Arsenal stretched its winless streak to four games on Monday after being held to a 0-0 draw at Newcastle in the Premier League.
Arsenal, which had lost its previous three games, lost for the first time in the league at Emirates Stadium on Saturday, falling to West Ham 1-0. The Gunners have never lost four straight games under manager Arsene Wenger.
"For us after three defeats, it was important not to lose, and maybe it could be a good point at the end of the season," Wenger said.
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Arsenal is playing without injured strikers Thierry Henry and Robin van Persie, and the team created few chances on Monday.
James Milner had the best chance for Newcastle, hitting the crossbar in the 46th minute.
"I am disappointed we have only taken a point and I am sure I will be even more disappointed when I review the 90 minutes," Newcastle manager Glenn Roeder said.
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The draw kept Arsenal in fourth place, four points behind Liverpool.
Portsmouth lost to last-place Watford 4-2, only two days after beating league leader Manchester United.
Also, it was: Aston Villa 1, Wigan 1; Bolton 1, Everton 1; Fulham 1, Manchester City 3 and Charlton 0, Reading 0.
Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham all have the day off because they play in European competition later this week.
United leads the league with 78 points, only three more than Chelsea, and faced AS Roma yesterday in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. Roma won the first leg 2-1.
Chelsea plays at Valencia, also on Tuesday in the Champions League, after a 1-1 draw in the first leg.
"It's not disrespect to Roma ... but I would love Manchester United to win tomorrow, is the only thing I could say. I would love them to progress to the semi-finals," Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said in Valencia before adding, "so they can play two matches more."
Matthew Taylor gave Portsmouth the lead in the 16th minute, but Watford scored the next four goals at Vicarage Road.
"The fans have been waiting for that and it's good we delivered before the end of the season," Watford midfielder Gavin Mahon said.
Hameur Bouazza equalized for Watford in the 27th and Mahon put the hosts ahead with a hard volley from outside the box in the 45th. It was Mahon's first Premier League goal this season.
Tamas Priskin gave Watford a 3-1 lead in the 51st and Bouazza scored another off his own rebound in the 72nd. Arnold Mvuemba scored for Portsmouth in the 81st.
Watford remained in last place with 23 points. Portsmouth, which beat Man United 2-1 on Saturday, stayed in the top half of the standings, five points behind Everton for a place in European competition.
Bolton held on to fifth place with its 1-1 draw against Everton.
Kevin Davies scored on a left-footed volley to put Bolton up in the 18th minute, but James Vaughan equalized for Everton in the 33rd.
Vaughan was taken off the field on a stretcher around the 60th minute and later to the hospital with a severed artery in his left leg.
Vaughan, 18, was rushed to hospital after suffering the injury in a challenge with Abdoulaye Meite midway through the second half at the Reebok Stadium.
Everton boss David Moyes said: "When I saw Andy Johnson shout over I thought it was really bad and it is bad. The blood was really severe and was spurting out."
Aston Villa forward Gabriel Agbonlahor scored the equalizer in the 50th against visiting Wigan. Emile Heskey had given the visitors the lead in the 20th off a corner from Denny Landzaat.
Wigan remains three points ahead of Sheffield United in the relegation battle.
Joey Barton, DaMarcus Beasley and Darius Vassell all scored in Man City's win at Fulham.
Barton scored in the 21st and then set up Beasley in the 36th. Vassell scored the third in the 59th when Liam Rosenior let him run clear.
Carlos Bocanegra got one back for Fulham in the 76th.
Charlton's draw extended its unbeaten streak to six, but left it in 17th place, a point ahead of Sheffield United and three in front of next-to-last West Ham.
Reading consolidated its hold on ninth place, improving to 45 points, four ahead of Newcastle in 10th and one behind Portsmouth in eighth.
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