Arsenal's draw with Everton hands Liverpool a helping hand

LIVERPOOL, England :Everton gave neighbours and Premier League leaders Liverpool a helping hand by holding second-placed Arsenal to a 1-1 draw, while nine-man Crystal Palace held on to beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1.

Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Ipswich Town 2-1 to boost their survival chances, and Bournemouth salvaged a 2-2 draw with West Ham United.

Arsenal have 62 points from 31 games, 11 behind leaders Liverpool, who travel to Fulham to play their game in hand on Sunday.

Everton salvaged a draw with Arsenal thanks to Iliman Ndiaye's penalty that cancelled out a Leandro Trossard goal.

The Gunners went ahead in the 34th minute when Raheem Sterling fed Trossard, who took a touch and drilled his shot low into the far right corner.

Everton were awarded a penalty two minutes after halftime when Myles Lewis-Skelly hauled down Jack Harrison in the box and Ndiaye scored from the penalty spot to leave Arsenal's flagging title hopes in tatters.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta disagreed with the penalty decision.

"For me, it is never a penalty," Arteta told TNT Sports without elaborating. "I'm very unhappy with the result. It is a very tough place to come, very physical and direct if you don't deal with (that) well, you never get any momentum."

It was another point towards safety for Everton, who will be moving to a new home next season.

At Portman Road, Jorgen Strand Larsen scored an 84th-minute winner as Wolves made it three league victories in a row to boost their survival chances.

Liam Delap fired Ipswich into the lead in the 16th minute when he struck the ball from close range through the legs of Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa.

But Wolves responded brilliantly and Pablo Sarabia equalised in the 72nd minute from just inside the box, and