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Arsenal<\/b><\/a> are sitting top of the Premier League at Christmas, but it is BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton who leads the way when it comes to predictions.<\/b><\/p>\n “I’m number one at Christmas – again,” said Sutton, who as a player led the Premier League table at this point with Norwich in 1992 and Blackburn in 1994, and went on to win the title with Rovers.<\/p>\n “It’s a big deal for me to be top, as well as for Arsenal<\/a>.<\/p>\n “AI is the go-to for virtually everyone in the world whenever they have to ask anything, so the fact that I am beating it – and let’s face it, I have stuffed it for half a season now – is pretty incredible. It says a lot about me, and I’m delighted. <\/p>\n “Rather than asking AI about everything, maybe people should come to me to tap into my intelligence instead?”<\/p>\n Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League games this season, against AI, BBC Sport readers and a variety of guests.<\/p>\n For week 18 – the festive fixtures on Boxing Day and the weekend of 27 and 28 December – he takes on Jonny Stewart, bass singer with sea shanty folk supergroup The Wellermen, who is a <\/b>Newcastle<\/b><\/a> fan.<\/b><\/p>\n The Wellermen were the originators of the sea shanty trend on TikTok, with their versions of Misty Mountain, Nancy Mulligan and Hoist the Colours racking up billions of views.<\/p>\n Do you agree with their scores? You can make your own predictions below.<\/p>\n The most popular scoreline selected for each game is used in the scoreboards and tables at the bottom of this page.<\/p>\n A correct result (picking a win, draw or defeat) is worth 10 points. The exact score earns 40 points.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n