Premier League Table: Latest 2015 EPL Standings and Predictions for Matchday 24

League-leaders Chelsea played out a 1-1 home draw with second-placed Manchester City on Saturday to keep the Blues five points clear at the top of the Premier League table.

The Sky Blues had the better of the second half but couldn't find the winner. They are unlikely to gain on Chelsea in Matchday 24, as Jose Mourinho's men face a poor Aston Villa side—although City should also pick up three points against lowly Hull.

Elsewhere, the race for third and fourth is heating up, and two derbies headline Week 24's action, with Tottenham Hotspur facing Arsenal and Everton hosting Liverpool.

Read on for full fixture details and predictions ahead of Matchday 24 as well as a closer investigation of the week's marquee clashes.

#	Team	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Chelsea	23	16	5	2	52	20	32	53
2	Man City	23	14	6	3	46	23	23	48
3	Man Utd	23	12	7	4	39	22	17	43
4	So'ton	23	13	3	7	37	17	20	42
5	Arsenal	23	12	6	5	44	25	19	42
6	Tottenham	23	12	4	7	35	30	5	40
7	Liverpool	23	11	5	7	33	27	6	38
8	West Ham	23	10	6	7	35	27	8	36
9	Swansea	23	9	6	8	27	30	-3	33
10	Stoke	23	9	5	9	26	28	-2	32
11	Newcastle	23	8	6	9	29	35	-6	30
12	Everton	23	6	8	9	31	34	-3	26
13	C Palace	23	5	8	10	25	34	-9	23
14	S'land	23	4	11	8	21	33	-12	23
15	W Brom	23	5	7	11	20	32	-12	22
16	A Villa	23	5	7	11	11	30	-19	22
17	Burnley	23	4	8	11	21	38	-17	20
18	Hull City	23	4	7	12	20	33	-13	19
19	QPR	23	5	4	14	24	42	-18	19
20	Leicester	23	4	5	14	21	37	-16	17

Date	Time (GMT/ET)	Fixture	Prediction
Feb. 7	12:45 p.m./7:45 a.m.	Tottenham Hotspur vs. Arsenal	2-2
Feb. 7	3 p.m./10 a.m.	Aston Villa vs. Chelsea	0-3
Feb. 7	3 p.m./10 a.m.	Leicester City vs. Crystal Palace	1-2
Feb. 7	3 p.m./10 a.m.	Manchester City vs. Hull City	3-1
Feb. 7	3 p.m./10 a.m.	Queens Park Rangers vs. Southampton	1-3
Feb. 7	3 p.m./10 a.m.	Swansea City vs. Sunderland	1-1
Feb. 7	5:30 p.m./12:30 p.m.	Everton vs. Liverpool	1-1
Feb. 8	noon/7 a.m.	Burnley vs. West Bromwich Albion	0-1
Feb. 8	2:05 p.m./9:05 a.m.	Newcastle United vs. Stoke City	1-0
Feb. 8	4:15 p.m./11:15 a.m.	West Ham United vs. Manchester United	1-2

Tottenham vs. Arsenal

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A fixture that could prove crucial in deciding the Champions League spots come the end of the season, both Spurs and Arsenal are in fine form at the moment.

The Gunners have won three in a row in the league, while Spurs have lost just one of their last nine. 

While star-man Alexis Sanchez was missing for Arsenal's 5-0 mauling of Villa in Week 23, Mesut Ozil put in another strong performance, and the German will be key against Spurs.

Indeed, Arsenal's attacking unit is in rude health currently, per The Guardian's Amy Lawrence, and should certainly cause the Spurs defence all kinds of problems:

However, Mauricio Pochettino also has a handful of in-form stars, Christian Eriksen chief among them along with Harry Kane, Match of the Day's stat illustrating the pair's importance to Spurs:

With such impressive attacking talent on display, both defences are set for a busy day, while Hugo Lloris and David Ospina—surely set to keep his place after three consecutive clean sheets—are likely to be tested often.

Spurs could jump back ahead of the Gunners in the league with a victory, but honours could well finish even in what should be a high-scoring match.

Prediction: 2-2

Everton vs. Liverpool

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The Merseyside derby is one of the Premier League's most high-profile matches, but this year it involves two sides failing to quite reach the heights of last season.

However, there will be no lesser intensity at Goodison Park as a result, with Liverpool still very much in with a chance of making the top four this season, and Everton looking to build on their first win in seven league games last time out against Crystal Palace.

Daniel Sturridge marked his return to the Liverpool side with a goal in the Reds' 2-0 victory over West Ham in Week 23, and the Englishman's continued fitness will be vital for Brendan Rodgers' men going forward.

A victory for Everton against Liverpool could kick-start what has, thus far, been a distinctly poor season, and Roberto Martinez's men will take momentum from their vitally important 1-0 win over Palace, which ended a dire run away from home, per the Premier League:

The reverse fixture back in September ended 1-1 after Phil Jagielka's spectacular injury-time equaliser, and a similarly close encounter is likely on the cards in Week 24.

Prediction: 1-1

West Ham United vs. Manchester United

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West Ham come into their clash with the Red Devils having won just once in their last six league games, while Louis van Gaal's men are seeking a third consecutive victory.

United looked largely impressive in beating Leicester 3-1 on Saturday, although their defence are still susceptible to lapses in concentration.

Their attacking big guns look to be in form, Robin van Persie, Radamel Falcao and Angel Di Maria all putting in strong performances against the Foxes, and they could cause West Ham all kinds of problems at Upton Park.

However, Daley Blind could prove the most important man. His contributions in both defence and attack give United a significant edge in the middle of the park, and the Dutchman impressed on Saturday in place of the injured Michael Carrick, per WhoScored.com:

Sam Allardyce's men were largely outplayed in losing to Liverpool in Matchweek 23 and will be looking to bounce back against United as they hope to maintain their pursuit of European qualification.

However, if third-placed United can hold control of the match, they should be able to pick up all three points, although a clean sheet is unlikely against Andy Carroll and Enner Valencia.

Prediction: 1-2