Premier League review:The pressure on Portsmouth manager Tony Adams further increased after he saw his side crash to a 3-1 defeat to Fulham at Craven Cottage, while Arsenal and Aston Villa were both held scoreless and Kevin Davies scored twice to give Bolton a 3-2 win over Spurs.
Pompey have picked up one point from their last six outings and went behind on 14 minutes when Andrew Johnson beat the Portsmouth offside trap offside to convert a Clint Dempsey pass for his eighth of the season.
Portsmouth defender Younes Kaboul hit the bar in the dying minutes of the first half and Pompey felt they should have had a penalty just after the break when John Pantsil appeared to pull down David Nugent in the box.
Erik Nevland gave the hosts a two-goal cushion 20 minutes before the end when he raced onto Simon Davies’ long ball to run 30 yards before coolly slotting the ball past David James.
Nevland’s neat turn and shot for a third with 10 minutes left before David Nugent headed a late consolation for Pompey, who now sit just two points outside the relegation zone.
Arsenal’s push for Champions League qualification was dealt another blow as they failed to break down West Ham at the Emirates Stadium.
After a wasteful first half, Arsenal set about trying to break down the Hammers defence and Emmanuel Adebayor should have given them the lead just after the hour when he put Bacary Sagna’s cross wide from close range.
They pressed late on but West Ham held on to leave the Gunners in fifth.
At the Reebok Stadium, Bolton went ahead after 30 minutes when Sebastien Puygrenier glanced home a Mark Davies free-kick.
They went 2-0 up on 64 minutes when Davies crept into the area to finish from a tight angle.
Darren Bent then scored twice in two minutes to level for Tottenham. His first came from close range after some good work from Aaron Lennon down the right before he pounced to tap home after Jussi Jaaskelainen spilled a Wilson Palacios shot to level.
Davies bravely climbed to head home a Matthew Taylor cross to give Bolton all three points.
Aston Villa failed to take advantage of Arsenal’s slip-up and could only manage a goalless draw with Wigan at Villa Park.
After a frustrating first half, Villa came close to breaking the deadlock when Zat Knight climbed high to beat Chris Kirkland from a Gareth Barry cross but his header hit a post.
Chris Brunt’s late penalty grabbed a crucial point for West Brom at Hull to deny the Tigers their first win in seven.
Bernard Mendy beat the offside trap after being played through by Ian Ashbee to round Scott Carson and score the opener.
Albion levelled just after the break when James Morrison jinked into the Hull box and squared to Simpson who slid the ball past Matt Duke.
The Tigers then took the lead with a Craig Fagan strike before Brunt scored from the spot after Kamil Zayatte pulled down Robert Koren in the box to earn the draw.
Middlesbrough and Blackburn both ended the day in the relegation zone after they played out a 0-0 draw at the Riverside Stadium.
