London: Bolton Wanderers were held 1-1 at home by Everton while fourth-placed Arsenal drew 0-0 at Newcastle United in the Premier League on Monday.

Arsenal stay two points ahead of Bolton on 56 while leaders Manchester United have 78 points, Chelsea are on 75 and Liverpool have 60.

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

Manchester City passed their relegation worries to Fulham with a surprise 3-1 win in London, their third away in succession, to climb to 12th on 40 points. (Reuters)