Premier League Table 2014 Week 29: Teams with Opportunity to Shake Up Standings

The excitement is building as we dive into March and the business end of the Premier League season.

Chelsea further stretched their lead to four points after three quickfire goals from Andre Schurrle grabbed the points in the West London derby against bottom team Fulham on Saturday.

Can they now stretch their lead on a weekend when their main rivals don't play Premier League football?

Here is the current Premier League table in full after Week 28 and the teams that can shake up the standings in the week to come.

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GD	Points
1	Chelsea	28	19	6	3	30	63
2	Liverpool	28	18	5	5	38	59
3	Arsenal	28	18	5	5	24	59
4	Man City	26	18	3	5	42	57
5	Tottenham	28	16	5	7	4	53
6	Everton	27	13	9	5	11	48
7	Man Utd	27	13	6	8	12	45
8	Newcastle	28	13	4	11	-2	43
9	Southampton	28	10	9	9	3	39
10	West Ham	28	8	7	13	-4	31
11	Aston Villa	28	8	7	13	-7	31
12	Hull	28	8	6	14	-5	30
13	Stoke	28	7	9	12	-14	30
14	Swansea	28	7	8	13	-4	29
15	Norwich	28	7	7	14	-22	28
16	Crystal Palace	27	8	3	16	-18	27
17	West Brom	27	4	13	10	-8	25
18	Sunderland	26	6	6	14	-16	24
19	Cardiff	28	5	7	16	-30	22
20	Fulham	28	6	3	19	-34	21

Chelsea

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The West London team have the opportunity to take their biggest stride toward title glory when they play Tottenham at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

Jose Mourinho's team have surprised everyone this year. The defence has been rock solid, the team's organisation has improved with each passing game, and they are becoming increasingly difficult to beat.

This is very much the Mourinho way.

Chelsea have been defeated only three times this season, and the Portuguese manager has galvanised the squad with his arrival and that of Nemanja Matic.

The addition of Willian has also brought a solid work ethic to the team, and they look better prepared for games now than they had for several seasons.

It was expected that Mourinho's arrival would have a positive effect on the team, but now they have the opportunity to stretch their lead to a huge seven points. His influence on his team is powerful, as was displayed against Fulham.

The Daily Telegraph's Paul Hayward compared Mourinho to the genius of Brian Clough. He tweeted:

A victory over Spurs would make Chelsea undeniable favourites for the title, even as Man City amass games in hand due to their cup commitments. 

With City dropping points away from home on a regular basis and Arsenal looking like they could be about to hit a crisis point in their season, it will be left to Liverpool to form the final challenge to the Blues and stop Mourinho from once again being the champion of England. 

Tottenham Hotspur

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As important as Chelsea's title charge may seem to their fans, Tottenham's own pursuit of a Champions League place could cause a tidal wave this weekend.

Should Tim Sherwood's team go to Stamford Bridge and win, it will blow the lid off the top of the table and also drive Spurs toward fourth place.

The tenure of Andre Villas-Boas will maybe not be remembered fondly, but he left them in decent health. And when Sherwood reintroduced the force that is Emmanuel Adebayor, Spurs kick-started back to life.

Their away record has been consistent this year, but it is the form of Adebayor that will concern the Blues. The player has eight goals in the league since his return to the first team over the Christmas period, per Squawka.

If Adebayor can be at his very best, he will give an aging John Terry problems. But Terry has been excellent in 2013/14, and it will lead to a formidable battle of wills.

Victory for Spurs moves them within three points of a Champions League spot. The pressure on Liverpool and, more importantly, on Arsenal would be immense.

Norwich City

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Despite their rocky campaign and the fact that they were destroyed by Aston Villa in Week 28, 15th-place Norwich could make a huge dent in the table and leapfrog up to 10th after their game against Stoke City.

Norwich seem a different prospect at home than on the road, and they will feel they have the beating of their next opponents despite Stoke's excellent victory over Arsenal.

Chris Hughton will be hoping his team can recover quickly after conceding four times on Sunday.

He said, per BBC Sport, "We've gone into the game in good form but it's a real hammer blow. We need to make sure we put ourselves in the best possible position to win next Saturday. A home win changes things again."

Hughton knows his side are not too far away from safety, and he will motivate his players to get past Stoke and take the full points on offer.

Staying up will be a great achievement for the club, as they were one of the favourites to slip out of the division this year. 

A victory would also strengthen Hughton's position at the club and ensure he is in charge for 2014-15.