Aston Villa boss Unai Emery thought his side deserved to win after Bournemouth’s Evanilson snatched a late equaliser in a 1-1 home draw.
It is the second time Villa have dropped points in the league immediately after their European exploits. This time Ross Barkley’s 76th-minute strike looked like it would hand Villa maximum points until Evanilson levelled.
The hosts were denied an opener in the first period after Ollie Watkins thought he kept the ball in play to tee up John McGinn’s curler but VAR intervened to keep it goalless.
After Barkley broke the deadlock, he presented Bournemouth with the chance to equalise after a late foul on Marcus Tavernier, and the substitute’s inswinger glanced off the head of Evanilson to seize a share of the spoils.