Barclays Premier League Table: Updated 2015 EPL Outlook After Week 35 Results

Manchester United suffered a third consecutive defeat, losing to West Bromwich Albion on Saturday. The defeat puts their top-four hopes in jeopardy, extending the Red Devils' worst losing streak under Louis Van Gaal.

Meanwhile, a last-minute strike from Steven Gerrard saw Liverpool through to a 2-1 victory Saturday over Queens Park Rangers as the Merseysiders continue to apply pressure on the top four reaching season's end.

Chelsea welcome the threat of Crystal Palace on Sunday hoping to move one inch closer to the title, with Manchester City travelling to Tottenham Hotspur before Hull City host Arsenal on Monday night.

With the campaign's climax in sight, questions are now being asked of teams to withstand the pressure and finish on a high note. Read on for a full breakdown of the latest standings and all Week 35's results.

Date	Home	Score	Away
Saturday, May 2	Leicester City	3 - 0	Newcastle United
Saturday, May 2	Aston Villa	3 - 2	Everton
Saturday, May 2	Liverpool	2 - 1	QPR
Saturday, May 2	Sunderland	2 - 1	Southampton
Saturday, May 2	Swansea City	2 - 0	Stoke City
Saturday, May 2	West Ham United	1 - 0	Burnley
Saturday, May 2	Manchester United	0 - 1	West Brom
Sunday, May 3	Chelsea	vs.	Crystal Palace
Sunday, May 3	Tottenham Hotspur	vs.	Manchester City
Monday, May 4	Hull City	vs.	Arsenal

Position	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Chelsea	34	24	8	2	68	27	+41	80
2	Manchester City	34	20	7	7	70	36	+34	67
3	Arsenal	33	20	7	6	63	32	+31	67
4	Manchester United	35	19	8	8	59	35	+24	65
5	Liverpool	35	18	7	10	49	38	+11	61
6	Tottenham	34	17	7	10	55	49	+6	58
7	Southampton	35	17	6	12	48	28	+20	57
8	Swansea	35	15	8	12	43	44	-1	53
9	West Ham	35	12	11	12	43	42	+1	47
10	Stoke	35	13	8	14	39	44	-5	47
11	Everton	35	11	11	13	46	46	0	44
12	Crystal Palace	34	11	9	14	42	47	-5	42
13	West Bromwich Albion	35	10	10	15	33	46	-13	40
14	Aston Villa	35	9	8	18	29	50	-21	35
15	Newcastle United	35	9	8	18	36	60	-24	35
16	Hull	34	8	10	16	32	45	-13	34
17	Leicester	35	9	7	19	39	54	-15	34
18	Sunderland	34	6	15	13	28	50	-22	33
19	Queens Park Rangers	35	7	6	22	39	61	-22	27
20	Burnley	35	5	11	19	26	53	-27	26

Manchester United's Top-Four Status On The Brink

Following on from losses to Chelsea and Everton, Manchester United's worst losing streak of the 2014-15 campaign was stretched to three defeats following Saturday's collapse at home to West Brom.

Bleacher Report's Garry Hayes rightly highlighted West Brom's surprise victory as the most shocking of the day, where Jonas Olsson's 63rd-minute effort was enough to separate the two:

As well as being United's first home league defeat since falling to Southampton at the start of 2015, the slump confirmed the club's Champions League future isn't as assured as once thought.

And thanks to Liverpool's win earlier in the day, the gap between fourth and fifth remains just four points, which the Mirror's John Cross insisted is certainly enough to give Brendan Rodgers' men some hope:

Under Sir Alex Ferguson, the men of Old Trafford became accustomed to developing a trail of momentum near the end of their campaigns, but the same might not be said of this current crop of players.

Presumably alluding to the absence of key midfielder Michael Carrick, absent since the 4-2 win over Manchester City, ESPN's Musa Okwonga touched upon United's worrying downward spiral of late:

Should this current patch of form linger, United certainly can't feel their place in Europe's premier competition is sealed just yet, especially with a trip to Crystal Palace next followed by the visit of Arsenal.

Relegation Race the Real Attraction

On the same day that Bournemouth sealed their promotion to the top flight as winners of the Championship, it's also the Premier League's bottom three who are beginning to court a bulk of this season's attention.

Wins for Aston Villa, Leicester City and Sunderland on Saturday ensured the relegation race remains the epicentre of real drama at present, with a wealth of teams now starting to show form at an opportune time.

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The Foxes' 3-0 victory over a dismal Newcastle United lineup continued their outstanding record of late, while Aston Villa must feel somewhat indebted to manager Tim Sherwood, with a 3-2 victory over Everton lifting them to 14th.

Sunderland clinched revenge over Southampton for the 8-0 defeat suffered at St. Mary's earlier this term, beating the Saints 2-1 to give chief Dick Advocaat reason to smile, according to northeast writer Graeme Anderson:

The three points weren't enough to lift Sunderland out of the bottom three, but with a game in hand over Nigel Pearson's side, they'll undoubtedly feel there's some life in their season just yet.

Meanwhile, Burnley and QPR each had a man sent off en route to losses at West Ham United and Liverpool, respectively, which most likely spells the end for Sean Dyche's side, per BBC Sport:

With only two points separating Sunderland in 18th from 14th-place Villa, there's still a great deal of change likely to come from this campaign.

For some, the thrill of seeing who makes it into Europe can be most exciting, but it's the hunt to survive that's currently coaxing out some instinctive form from the bottom contenders.