Arsenal halts run of losses

FOURTH-PLACED Arsenal drew 0-0 at Newcastle United in the Premier League yesterday.

Arsenal stayed two points ahead of Bolton on 56 while leader Manchester United (78), second-placed Chelsea (75) and Liverpool (60) prepared for midweek Champions League quarter-final second-leg matches.

At St James' Park, Arsenal ended a run of three consecutive defeats but has only scored once in four games.

Newcastle defender Nolberto Solano twice saved on the line from Gilberto Silva in a goalmouth scramble near the end of a second half that began with James Milner hitting the Arsenal bar with a swerving cross.

Manchester City passed its relegation worries to Fulham after a surprise 3-1 win at Craven Cottage, a third away victory in succession helping it climb to 12th place on 40 points. Fulham, on 35, are four points above the drop zone.

Wigan Athletic's 1-1 draw at Aston Villa left it three points above the relegation places.

Charlton Athletic, in 17th spot on 32 points, moved a point above the relegation zone after a 0-0 draw at home to Reading.

Bottom club Watford romped to its biggest league win of the season, 4-2 at home to Portsmouth, but it has almost certainly come too late to avoid the drop.

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