Premier League Table: Latest 2015 EPL Standings and Predictions for Matchday 37

The stage is set for another dramatic weekend at the bottom of the Premier League as five teams compete to avoid the final relegation place.

Despite beating Hull City, Burnley were relegated on Matchday 36 while Queens Park Rangers went out with a bang, losing spectacularly to Manchester City in a 6-0 thrashing.

Here is how the standings look after Week 36:

Position	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Chelsea	36	25	9	2	70	28	42	84
2	Man City	36	22	7	7	77	36	41	73
3	Arsenal	35	21	7	7	66	34	32	70
4	Man Utd	36	20	8	8	61	36	25	68
5	Liverpool	36	18	8	10	50	39	11	62
6	Tottenham	36	17	7	12	55	53	2	58
7	Southampton	36	17	6	13	48	30	18	57
8	Swansea	36	16	8	12	44	44	0	56
9	Stoke	36	14	8	14	42	44	-2	50
10	West Ham	36	12	11	13	43	43	0	47
11	Everton	36	11	11	14	46	48	-2	44
12	Crystal Palace	36	11	9	16	43	50	-7	42
13	West Brom	36	10	11	15	34	47	-13	41
14	Aston Villa	36	10	8	18	30	50	-20	38
15	Leicester	36	10	7	19	41	54	-13	37
16	Sunderland	35	7	15	13	30	50	-20	36
17	Newcastle	36	9	9	18	37	61	-24	36
18	Hull	36	8	10	18	33	49	-16	34
19	Burnley	36	6	11	19	27	53	-26	29
20	QPR	36	7	6	23	39	67	-28	27

Here's the schedule for Week 36, complete with predictions: 

Date	Time (BST)	Home	Away	Prediction
Saturday, May 16	12:45 p.m.	Southampton	Aston Villa	0-1
Saturday, May 16	3 p.m.	Burnley	Stoke	0-2
Saturday, May 16	3 p.m.	QPR	Newcastle	1-2
Saturday, May 16	3 p.m.	Sunderland	Leicester	1-2
Saturday, May 16	3 p.m.	Tottenham	Hull	0-1
Saturday, May 16	3 p.m.	West Ham	Everton	2-2
Saturday, May 16	5:30 p.m.	Liverpool	Crystal Palace	2-1
Sunday, May 17	1:30 p.m.	Swansea	Man City	2-3
Sunday, May 17	4 p.m.	Man United	Arsenal	2-2
Monday, May 18	8 p.m.	West Brom	Chelsea	0-2

The Fight for Survival

Liverpool's 1-1 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday means Manchester United are all but guaranteed a Champions League place thanks to their superior goal difference, as Rob Harris of the Associated Press notes:

This means the focus will well and truly be on Aston Villa, Leicester City, Sunderland, Newcastle United and Hull City as they seek to avoid joining Burnley and QPR in the championship next season.

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Villa are the only team who can mathematically secure safety in Week 37, and they face a Southampton side struggling for form. Villa are building momentum after winning three of their last four, so a win at Saint Mary's is a strong possibility.

In a classic relegation "six-pointer," Sunderland take on Leicester at the Stadium of Light.

The Foxes are in outstanding form, as former Leicester striker Gary Lineker notes:

Match of the Day highlights the dramatic turnaround of Leicester's season, while Squawka reveals the extent of the Foxes' goalscoring exploits:

However, in Sunderland they face a side who found a winning rhythm in recent weeks. 

The Black Cats were uncharacteristically convincing in their 2-0 win over Everton in Week 36, which sent them above arch-rivals Newcastle, as the Guardian's Barry Glendenning and Jonathan Wilson note on Twitter:

However, with such momentum behind Nigel Pearson's side and with so many players in good form—Riyad Mahrez, Leonardo Ulloa and Esteban Cambiasso to name but a few—Leicester will likely overcome Sunderland's challenge and take another three points on their way to safety.

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Newcastle can consider themselves fortunate that QPR's demise was sealed in Week 36, as they now face a team with nothing left to play for.

Still, the game will not be easy for the Magpies, whose abysmal eight-game losing streak was finally broken with a 1-1 draw at home to West Brom.

As the Chronicle's Lee Ryder and Mark Douglas agree, Newcastle have finally shown signs of improvement:

A further source of encouragement is the return of Papiss Cisse, who made the bench on Saturday after serving his seven-game ban for his spitting match with Jonny Evans.

Per Squawka, the Senegalese striker has managed 0.95 goals per 90 minutes this season, second only to league top scorer Sergio Aguero. 

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Cisse is undoubtedly Newcastle's biggest goal threat, and he can make the difference in a tight contest at Loftus Road.

Hull are obviously in the worst position of the relegation-threatened teams, made even worse by their remaining fixtures. As the Guardian's Iain McIntosh so colourfully points out, the Tigers' loss at Burnley could prove very costly:

However, Hull have shown glimpses that they're up for the fight in recent weeks, beating both Crystal Palace and Liverpool.

Meanwhile, opponents Tottenham Hotspur have faltered of late and with goal hero Harry Kane having netted just once in his last six games, Hull could give themselves more than a glimmer of hope with a surprise win in London.

One thing is for sure, it's going to go right down to the wire.