Evanilson’s header within the final seconds of stoppage time shocked Aston Villa and earned Bournemouth a 1-1 draw at Villa Park.
Ross Barkley had lastly damaged Bournemouth goalkeeper Mark Travers’ resistance to seemingly give Villa the three factors, however fellow substitute Evanilson had the ultimate say within the 96th minute, nodding in a left-wing free-kick to silence the house assist.
Travers, in for the injured Kepa Arrizabalaga, had been the star for a lot of the present, saving beautifully from Amadou Onana and Ezri Konsa within the first half, and Pau Torres and Ollie Watkins within the second, however wanted assist from VAR to disclaim John McGinn the opener.
Watkins thought he had saved the ball in and the assistant agreed, permitting the Villa skipper to curve residence, however slow-motion replays revealed all the ball had crossed the road. It didn’t appear to matter for Villa when Barkley bundled in after the break.
That sparked Bournemouth into motion and Matty Money was lucky to not concede a penalty when lunging in on Antoine Semenyo, earlier than Leon Bailey escaped a handball towards him quickly after. However, simply as Villa have been set to hold on, up popped Evanilson.
Participant of the match: Mark Travers
Kepa’s damage offered a possibility for Travers to make solely his second look of the season, the earlier coming when the on-loan Chelsea goalkeeper was ineligible to face his mother or father membership. He responded with a player-of-the-match efficiency.
The save to disclaim Onana within the first half was very good and whereas the stops to disclaim Konsa, Torres and Watkins might need been anticipated, they have been a testomony to his agility – and his readiness to grab this chance. The Bournemouth supporters chanted his title.
“He kept us in the game in some difficult moments,” mentioned Andoni Iraola afterwards. “Kepa had a small injury, his left adductor, he could not kick the ball properly, and it did not make sense to take a risk when we have two goalkeepers.” And one as succesful as Travers.
Iraola reveals secret to equaliser
“I am that happy we scored a goal in the last moments to recover a point in a difficult place, a difficult game. I think we did not play well, they played better than us. We played the game they wanted us to play, but we competed very well.”
Iraola praised the influence of the substitutes in turning the sport their manner within the ultimate minutes, saying: “The substitutes gave us another energy and we finished well in the last 15 or 20 minutes.”
Conserving the ball away from Emiliano Martinez was key to Marcus Tavernier’s late help, with Iraola including: “Emi was claiming everything, every aerial duel, so we focused more on the first post to have more of a chance. Evanilson made the most it because it was not an easy header.”
Emery annoyed by late slip
“We played a fantastic game, we were very demanding. Our mentality is to be in the top seven in the table and to get a lot of points. We deserved [to win]. We played dominant and imposing.
“If I needed to play this match once more, the plan could be the identical. We managed the primary half-hour completely, superb urgent, received into their field and didn’t concede loads within the first half.
“The second half, we started the game better, created more chances, did not concede anything, scored the goal, and after, the match changed. They were playing with fresh players and after 1-0 were pushing to get into our box. We conceded more [corners] than normal.
“We would have liked the defence to be targeted 100 per cent and being sturdy like we usually are. We’re annoyed as a result of we play to win. There may be nonetheless work to do as a result of we are attempting to get a robust mentality, tactically and emotionally. We didn’t management it. That is one thing we’ve got to be taught.”
