Blackburn 1 Wigan 1: Blackburn Rovers' Champions League qualification ambitions suffered a setback tonight when they were held 1-1 at home by Wigan Athletic.
Substitute Shefki Kuqi grabbed a fortunate 84th minute equaliser for Rovers and Craig Bellamy was denied a winner by a superb reflex save by Wigan goalkeeper John Filan.
Both sides had goals disallowed before Jason Roberts looked to have won the points for Wigan after 53 minutes with a neat close-range finish.
Victory for Rovers would have sent them above Arsenal into fifth place and level on points with Tottenham Hotspur who currently occupy fourth spot.
Rovers stay sixth with 53 points from 32 games. Arsenal, who have a far superior goal difference, have 53 from 31 games while Tottenham have 55 from 32.
The point lifted Wigan above West Ham United into eighth place and retained their interest in qualifying for next season's UEFA Cup.
Chelsea lead Manchester United by seven points at the top with six games remaining, followed by Liverpool who are a further five points behind.
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