Premier League Table: Latest 2015 EPL Standings and Predictions for Matchday 34

There might yet be drama in the Premier League, but many of the races for position on the table seem pretty well wrapped up. The title is going to Chelsea, barring an epic meltdown. Arsenal, Manchester United and Manchester City are taking the Champions League places, barring a meltdown. Only relegation seems set to provide drama until the final day.

Still, this weekend looks primed for some brilliant action, with a slew of high-profile teams facing off and a key relegation battle thrown in the mix. Let's take a look at the table and upcoming fixtures, make predictions and preview the action.

Table

#	Team	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Chelsea	32	23	7	2	65	26	39	76
2	Arsenal	32	20	6	6	63	32	31	66
3	Manchester United	33	19	8	6	59	31	28	65
4	Manchester City	33	19	7	7	67	34	33	64
5	Liverpool	32	17	6	9	47	36	11	57
6	Tottenham Hotspur	33	17	6	10	53	47	6	57
7	Southampton	33	17	5	11	45	24	21	56
8	Swansea City	33	13	8	12	38	42	-4	47
9	Stoke City	33	13	7	13	38	41	-3	46
10	West Ham United	33	11	10	12	42	42	0	43
11	Crystal Palace	33	11	9	13	42	45	-3	42
12	Everton	33	10	11	12	41	43	-2	41
13	West Bromwich Albion	33	9	9	15	32	46	-14	36
14	Newcastle United	33	9	8	16	34	54	-20	35
15	Aston Villa	33	8	8	17	24	45	-21	32
16	Sunderland	32	5	14	13	25	48	-23	29
17	Hull City	32	6	10	16	29	45	-16	28
18	Leicester City	32	7	7	18	34	51	-17	28
19	Queens Park Rangers	33	7	5	21	38	59	-21	26
20	Burnley	33	5	11	17	26	51	-25	26

Fixtures

Date	Time (ET)	Matchup	Prediction
Saturday, April 25	7:45 a.m.	Southampton vs. Tottenham	Draw, 1-1
Saturday, April 25	10 a.m.	Burnley vs. Leicester City	Draw, 0-0
Saturday, April 25	10 a.m.	Crystal Palace vs. Hull City	Palace win, 1-0
Saturday, April 25	10 a.m.	Newcastle United vs. Swansea City	Draw, 2-2
Saturday, April 25	10 a.m.	Queens Park Rangers vs. West Ham United	West Ham win, 1-0
Saturday, April 25	10 a.m.	Stoke City vs. Sunderland	Stoke win, 1-0
Saturday, April 25	10 a.m.	West Bromwich Albion vs. Liverpool	Liverpool win, 3-1
Saturday, April 25	12:30 p.m.	Manchester City vs. Aston Villa	City win, 2-1
Sunday, April 26	8:30 a.m.	Everton vs. Manchester United	United win, 2-1
Sunday, April 26	11 a.m.	Arsenal vs. Chelsea	Draw, 1-1

Preview

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If Arsenal are going to catch Chelsea and steal the Premier League title in the most improbable of fashions, winning this weekend is obviously vital.

The Gunners are currently 10 points behind the Blues with six games remaining for each team. That means even with a win on Sunday, the Gunners would still need Chelsea to either drop seven points and dip below the Gunners in goal differential or drop eight points in the final five games.

Could it happen? Maybe. But in either scenario, Chelsea would have to lose at least three in their final six games. To this point in the season, the Blues have lost just twice in 32 Premier League contests. And Eden Hazard, who has so often been the hero for Chelsea this year, can see the light at the end of the tunnel:

"I came to Chelsea to win this league," Hazard told Chelsea TV after Chelsea beat Manchester United, per PA Sport via ESPN FC. "I know how difficult it is to win this league, because every team tries to play, every game it's a battle for three points. When you win this league you can say to everybody 'yes, I won the English league.' It's not easy."

No, it won't be easy, and if there is a team capable of handing Chelsea their third loss, it's Arsenal. Since losing to Monaco on Feb. 25, the Gunners have won nine straight games in all competitions, including wins over Manchester United and Liverpool.

They are largely healthy, peaking at the end of the season and rife with talent. Since the emergence of Francis Coquelin in the midfield, they are also as balanced as they have been in years. 

Ultimately, Chelsea aren't going to let the title slip out of their fingers, even with red-hot Arsenal looming. Expect a fantastic game of football and a 1-1 draw.

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The next storyline to follow is the quest for the Champions League, as Arsenal, Manchester United and Manchester City are all looking to hold off Liverpool and Tottenham. The Reds and Spurs have quite the climb to catch City, as each team trails the Citizens by seven points, though, Liverpool has a game in hand on City and Tottenham. 

The Reds have a pretty favorable fixtures list remaining, with only Chelsea the real roadblock down the stretch. A date with West Brom this week should be three points for Liverpool as the Reds desperately try to send out Steven Gerrard on a positive note this season before he bolts for MLS. 

Of course, maybe the best way for the Reds to do that would be to sit Gerrard, as OptaJoe hinted at on Twitter:

If Liverpool is to make up any ground in the chase for a top-four finish this upcoming weekend, they'll need some help from Everton and Aston Villa. Don't sleep on Everton against United, of course, or Villa against City, especially after the latter just knocked Liverpool out of the FA Cup semi-finals. With Tottenham and Southampton set to square off as well, it should be a fun weekend atop the table. 

At the bottom of the table, Burnley look sure to go down, though, the club has a chance to pull themselves up this weekend against Leicester City. A loss this weekend, coupled with the fact that Leicester, Hull City and Sunderland all have a game in hand, and Burnley will pretty much seal their fate. 

At this point, every point is huge in the battle to avoid relegation.