Late Evanilson header cancels out Ross Barkley goal as Aston Villa and Bournemouth share the spoils at Villa Park

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In a thrilling finish, Evanilson's last-gasp header secured a dramatic 1-1 draw for Bournemouth against Aston Villa at Villa Park.

Ross Barkley had finally broken Bournemouth goalkeeper Mark Travers' resistance to seemingly give Villa the three points, but fellow substitute Evanilson had the final say in the 96th minute, nodding in a left-wing free-kick to silence the home support.

Travers, in for the injured Kepa Arrizabalaga, had been the star for much of the show, saving superbly from Amadou Onana and Ezri Konsa in the first half, and Pau Torres and Ollie Watkins in the second, but needed help from VAR to deny John McGinn the opener.

Watkins thought he had kept the ball in and the assistant agreed, allowing the Villa skipper to curl home, but slow-motion replays revealed all of the ball had crossed the line. It did not seem to matter for Villa when Barkley bundled in after the break.

That sparked Bournemouth into action and Matty Cash was fortunate not to concede a penalty when lunging in on Antoine Semenyo, before Leon Bailey escaped a handball against him soon after. But, just as Villa were set to hang on, up popped Evanilson.

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