Sutton's predictions v Crookhaven stars Amari Bacchus & Genesis Lynea

Tottenham Hotspur’s survival scrap with Nottingham Forest dominates week 31 of Chris Sutton’s rolling Premier League prediction challenge, but the BBC pundit has drafted two fresh voices to help him call the weekend: Amari Bacchus and Genesis Lynea, lead actors in CBBC’s new hacking drama Crookhaven.

The 15-year-old series, which launches with a double bill on Sunday 22 March at 15:05 GMT on BBC One and iPlayer, sees Bacchus play Ade, one half of the tech-savvy “Brothers Crim”, while Lynea stars as Whisper, the enigmatic co-head of a school for elite cyber-operatives. Between filming, both accepted Sutton’s invitation to test their football foresight against his own, AI and the BBC audience.

Spurs supporter Bacchus, still buzzing from his club’s mid-week Champions League consolation win over Atlético Madrid, believes the mood swing can carry into Sunday’s crunch meeting with Forest. “If we play like we did against Liverpool, and get a few bodies back, we can do this,” he said, forecasting a 3-2 home victory. “It doesn’t matter how we get the result—just get it.”

Lynea, whose earliest football memories revolve around Arsenal invincibles and street World-Cup parties in 1996 London, tipped a shock 3-1 away win for the Tricky Trees. “Forest have been written off; sometimes that frees a team,” she argued.

Both guests agreed Fulham will edge Burnley 2-0 and that Bournemouth’s draw addiction continues with a 1-1 at Old Trafford. They split on Brighton-Liverpool: Bacchus senses a 2-1 Seagulls upset; Lynea expects the Reds to rally for a 1-2 victory.

Elsewhere, Bacchus backed Chelsea to rebound at Everton (1-3), while Lynea forecast a 3-1 Toffees win. In the Tyne-Wear derby, Lynea’s theatrical instincts sided with Newcastle 2-1; Bacchus predicted a 2-2 thriller. Villa v West Ham prompted a pair of narrow home wins—1-0 and 2-1 respectively.

Sutton, who has now predicted every Premier League fixture this season, labelled the Tottenham-Forest showdown “a classic game where triumph or disaster awaits both clubs”, suggesting defeat could cost either Igor Tudor or Vitor Pereira his job. He joined the guests in anticipating a tight, low-scoring League Cup final: 0-0 after extra-time, City to prevail on penalties.

Points are awarded across the season: 10 for a correct result, 40 for an exact score. Readers can still enter their own picks; the most popular scoreline updates the live tables at the foot of BBC Sport’s predictor page.