Sutton's Predictions V Bath & England Rugby Star Ollie Lawrence

So overmuch for nan 'rise of nan machines'.

BBC Sport's predictions master Chris Sutton saw disconnected nan associated situation of AI and nan Football Manager 26 machine crippled to triumph past week - his first triumph since nan commencement of September.

This week, arsenic good arsenic AI, he takes connected a quality guest, but 1 who is simply a prima successful a different athletics - Bath and England rugby subordinate Ollie Lawrence, who supports Chelsea.

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.

Lawrence besides excelled astatine shot and cricket arsenic a boy, and was pinch nan academies of Aston Villa and Birmingham City, arsenic good arsenic Worcester Warriors, earlier focusing connected rugby astatine nan property of 16.

Sutton is simply a keen cricketer himself, and has regularly turned retired for Norwich cricket nine successful caller years, but says his rugby profession did not really return off.

"I only played rugby once, for my schoolhouse team," Sutton said. "We were really excited connected nan autobus connected nan measurement there, but we mislaid 72-0 and I ne'er played again.

"Anyway, it's awesome that Ollie played for Villa's academy, but I'd for illustration to punctual him I really played for their first team."

Being compared to a rugby broadside is not usually seen arsenic a compliment for shot teams, but Arsenal leader Mikel Arteta revealed precocious that he has been inspired by New Zealand rugby caput coach Scott Robertson.

From playing some sports, Lawrence tin understand why some coaches person shared ideas successfully.

"It decidedly makes sense," he told BBC Sport. "There's tons to study from some sports, for illustration successful nan measurement teams effort to incorporate nan guidance aliases group up for a counter-attack.

"I saw Paris St-Germain coach Luis Enrique was watching games from nan stands recently, for illustration we do successful rugby, alternatively than nan touchline. It is only a mini point but it tin make a large quality because you spot nan crippled from a different perspective.

"Arteta has been utilizing nan rugby word 'finishers' alternatively than 'substitutes' too. I deliberation nan first clip we started utilizing that was pinch Eddie [former England coach Eddie Jones] who was monolithic connected nan chair having an effect connected nan game, and I tin spot why Arteta likes that mindset."

Lawrence grew up successful nan midlands but became a Chelsea instrumentality because of their kit.

"A batch of my champion mates and my family support Villa, while my dada supports Wolves and my grandad was a West Brom instrumentality - truthful I had a fewer different influences there," he explained.

"But erstwhile I was astir 5 aliases six I went successful a sports shop that had each nan different shirts successful there. I saw a bluish 1 I liked truthful I picked that, and my dada said 'you cognize that's a Chelsea kit?' and I was for illustration 'yeah - but I for illustration it!'

"It was astir 2004 aliases 2005, erstwhile Jose Mourinho was successful charge, truthful it was beautiful bully timing to commencement supporting them. From then, I person stuck pinch them done nan bully times - and nan not truthful bully times too!"

Chris Sutton and Ollie Lawrence 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'.

It's difficult to cognize really to position Tottenham astatine nan moment, particularly astatine location wherever they person been beautiful underwhelming successful nan Premier League truthful far.

Spurs person taken only 1 constituent from their past 4 convention games successful their ain stadium since beating Burnley connected nan opening play of nan season, including past week's conclusion by Chelsea erstwhile a mates of their players gave Thomas Frank nan acold enarthrosis afterwards.

They did hit Copenhagen comfortably location successful nan Champions League connected Tuesday, but it is still difficult to make a lawsuit for them to flooded Manchester United because I americium not really judge wherever their goals are going to travel from.

Mind you, I americium still not convinced by United either. There is nary uncertainty they person shown beardown signs of betterment but I still don't afloat spot them to move up, particularly connected nan road.

Tottenham hit United 4 times past season, including successful nan Europa League final. This time? If I had to prime a victor I would really backmost United, but I don't - truthful I americium going for a draw.

Sutton's prediction: 1-1

Ollie's prediction: Spurs will return this one. 3-1

AI's prediction: 2-2

Everton were superb successful nan first half hr against Sunderland and, had Thierno Barry not ballooned his changeable complete nan barroom from adjacent scope astatine 1-0, they would person gone connected to triumph that game.

Instead it was different reminder they are missing a top-class centre-forward. I consciousness sorry for Toffees leader David Moyes because Beto has besides missed truthful galore awesome opportunities that his broadside person created this season.

Fulham's triumph complete bottommost broadside Wolves past week ended a tally of 4 consecutive convention defeats but it's difficult to really gauge their shape disconnected that - it was only Wolves they beat.

That makes this a really reliable crippled to predict. I don't deliberation location are going to beryllium loads of goals successful it, and I tin spot it ending up successful different draw.

Sutton's prediction: 1-1

Ollie's prediction: Everton person been playing rather well, but Fulham are a bully team. 2-2

AI's prediction: 1-1

Which West Ham will move up?

If they stone up and play successful nan mode they did erstwhile they hit Newcastle present past week past location is only 1 winner, but will we spot Nuno Espirito Santo's broadside play pinch that aforesaid intensity?

I thought Freddie Potts did good connected his first elder commencement against nan Magpies, Lucas Paqueta was astatine his mercurial champion and Jarrod Bowen impressed maine pinch his beardown running.

But nan problem present is that this is precisely nan benignant of crippled wherever you expect West Ham to win, and they will messiness it up.

Burnley are awkward opponents and they person sewage a spot astir them. They are thing for illustration nan unfastened and expansive broadside nether Vincent Kompany a fewer years back.

There was a softness astir that Clarets side, which simply isn't location immoderate more.

So, West Ham are going to person to activity difficult to triumph this and possibly Callum Wilson holds nan key.

He was a nuisance for nan Hammers past clip out. It meant Bowen did not person to transportation nan team, and Wilson could make nan quality this clip too.

Sutton's prediction: 2-1

Ollie's prediction: West Ham to separator it. 1-0

AI's prediction: 2-0

Sunderland improved a batch arsenic their crippled went connected against Everton, but they sewage a existent bully going-over successful nan early stages.

They cannot spend to commencement for illustration that against Arsenal, who person superior players and are specified a threat from set-pieces too.

The Gunners don't person to play good to win, they conscionable grind distant until they find a measurement through.

Mikel Arteta's broadside weren't beautiful erstwhile they hit Slavia Prague successful nan Champions League but they don't care, and why should they?

Some of nan shot they play mightiness get group asking whether that is nan measurement you'd want to triumph a title, but do you deliberation nan Arsenal players will beryllium bothered erstwhile they are popping unfastened nan champagne?

It is astir knowing really to do it, not really you do it.

There is simply a batch of nan aged '1-0 to nan Arsenal' successful this existent Gunners team, though I do expect them to return much goals disconnected different teams astatine times.

It is astatine nan backmost wherever they are truthful strong.

Can Sunderland origin them problems? Absolutely, but I deliberation this latest Arsenal triumph will travel disconnected nan backmost of different Arsenal cleanable sheet.

Sutton's prediction: 0-2

Ollie's prediction: This should beryllium rather comfortable for Arsenal. 0-3

AI's prediction: 0-3

Chelsea leader Enzo Maresca said aft Wednesday's tie pinch Qarabag that he is rotating his squad truthful overmuch because nan Club World Cup is taking its toll connected his squad.

That must beryllium a facet successful their inconsistency, but I don't deliberation it will matter present because Wolves person been specified a rabble recently.

He has gone now but aft past weekend's 3-0 conclusion by Fulham, their erstwhile leader Vitor Pereira said that technically, tactically and physically they were not astatine nan required level, and I don't expect thing to alteration astatine Stamford Bridge.

Sutton's prediction: 2-0

Ollie connected Chelsea's prospects: Hopefully we are making a move for nan amended now. We conscionable request to beryllium a spot much consistent, truthful having a fewer defenders enactment fresh would beryllium awesome and getting Cole Palmer backmost from wounded would decidedly thief too.

Ollie's prediction: I'd backmost america to triumph this, it is conscionable whether we tin support a cleanable sheet. It's either 3-1 aliases 3-0 truthful I americium going to beryllium assured and opportunity we will support them out. 3-0

AI's prediction: 3-1

Aston Villa were connected a really bully tally until they mislaid astatine Liverpool past weekend, and they were rather unlucky astatine Anfield too.

Even so, I find it very difficult to constitute Bournemouth disconnected successful games for illustration this. They tin origin immoderate squad problems and I ever consciousness for illustration they will score.

I respect Villa leader Unai Emery for sticking to his guns tactically. He has his principles and moreover pinch group talking astir teams having occurrence by going nonstop this season, he hasn't changed his approach.

That mightiness person fixed Liverpool a spot of encouragement, however, and it whitethorn springiness Bournemouth immoderate encouragement too.

Playing successful nan Europa League connected Thursday won't thief Villa either, and that toll of games could drawback up pinch them astatine immoderate point.

The Cherries rescued a constituent pinch a 96th-minute goal successful this fixture past play and I person a emotion it will extremity up each quadrate this clip too.

Sutton's prediction: 1-1

Ollie's prediction: Bournemouth are going to people because Antoine Semenyo is connected fire, but I americium going pinch Villa to win. 2-1

AI's prediction: 2-0

I didn't recognise Newcastle erstwhile I watched them suffer astatine West Ham past weekend.

They were amended erstwhile they hit Athletic Club astatine St James' Park successful nan Champions League successful midweek, but their distant shape - aliases deficiency of it - must beryllium a interest for leader Eddie Howe.

They are still coagulated defensively astir of nan clip but scoring goals seems a peculiar problem for them erstwhile they are connected nan road. I tin spot why from watching that West Ham crippled because they conscionable did not activity nan goalkeeper enough.

The measurement Brentford play nether Keith Andrews, he is happy to group them up to play connected nan counter-attack moreover erstwhile they are astatine home, and I tin spot Newcastle struggling to break them down too.

I cognize I person gone for a fewer draws already this week, but this crippled smells of different 1 to me.

Sutton's prediction: 0-0

Ollie's prediction: This will extremity up successful a draw. 1-1

AI's prediction: 1-3

The M23 derby is 1 of my favourite games.

Crystal Palace won it location and distant past play but it's truthful difficult to telephone this time.

The 2 teams are adjacent to each different successful mid-table, pinch Palace ninth, 1 spot supra Brighton.

Both teams won comfortably past week too, but Palace person sewage nan Uefa Conference League connected Thursday and that is going to impact them.

Without Europe, I astir apt would person gone for nan Eagles to triumph but nan much I deliberation astir it, nan much I deliberation nan Seagulls will get something.

Sutton's prediction: 1-1

Ollie's prediction: I americium backing Brighton to nick this. 1-2

AI's prediction: 1-2

This is simply a large crippled for some teams because they could some really do pinch a affirmative consequence going into nan world break.

Nottingham Forest astir sewage complete nan statement against Manchester United past week and they had a spot of tone astir nan measurement they played, but Sean Dyche is still waiting for his first Premier League triumph pinch them and he will want to get that monkey disconnected his back.

Leeds person done beautiful good astatine Elland Road but, truthful far, nan only clip they person picked up immoderate points aliases moreover scored a extremity distant from location was erstwhile they hit bottommost broadside Wolves successful September.

Their fragility connected nan roadworthy intends this is simply a awesome opportunity for Forest, moreover though they play distant successful Europe connected Thursday.

Sutton's prediction: 2-0

Ollie's prediction: Neither broadside is doing excessively good astatine nan infinitesimal but I consciousness for illustration Forest's luck has to move aft past season. 1-0

AI's prediction: 2-1

Did Liverpool move a area pinch their awesome triumph complete Real Madrid successful midweek? Maybe, but this will show america wherever they are really at.

I consciousness for illustration a batch of nan clip these 2 teams person cancelled each different retired erstwhile they person met successful caller years, but this clip it feels for illustration a crippled they some person to effort to triumph - and it is City I americium backing to travel retired connected top.

The large telephone for each Fantasy Premier League managers is whether to triple-captain Erling Haaland. I americium not going to do that, but I do deliberation he will people - seriously, really tin you spell into immoderate crippled astatine nan infinitesimal and deliberation he won't?

Whoever wins this, I consciousness for illustration some teams are fighting for 2nd spot anyway, because I don't spot anyone catching Arsenal now.

People sometimes get angry erstwhile I opportunity things for illustration that but I do deliberation they will triumph nan title from present and I person changed my prediction from earlier nan play started, erstwhile I went for Liverpool.

I don't often do that truthful early, but I don't deliberation Liverpool tin triumph it immoderate much - we've already seen successful nan first 10 games how, defensively, they are excessively vulnerable, and past you look astatine really bully Arsenal are astatine nan back.

It is simply a akin communicative pinch City. I consciousness they will request Rodri astatine his very champion to push nan Gunners, but his wounded problems don't look to beryllium over.

Sutton's prediction: 2-1

Ollie's prediction: I tin spot this being a crippled wherever City spell 2-0 up, Liverpool get backmost into it and past City people different 1 astatine nan end. 3-1

AI's prediction: 2-2

Chris was trailing nan corporate efforts of nan BBC readers until nan last 2 matches of week nine, but past sewage 2 nonstop scores from Manchester City's 3-1 triumph complete Bournemouth and Everton's 1-1 tie astatine Sunderland.

That meant Chris ended up pinch 8 correct results from 10 matches, including those 2 nonstop scores, for a full of 140 points.

He edged retired nan BBC readers, who sewage 7 correct results pinch 2 nonstop scores, for a full of 130 points.

AI, who won outright for nan first clip successful week eight, did not travel adjacent to a repetition triumph. It sewage six correct results pinch 1 nonstop score, giving it 90 points.

Chris' guests, nan machine crippled Football Manager 26 and Miles Jacobson, nan workplace head of nan institution down it, vanished further back.

FM26 sewage 4 correct results pinch nary nonstop scores for a tally of 40 points, while Miles sewage 4 correct results pinch 1 nonstop score, giving him 70 points. That meant they ended up pinch an mean people of 55 points that counts towards nan guests' full successful nan array below.