Villa can only draw with lowly Manchester City as their title challenge falters further 

Villa score first for the first time in seven league games.

Villa with three first teamers missing already suffer a multitude of second half injuries that prevent them fully exploiting home advantage as the visitors strike a late equaliser.

Villa make it nineteen wins, seven draws and nine defeats in their thirty five division one games so far this season.

Villa remain joint 3rd, 6 points off leaders Arsenal but with two games in hand, three points off Wednesday with two games in hand and who are up next at Hillsborough, and level on points with Newcastle who they play on successive days after the visit to Sheffield and over whom they have one game in hand.