EPL Table: Updated Premier League Standings, Fixtures, Title Odds After Week 26

Chelsea's draw against Burnley means the gap at the top of the Premier League standings is once again just five points, and the 2014-15 title race is far from over.

The Blues remain the favourites but have to be wary of defending champions Manchester City, who dominated Newcastle United 5-0 in Week 26.

The race for the European spots is as exciting as ever following Manchester United's loss against Swansea City, Tottenham Hotspur's draw against West Ham and Liverpool's 2-0 win over Southampton. Take a look at the full results for Week 26:

Date	Match	Score
Saturday, February 21	Aston Villa vs. Stoke City	1-2
Saturday, February 21	Chelsea vs. Burnley	1-1
Saturday, February 21	Crystal Palace vs. Arsenal	1-2
Saturday, February 21	Hull City vs. Queens Park Rangers	2-1
Saturday, February 21	West Bromwich Albion vs. Sunderland	0-0
Saturday, February 21	Swansea City vs. Manchester United	2-1
Saturday, February 21	Manchester City vs. Newcastle United	5-0
Sunday, February 22	Tottenham vs. West Ham	2-2
Sunday, February 22	Everton vs. Leicester City	2-2
Sunday, February 22	Southampton vs. Liverpool	0-2

Here are the current Premier League standings:

Position	Club	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Chelsea	26	18	6	2	56	22	34	60
2	Manchester City	26	16	7	3	56	25	31	55
3	Arsenal	26	14	6	6	49	29	20	48
4	Manchester United	26	13	8	5	44	26	18	47
5	Southampton	26	14	4	8	38	19	19	46
6	Liverpool	26	13	6	7	38	29	9	45
7	Tottenham Hotspur	26	13	5	8	41	36	5	44
8	West Ham United	26	10	9	7	38	30	8	39
9	Swansea City	26	10	7	9	30	34	-4	37
10	Stoke City	26	10	6	10	30	34	-4	36
11	Newcastle United	26	8	8	10	31	42	-11	32
12	Everton	26	6	10	10	33	37	-4	28
13	Crystal Palace	26	6	9	11	28	37	-9	27
14	West Bromwich Albion	26	6	9	11	24	34	-10	27
15	Hull City	26	6	8	12	25	35	-10	26
16	Sunderland	26	4	13	9	22	36	-14	25
17	Queens Park Rangers	26	6	4	16	27	45	-18	22
18	Burnley	26	4	10	12	25	44	-19	22
19	Aston Villa	26	5	7	14	13	36	-23	22
20	Leicester City	26	4	6	16	24	42	-18	18

And here are the updated Premier League title odds, courtesy of Oddschecker:

Club	Odds
Chelsea	1-4
Manchester City	7-2
Arsenal	66-1
Manchester United	200-1
Liverpool	300-1

The Blues struggled to a disappointing 1-1 draw against Burnley on Saturday, and unsurprisingly, Jose Mourinho and company are singing the same song once again. Via Goal, the Portuguese manager is talking off a lack of respect for his club:

This is what Mourinho has done all season after every bad result for his club—divert attention from sloppy play by throwing big words and outrageous claims at anyone who will listen.

The Blues are still the leaders in the Premier League. They still hold a five-point lead over City, who face a very difficult trip to Anfield to play Liverpool in Week 27. Top to bottom, no team has as much talent or depth as Chelsea.

The club has reacted well to adversity all season, and until that changes, Chelsea have to be the odds-on title favourites. Sure, this City squad has come back from worse, but they've never faced a title contender as strong as the current Blues squad.

Citizens manager Manuel Pellegrini obviously likes his team's chances to overcome the five-point gap:

This coming week will be huge, however. City play Barcelona in the Champions League, and while the Catalans may have lost during the weekend, they've been nearly unstoppable in recent weeks.

That match is followed by a trip to Anfield to face Liverpool, who are in fine form themselves. If City can survive this next week, their title chances are still alive, but playing Barcelona and the Reds in one week is a tall task.

Arsenal were the big winners of the weekend when it comes to the European spots, taking advantage of United's loss to jump into the top three. The Gunners chase Chelsea by 12 points and are out of the title race, barring a miracle, but a Champions League ticket seems like a very realistic goal at this point.

The Red Devils were the favourites to grab the final ticket, but as shared by this fan, their schedule looks brutal:

"

After Manchester United play us in the FA Cup, this is their PL schedule. Looks challenging.. We've to be consistent! pic.twitter.com/xbA9zkmODk

— Sir Jenkinson (@theEpicGooner) February 21, 2015"

Liverpool, Tottenham and Southampton all aren't too far back. Of the three, the Reds have the best chance of leaping over United based on their current form. BBC Sport's Phil McNulty agrees:

The coming weeks will be decisive, both with the title and European spots in mind.

European football always throws a wrench in the plans of some teams, and with City in particular facing a daunting task against Barcelona, the situation could change at any minute.