Robin van Persie&rsquo;s 35th goal of the season cancelled out Peter Crouch&rsquo;s opener as Arsenal picked up a 1-1 draw at Stoke. <img alt="Van Persie" src="/imagedata/2012/apr/Robin-van-Persie29.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 367px; " /> Arsenal&rsquo;s Robin van Persie (right) beats Stoke City goalkeeper Asmir Begovic to make it 1-1 in their English Premier League match at Stoke on Saturday. The match ended 1-1. Pic/AFP. While Arsenal knew a victory would have tightened their grip on third place in the EPL and they controlled the game throughout, a draw does their hopes of Champions League football next season little harm. At a venue they have rarely enjoyed, they fell behind early on through Crouch&rsquo;s header. But Van Persie touched in for his second goal in eight games. Elsewhere, in London, Newcastle&rsquo;s bid for Champions League qualification suffered a reality check as Wigan eased their relegation fears with a thumping 4-0 win over the Magpies. Newcastle had dared to dream of winning a place in European football&rsquo;s elite competition after moving into the top four of the EPL last week with their sixth straight win. However Alan Pardew&rsquo;s side were stunned 4-0 (Victor Moses 13th &amp; 15th mins, Shaun Maloney 36th, Franco Di Santo 45th) by Wigan, who moved three points clear of the relegation zone. Other results :- Everton 4-0 Fulham Sunderland 2-2 Bolton Swansea 4-4 W&rsquo;hampton West Brom 0-0 Aston Villa Norwich 0-3 Liverpool

Van Persie's 35th goal of the season helps Gunners escape with draw at Stoke; Wigan bt Newcastle 4-0

Robin scores equaliser in Arsenal's 1-1 draw at Stoke

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