Pompey breath life into survival bid

Premiership Round-up: Spurs hold the advantage in the race for fourth place in the Premiership after holding Arsenal to a 1-1 draw at Highbury in today's early fixture.

A controversial goal from Robbie Keane on 66 minutes gave Spurs the lead before Thierry Henry's equaliser six minutes from time set up a grandstand finish.

Tottenham took the lead when Emmanuel Eboue and Gilberto were involved in an accidental clash which left the defender injured - but Edgar Davids played on and crossed for Keane, who tapped in from six yards.

But Arsenal levelled six minutes from time when Eboue robbed Paul Stalteri before playing in Henry, who finished superbly with the outside of his foot.

Edgar Davids was sent off for a second yellow card moments later but Spurs held on for a deserved point.

Spurs stay four points ahead of their arch rivals, although the Gunners do have a game in hand. However, they know that if Spurs win their final two games - at home to Bolton and away to West Ham - the boys from White Hart Lane will finish fourth.

However, an Arsenal victory in the Champions League would deny Spurs a place in next season's competition, regardless of who finishes fourth.

At the bottom, Portsmouth seized back the initiative in the battle to stay up as Matthew Taylor's late penalty secured a 2-1 victory at home to Sunderland.

Harry Redknapp's team are now two points above Birmingham in 17th place after City drew 0-0 at Everton, while West Brom's 3-0 defeat at Newcastle leaves them six points adrift of safety with just six points left to play for.

Sunderland's own chances of survival had long gone but they seemed determined to influence who else would join them in the Championship.

The Black Cats grabbed the lead at Fratton Park when Julio Arca kept his composure to square across the six-yard box for Tommy Miller to tap home in the 70th minute. However, Svetoslav Todorov quickly restored parity as he was allowed too much room in the box and fired an angled shot past Kelvin Davis.

The lucky break Pompey needed came in the 88th minute when Kevin Kyle needlessly handled the ball in his own box and Taylor made no mistake from the spot.

Birmingham were held goalless at Goodison Park, and it could have been worse had James Beattie's goal not been ruled out for offside.

West Brom are well and truly up against it after they were sunk by Newcastle, playing their first match in the post-Alan Shearer era.

Nolberto Solano scored the Magpies' first from close range after Michael Chopra's shot deflected into his path.

Shola Ameobi added a second from the penalty spot in the 40th minute when Chopra was fouled by Neil Clement, but the challenge appeared to be outside the box.

Ameobi added a third late on to secure the win.

Bolton's flagging bid for a UEFA Cup place was boosted thanks to a 4-1 thrashing of Charlton.

Hidetoshi Nakata swung in a cross from the right and Ricardo Vaz Te climbed above team-mate Jared Borgetti to head home in the 14th minute to open the scoring.

Wanderers added a second seven minutes later when Ivan Campo played a free-kick into the box, Borgetti's header hit the base of the post and as the Mexican scrambled to the loose ball with Addicks goalkeeper Thomas Myhre, Kevin Davies was on hand to steer a shot in.

Borgetti added a third after half an hour to put Sam Allardyce's side in control at the Reebok Stadium.

Darren Bent pulled one back with a 76th-minute penalty after Jussi Jaaskelainen punched Jay Bothroyd in the head as he came to clear a ball into the box. But Davies added his second and Bolton's fourth in the 89th minute.