EPL Table Week 32: Latest Standings, Predictions for Midweek Fixtures

Premier League Week 32 begins with three massive midweek fixtures on Tuesday, followed by two more on Wednesday, which promise to affect the race for the title and European places.

Manchester City travel to Old Trafford for a local derby with Manchester United in a game that is always guaranteed to entertain.

Arsenal will be keen to quickly put the memory of a 6-0 humbling at Chelsea behind them as they face Swansea City at the Emirates. The Swans are desperate for points of their own to pull them well clear of the relegation places.

Tuesday's final match sees Newcastle host Roberto Martinez's resurgent Everton side, with the game arguably more important for the Toffees.

Sunderland travel to Anfield on Wednesday for a match that will affect both ends of the table, as the Black Cats seek survival against title-chasing Liverpool.

The final midweek game sees Sam Allardyce's West Ham host FA Cup semi-finalists Hull City.

A full Premier League table with predictions on each game is below, along with a more in-depth look at Tuesday night's matches.

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points
Chelsea	31	21	6	4	69
Liverpool	30	20	5	5	65
Man City	28	20	3	5	63
Arsenal	30	19	5	6	62
Tottenham	31	17	5	9	56
Everton	29	15	9	5	54
Man United	30	15	6	9	51
Newcastle	30	14	4	12	46
Southampton	31	12	9	10	45
Stoke City	31	9	10	12	37
Aston Villa	30	9	7	14	34
Hull City	30	9	8	15	33
Norwich City	31	8	8	15	32
West Ham	30	8	7	15	31
Swansea City	30	7	8	15	29
West Brom	30	5	13	12	28
Crystal Palace	30	8	4	18	28
Sunderland	28	6	7	15	25
Cardiff City	31	6	7	18	25
Fulham	31	7	3	21	24

Manchester United vs. Manchester City	1-3
Arsenal vs. Swansea	3-1
Newcastle vs. Everton	1-1
Liverpool vs. Sunderland	4-0
West Ham vs. Hull City	2-1

Manchester United vs. Manchester City

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David Moyes' Manchester United side face another huge test at Old Trafford on Tuesday night. Free-scoring Manchester City cross town are looking to secure the win that will take them to within one victory of Jose Mourinho's table-topping Chelsea.

Wayne Rooney should reprise his role as talisman in the absence of Robin van Persie, and his performance at West Ham on Saturday should give all United fans hope that their game-winner will prove to be just that in one of the matches of the season.

The significance of a home win cannot be understated, but the visitors will provide stiff opposition.

Manuel Pellegrini's side haven't lost an away game in the Premier League since the defeat to Sunderland back in November. 

Prediction: Manchester United 1-3 Manchester City

Arsenal vs. Swansea City

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Arsene Wenger's 1,000th Premier League game against table-toppers Chelsea is probably best forgotten.

The quickest way to consign that defeat to the history books is to come out fighting against Swansea, to get the three points that would put Arsenal right back in the title mix.

With a huge injury list to contend with, the result may not be the foregone conclusion that many might expect. James Olley of the London Evening Standard notes Laurent Koscielny is the latest player to be withdrawn from Tuesday's line-up:

Thomas Vermaelen will slot into the back four, but as BT Sport's Ian Darke notes, he and his team-mates might not have things all their own way:

After coming on as substitute at the weekend, the creative Jonjo Shelvey should return to the starting XI against the club where he spent many years as an academy graduate.

Alongside Leon Britton, we could well see an intense midfield battle develop between the two and Arsenal's Mathieu Flamini and Mikel Arteta.

But it's goals that win games, and Wenger will be looking for a repeat of Arsenal's attacking prowess from the last two home games, with four goals scored against both Everton and Sunderland.

Prediction: Arsenal 3-1 Swansea

Newcastle vs. Everton

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Martinez takes his Everton side to the north-east in the hope of winning three points that would take them above Tottenham Hotspur in fifth place with a game still in hand on the London side.

It's a big ask for the Toffees, which haven't won a Premier League away game this year.

Only two league points have been won away from the comfort of Goodison Park since January, as Everton's home form has kept them from challenging for the European places as we move into the business end of the season.

With three goals in his last four games, Romelu Lukaku represents the biggest threat to the home side, and he should target the ageing and out-of-form Fabricio Coloccini from the first whistle.

Newcastle manager Alan Pardew serves the final match of his stadium ban, and he needs to decide on whether to replace Yoan Gouffran on the left side with Hatem Ben Arfa.

Miles Starforth of the Shields Gazette notes the latter's claims for a starting berth, although Simon Bird of the Daily Mirror details his manager's challenge to the skilful midfielder:

Gerard Deulofeu and Seamus Coleman will provide an attacking threat down the right side for the visitors, so Ben Arfa, if selected, would do well to heed his manager's advice.

Prediction: Newcastle 1-1 Everton

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