But Bolton's hopes of bagging a crucial three points were effectively ended midway through the first half at Craven Cottage as Fulham went 2-0 up courtesy of goals from Clint Dempsey and Bryan Ruiz.
Dempsey fired Fulham ahead on 32 minutes, the American international heading home after a fine run and cross from Ruiz.
Moments later Ruiz made it 2-0 after latching on to Dempsey's pass before chipping over Jussi Jaaskelainen.
Bolton's Lancashire rivals Blackburn also remain anchored in the relegation mire after crashing to 2-1 defeat at home to West Bromwich Albion, their sixth loss from eight home games this season.
West Brom's James Morrison fired the visitors ahead on 52 minutes, lashing in a volley from the edge of the area after Steven N'Zonzi failed to clear.
Morrison's strike was the cue for boos as Rovers miserable season continued before defender Scott Dann bundled in an equaliser on 72 minutes to get Blackburn back on level terms.
Yet just as it looked as if Rovers had salvaged a point, Peter Odemwingie curled in a long-range winner on 89 minutes to make it 2-1.
Elsewhere Stoke fought back from 1-0 down to snatch a 2-1 victory over Wolves at Molineux.
Stephen Hunt fired Wolves ahead with a penalty on 16 minutes but Stoke hit back with a Kevin Doyle own goal before Peter Crouch scrambled in the winner on 70 minutes.
Promoted Norwich meanwhile continued their impressive run of form with a 1-1 draw at Goodison Park against Everton.
Grant Holt put the Canaries ahead on 28 minutes before a second half onslaught from the Toffees culminated with Leon Osman equalising for Everton on 81 minutes.
In the other early game, Newcastle were held to a 0-0 draw at home to Swansea.
Jordi Gomez stunned Chelsea with an 88th-minute equaliser to earn struggling Wigan a vital point from a 1-1 draw at the DW Stadium.
Chelsea huffed and puffed and had created little before Daniel Sturridge tucked away Ashley Cole's pass in the 59th minute.
That looked to be that, but two minutes from time Petr Cech fumbled a weak effort from Hugo Rodallega and Gomez guided the ball into an empty net for his fourth goal in five games.
ORIGINAL SOURCE
| 2011-2012 Barclays Premier League Table | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
| POS | TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||||
| 1 |
 | Manchester City | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 34 | 38 | |||
| 2 |
| Manchester United | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 36 | |||
| 3 |
| Chelsea | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 32 | |||
| 4 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 31 | |||
| 5 |
| Arsenal | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 29 | |||
| 6 |
 | Newcastle United | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 27 | |||
| 7 |
 | Liverpool | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 26 | |||
| 8 |
| Stoke City | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -7 | 24 | |||
| 9 |
| Norwich City | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -4 | 20 | |||
| 10 |
| Aston Villa | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 19 | |||
| 11 |
| Fulham | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 18 | |||
| 12 |
| Swansea City | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -4 | 18 | |||
| 13 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -8 | 18 | |||
| 14 |
| Everton | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -3 | 17 | |||
| 15 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -11 | 16 | |||
| 16 |
| Sunderland | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 14 | |||
| 17 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -13 | 14 | |||
| 18 |
| Wigan Athletic | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -15 | 13 | |||
| 19 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | -13 | 10 | |||
| 20 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -18 | 9 | |||
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