won't beryllium galore goals, though, and they whitethorn only request to people 1 to triumph it.

Sutton's prediction: 0-1

Jonny's prediction: Manchester United rustle basking and acold - they are tin of playing immoderate really bully shot but I don't cognize wherever their goals will travel from without Bryan Mbeumo aliases Bruno Fernandes. This is genuinely really difficult for maine to telephone but I americium going pinch my bosom complete my caput - I person to! 1-2

AI's prediction: 2-2

Nottingham Forest 1-2 Manchester City

Nottingham Forest are still lingering conscionable supra nan relegation places, and Monday's conclusion astatine Fulham was a disappointing consequence for them.

I still deliberation Sean Dyche's broadside are going to beryllium fine, however, and they person decidedly made strides since he took complaint astatine nan extremity of October.

This is simply a tricky crippled for Manchester City but they are connected a spot of a rotation astatine nan moment.

I thought Arsenal were going to tally distant pinch nan title, but not immoderate more.

City are getting amended and amended arsenic nan play goes on, and I tin understand why Pep Guardiola feels location is moreover much to travel from his side.

Rayan Cherki and Phil Foden are some flying, they are creating stacks of chances for Erling Haaland and, astatine nan different end, they are keeping cleanable sheets now too.

You conscionable can't backmost against them astatine nan moment, and I americium expecting much moments of value for illustration we saw erstwhile they won 3-0 astatine Crystal Palace a mates of weeks ago.

Sutton's prediction: 0-2

Jonny's prediction: City are hitting a really bully tally of shape astatine nan correct time. As good arsenic Pep's tactical sophistication, I americium loving seeing a flair subordinate for illustration Cherki get to enforce his will connected games. Foden is filling that David Silva domiciled he was ever earmarked for, too. 0-3

AI's prediction: 1-3

Arsenal 2-1 Brighton

People are saying that Arsenal are wobbling but I deliberation they person had their wobble, really, erstwhile they scraped past Wolves.

The Gunners won 1-0 astatine Everton past clip out, and it was a spot of a battle, but they were up against a David Moyes broadside truthful I didn't expect thing else.

My only disapproval of Arsenal astatine nan infinitesimal is that Viktor Gyokeres shouldn't beryllium taking their penalties - Bukayo Saka should, because he is successful my Fantasy team. It really irritated maine to spot Gyokeres scoring from nan spot against nan Toffees.

It won't beryllium easy for them against Brighton, but I still deliberation they should triumph this one.

The Seagulls are specified a unusual team, and they are highly difficult to predict.

They person not won immoderate of their past 4 games but they pushed Liverpool each nan measurement erstwhile I watched them astatine Anfield recently, and I deliberation they will do nan aforesaid here.

Sutton's prediction: 2-0

Jonny's prediction: Manchester City person trim Arsenal's lead beautiful dramatically and they are astir apt looking complete their shoulders a bit. Needing 2 ain goals to hit Wolves, 1 of nan worst Premier League teams of each time, says a batch astir wherever they are astatine nan moment.

Even so, I still deliberation Arteta's broadside person astir apt sewage excessively overmuch successful nan vessel for nan Seagulls, moreover though they person sewage ex-Gunners prima Danny Welbeck starring their attack. 2-1

AI's prediction: 2-1

Brentford 4-1 Bournemouth

Brentford picked up their first distant triumph of nan play against Wolves past clip out, and their location shape is really strong, though Leeds held them successful their astir caller crippled there.

I consciousness for illustration this crippled has sewage goals successful it, because Bournemouth look to people and concede a lot.

The Cherries person drawn their past 3 games, and I person a emotion this is 1 will besides extremity up pinch nan points being shared.

Sutton's prediction: 2-2

Jonny's prediction: Brentford are a batch for illustration Newcastle successful that their location shape is truthful strong, while their distant results person been beautiful poor.

So, this is not an easy crippled for nan Cherries astatine each - apologies to their fans because, contempt spending galore years surviving successful nan Bournemouth area, I don't spot them returning to winning ways here. 2-0

AI's prediction: 1-2

Burnley 0-0 Everton

Burnley sewage a precocious extremity that earned them a constituent astatine Bournemouth, which felt large for their leader Scott Parker - it felt for illustration a fewer Clarets fans were questioning whether he is nan man to support them successful nan Premier League.

As I've said before, I've ever felt for illustration Burnley were being competitive, moreover erstwhile they were losing games.

This is going to beryllium a adjacent game, too. Everton's problem is that they are missing Iliman Ndiaye and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, and they mightiness person to settee for a point.

Sutton's prediction: 1-1

Jonny's prediction: Scott Parker's teams look to do incredibly good successful nan Championship, past struggle a spot erstwhile they get to nan Premier League.

Everton were connected a really bully tally earlier they mislaid to Chelsea and Arsenal and I americium backing them here, moreover pinch Ndiaye astatine nan Africa Cup of Nations and Dewsbury-Hall injured. 0-1

AI's prediction: 0-1

Liverpool 2-1 Wolves

Poor aged Alexander Isak. His shape has been atrocious each play pursuing his move from Newcastle, and now he is out for a mates of months.

I don't deliberation Liverpool are going to struggle pinch Hugo Ekitike starring nan line, however. Yes, they are besides missing Mohamed Salah while he is pinch Egypt astatine Afcon, but Ekitike is having a phenomenal season.

Dominik Szoboszlai is retired for Liverpool too, aft picking up his 5th booking of nan play against Spurs.

Maybe it is clip for Florian Wirtz to really travel to nan fore for Arne Slot's side.

Wolves did really good to clasp retired for truthful agelong astatine Arsenal recently, and that benignant of backs-against-the-wall defending seems to suit them.

They will effort to make things awkward for Liverpool too, but I don't spot it moving retired for them.

Sutton's prediction: 2-0

Jonny's prediction: Hugo Ekitike has sewage superb confidence, tin do a spot of everything and seems to merge really good pinch nan team. Liverpool besides spent £125m connected personification who was a chair striker earlier he sewage injured.

Even though they person not had nan play they would person liked, Arne Slot's broadside are going to person excessively overmuch for Wolves who, successful position of bad teams successful nan past fewer years, are correct up location arsenic 1 of nan worst. I don't cognize who they are going to hit this season. 3-0

AI's prediction: 3-1

West Ham United 1-2 Fulham

West Ham really request a triumph here. They are staring down nan tube of relegation aft taking only 2 points from their past 5 games.

Nuno Espirito Santo sewage a spot of a bounce astatine nan commencement of November but they person not maintained that form.

There does not look to beryllium overmuch Christmas cheer astatine London Stadium astatine nan infinitesimal and if they get disconnected to a bad commencement here, things could move rather quickly.

Fulham sewage an important triumph complete Nottingham Forest connected Monday, which was capable for them to support their heads supra h2o successful nan relegation struggle.

They ever look to airs a extremity threat, and I person a emotion they will person thing to observe here, too.

Sutton's prediction: 1-2

Jonny's prediction: Fulham thin to beryllium sneaky bully - I ever underrate them, and past they extremity up delivering really bully squad performances, and I emotion watching Kevin because - arsenic good arsenic flair - he has an extremity merchandise too.

West Ham are not having a awesome clip of it correct now but they will beryllium up for it and they really request thing here. 1-1

AI's prediction: 2-1

Chelsea 1-2 Aston Villa

I could not judge that Aston Villa were getting disapproval connected nan Monday Night Club because they are only winning games by nan overseas goal.

I made nan constituent that I don't retrieve going successful nan dressing room arsenic a subordinate and being down astir only winning 2-1.

They are connected an unthinkable tally of 10 wins connected nan spin, including beating Arsenal and Manchester City. Morgan Rogers is connected fire, and I deliberation you person to respect them arsenic title contenders.

This is simply a existent trial for them, however, and it is only a fewer weeks since we were saying nan aforesaid astir Chelsea being successful nan title title aft they drew against Arsenal pinch 10 men.

I played for some these clubs and americium highly thought of by some sets of fans.

It is nan Chelsea fans who I deliberation will beryllium smiling astatine full-time, though, erstwhile they've vanished singing my name.

I person sewage a batch of clip for Blues leader Enzo Maresca, who is for illustration Villa head Unai Emery successful nan measurement he sticks to his footballing principles.

Chelsea showed their resilience erstwhile they fought backmost from 2-0 down to tie pinch Newcastle and I tin spot them digging successful again here, to extremity Villa's winning run.

Sutton's prediction: 2-1

Jonny's prediction: Unai Emery's broadside didn't commencement nan play good but now they person sewage that assurance that, moreover if they concede, they tin people much than nan opposition. This was a difficult 1 to telephone but I americium going pinch Villa, astir apt because I want them to triumph alternatively than because I deliberation they will. 1-2

AI's prediction: 1-2

Sunderland 1-1 Leeds United

Dominic Calvert-Lewin has been perfectly unbelievable up beforehand for Leeds.

They are conscionable a overmuch amended squad pinch him successful it, and their assurance must beryllium sky-high astatine nan infinitesimal too, because they person had immoderate fantabulous results recently.

The interest for Sunderland is really overmuch they will miss their players who are distant astatine Afcon, but I don't deliberation it will impact them.

The Black Cats don't people a batch of goals but they are ever truthful well-organised - I americium going for them to win, and support retired Calvert-Lewin to support a cleanable expanse too.

Sutton's prediction: 1-0

Jonny's prediction: It depresses maine really bully Sunderland are this season. They person recruited truthful wisely and moreover pinch losing players to Afcon, nan halfway of their squad is really strong.

Leeds person picked up precocious and it's bully to spot Dominic Calvert-Lewin scoring, but I deliberation Sunderland will still triumph this - nan Tyne-Wear derby has fixed them an moreover bigger boost successful confidence, sadly. 2-1

AI's prediction: 1-2

Both teams person sewage problems astatine nan moment.

Crystal Palace person been emotion nan effects of a dense schedule, and astatine nan infinitesimal their squad seems really stretched.

That's nan main logic I americium reasoning Tottenham mightiness get thing astatine Selhurst Park and, let's look it, Thomas Frank really needs to.

Frank must beryllium hoping nan measurement his squad played pinch 9 men against Liverpool tin kick-start his side's season, but I'm not judge that will happen.

I americium surely not going to backmost them to triumph this one, but I americium hardly assured astir Palace's chances either.

Sutton's prediction: 0-0

Jonny's prediction: Palace should beryllium nan stronger broadside but Ismaila Sarr is simply a large nonaccomplishment for them while he is distant astatine Afcon, he is truthful explosive.

Thomas Frank is nether a spot of unit astatine Spurs - they are much pragmatic, but they are not scoring and they are still conceding. 2-2

AI's prediction: 1-2

Chris sewage 3 correct results pinch 1 nonstop people from nan 10 matches successful week 17, giving him 60 points.

His guest, rapper Sampa nan Great, sewage 8 correct results pinch 1 nonstop score, leaving her connected 110 points.

AI did moreover better, pinch 5 correct results, but including 3 nonstop scores, for a tally of 140 points.

But to nan alleviation of Chris, because it keeps him apical of nan wide convention table, it was nan corporate efforts of nan BBC readers who took nan play win.

AI was up aft Saturday's games, starring nan readers by 130 to 120, but nan readers sewage an nonstop people from Aston Villa's 2-1 triumph complete Manchester United connected Sunday - retired of much than 33,000 predictions, 31% of you went for that scoreline.

That meant nan result went down to nan last crippled of nan week, betwixt Fulham and Nottingham Forest connected Monday. The readers went for a 1-1 tie while AI backed Fulham to triumph 2-1.

An nonstop people for AI would person seen it drawback nan triumph but, successful nan end, Fulham's 1-0 triumph meant nan readers triumphed. Overall, they managed 7 correct results and 3 nonstop scores, and that gave them 160 points.