Portsmouth were held to a 0-0 draw with Aston Villa on Saturday.
Harry Redknapp failed to mark the occasion of 25 years in football with a win as Pompey visited Villa Park.
Armand Traore had the best chance of the match as his powerful strike was denied by the woodwork.
Both teams are playing in the UEFA cup group stages next week, so were looking for a injury-free game, neither side seemed to suffer any injury setbacks, but Sean Davis was sent off for a second bookable offence for a foul on Petrov.
Villa started off better than Pompey, but failed to trouble Pompey keeper David James.
Traore struck the post on 28 minutes to wake up fans after a dull period of play in the game. Jermain Defoe was nearly on-hand to put away the follow-up, but his acrobatic effort, at an awkward angle, flew high over the bar.
Crouch then met Glen Little's cross with a header just before the break, but the 6ft7 England star failed to slot it past Villa keeper Friedel.
Pompey showed off their superb defensive skills as Villa had shot after shot, with a dominating second half performance from the Midlands hosts.
Pompey were forced to play the last 10 minutes with 10 men as Sean Davis was sent off following a second yellow card.
Villa nearly went close to taking a late lead when Ashley Young's free-kick met James Milner, who beat David James and forced Sylvain Distin to clear off the line.
Carew also hit the crossbar just before full-time, but a strong defensive performance from Pompey saw the blues take a point back to Fratton Park.
Sadly, during injury time, assistant referee Phil Sharp was struck by a 50 pence piece thrown by a person in the crowd - this is to be investigated by the FA.
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