Arsenal's hopes for a top-four finish in the league suffered another blow as they were held to a 0-0 draw at
lowly Bolton Wanderers.
The gunners are now 7th, 5 points behind fourth-placed Chelsea.
Newcastle moved above both Arsenal and Liverpool into fifth after a 2-0 win at Blackburn Rovers.
Sunderland moved up to eighth thanks to a 3-0 win over Norwich.
Djibril Cisse scored on his QPR debut in a 2-all draw at Aston Villa and Fulham drew one-all with West Bromwich Albion.