EPL Results Week 32: Updated Table and Title Outlook After Midweek Fixtures

Manchester City went into Old Trafford and dominated Manchester United on Tuesday to remain in the driver's seat for the EPL title. 

City now trail table leaders Chelsea by three points, but they have two games in hand. 

After the Manchester Derby triumph, City manager Manuel Pellegrini watched as other title contenders in midweek action were less than inspiring.

Arsenal suffered a draw with Swansea City on Tuesday after an own goal from Mathieu Flamini in the 90th minute. Liverpool were then in action on Wednesday, and although the Reds picked up three points, it was a listless performance in a 2-1 over lowly Sunderland. 

All of this sets up for a wonderful title race, which Jason Pettigrove of B/R and beIN Sports excitedly points out: 

Have a look at the results and the table following this action, and then we'll delve further into the title outlook.

Date	Fixture	Score
March 25	Arsenal vs. Swansea	2-2
March 25	Man United vs. Man City	3-0
March 25	Newcastle vs. Everton	3-0
March 26	West Ham vs. Hull	2-1
March 26	Liverpool vs. Sunderland	2-1
March 29	Man United vs. Aston Villa	TBD
March 29	Crystal Palace vs. Chelsea	TBD
March 29	Southampton vs. Newcastle	TBD
March 29	Stoke vs. Hull	TBD
March 29	Swansea vs. Norwich	TBD
March 29	West Brom vs. Cardiff	TBD
March 29	Arsenal vs. Man City	TBD
March 30	Fulham vs. Everton	TBD
March 30	Liverpool vs. Tottenham	TBD
March 31	Sunderland vs. West Ham	TBD

Pos.	Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	Pts.
1	Chelsea	31	21	6	4	39	69
2	Liverpool	31	21	5	5	45	68
3	Manchester City	29	21	3	5	52	66
4	Arsenal	31	19	6	6	19	63
5	Everton	30	16	9	5	16	57
6	Tottenham Hotspur	31	17	5	9	0	56
7	Manchester United	31	15	6	10	11	51
8	Newcastle United	31	14	4	13	-5	46
9	Southampton	31	12	9	10	5	45
10	Stoke City	31	9	10	12	-9	37
11	West Ham United	31	9	7	15	-7	34
12	Aston Villa	30	9	7	14	-9	34
13	Hull City	31	9	6	16	-6	33
14	Norwich City	31	8	8	15	-22	32
15	Swansea City	31	7	9	15	-6	30
16	West Bromwich Albion	30	5	13	12	-12	28
17	Crystal Palace	30	8	4	18	-20	28
18	Sunderland	29	6	7	16	-19	25
19	Cardiff City	31	6	7	18	-32	25
20	Fulham	31	7	3	21	-40	24

The Citizens title hopes are looking better than ever. Just don't tell Pellegrini this. 

The manager shared his thoughts on the title race following his team's victory over United, and Yahoo! Sports passed them along in an article by PA Sport:

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I don't think so. We will continue fighting with the other three teams, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool, and we have to win the two postponed games and continue playing the way we play. I am not thinking about the title. Tomorrow we are thinking about Arsenal. 

"

City will be thinking of Arsenal because the Citizens will next travel to Emirates to take on the Gunners this Saturday. That is a must-win match for Arsenal. 

The Gunners trail Manchester City by three points and have played two more matches. The Gunners have just seven league matches left. After City, they will travel to take on Everton. Beyond that, the schedule is very manageable. 

Still, it will be time to start thinking of next season if the Gunners drop another. Former Arsenal star Sol Campbell, as Football-News tweets, knows the Gunners are hanging by a thread: 

The crushing draw to Swansea City came on the heels of their 0-6 embarrassment against Chelsea. The Gunners need a performance to rally around. 

Speaking of Chelsea, the Blues remain in a strong position.

Although they need City to slip up. Jose Mourinho's men trail the Citizens in goal differential by 13. So essentially, they must finish with more points than City. That means, if Chelsea picks up three points in all of their remaining matches, they will need City to miss out on at least four points. 

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Chelsea have just one daunting league match remaining, and that is a huge one. The Blues travel to Anfield to take on Liverpool on April 27. That is the same Liverpool squad that trails Chelsea by just a point. 

Liverpool were listless against Sunderland, and had Jake Livermore hit the net instead of the crossbar, the Reds would not have escaped with the win. 

Still, Liverpool have been strong prior to that match. Squawka Football helps highlight: 

They will have to remain strong to stay in the title race.

Leading up to their showdown with Chelsea, the Reds have some tough matches ahead. That includes a home date with Tottenham, an away match against West Ham and a home date against Manchester City. 

As for City, if they are going to take the league crown, they will definitely earn it. The Citizens have the previously mentioned away matches against Arsenal and Liverpool as well as a May 3 away match with Everton. 

The Citizens have the depth and talent to withstand this schedule, but this is also a team that has struggled with consistency this season. For example, it was just five league matches ago that they limped to a 0-0 draw with Norwich City. 

The only certainty for the remaining Premier League season is that it is going to be exciting.