Portsmouth 1 - 1 Arsenal
Sol Campbell left the Fratton Park pitch covered in blood as relegation-battlers Portsmouth inflicted what could prove a lethal wound to Arsenal's hopes of a top-four finish in the Premiership with the two sides sharing a 1-1 draw.
Arsenal now trail Tottenham by four points, but have the small matter of a Champions League semi-final with Villarreal to contest - a two-legged tie sandwiched by what is a crunch north-London derby at Highbury later this month.
Thierry Henry's sublime finish had given Arsenal a deserved half-time lead.
The Arsenal captain won the ball from Sean Davies in midfield, and played a quick one-two with Adebayor before dispatching a inch-perfect low, 18-yard strike off the inside of Dean Kiely's left-hand post.
It should have been 2-0 before the break.
free-kick on the right from Andres D'Alessandro was whipped into the penalty area, where LuaLua got up ahead of Abou Diaby to flash the ball past Lehmann and breathe new life back into the match.
And Pompey finished the stronger as their fight to beat the drop was boosted by what could prove to be a precious point. source
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