Tottenham stayed fourth with a 2-0 victory over Fulham as Liverpool's bid to rejoin the English Premier League's elite group faltered with a 0-0 draw at Wolverhampton on Tuesday.
Peter Crouch and David Bentley scored to deliver Tottenham's first league win in a month. While Liverpool did move up to fifth with a draw, Manchester City is a place behind and level on points with two games in hand.
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The point for Wolves against Liverpool moved them out of the relegation zone along with Bolton, whose new manager Owen Coyle masterminded a 1-0 win over former club Burnley.
Portsmouth remained lodged to the bottom after drawing 1-1 with West Ham.
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