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A late penalty from Leighton Baines rescued a point for Everton in a thrilling 2-2 draw against Aston Villa at Goodison Park.\n<\/p>\n

Leon Osman opened the scoring with a fine solo effort, but Villa hit back early in the second half when England striker Darren Bent restored parity after firing Stewart Downing’s pass into the top corner.<\/p>\n

Then in a moment of controversy, Jermaine Beckford claimed he had scored when he broke clear and rattled the bar with a fierce shot which bounced down and away.<\/p>\n

The striker was convinced the ball had crossed the line but the assistant referee did not agree.<\/p>\n

At the other end, Brad Friedel’s long ball found the run of Bent, who kept his composure to slip the ball past Tim Howard.<\/p>\n

His goal appeared to have put relegation-threatened Villa, and their under-pressure manager Gerard Houllier on course for three vital points with his fifth goal in nine games for the club.<\/p>\n

But, the Toffees battled on and won a spot-kick when Jean Makoun tripped Phil Jagielka allowing Leighton Baines to make no mistake from 12-yards.<\/p>\n

The draw was no more than Everton deserved after dictating the play for most of the game despite missing several big names and being relatively secure in mid-table.<\/p>\n

Villa, by contrast, were sluggish for large periods and the future of Houllier’s regime remains uncertain.<\/p>\n

Gifted<\/h4>\n

Stewart Downing had Villa’s first chance when he skipped into the area after a strong run down the right but John Heitinga twice blocked.<\/p>\n

Everton were almost gifted the opening goal when Kyle Walker’s poor header towards Brad Friedel was seized upon by Beckford.<\/p>\n

The former Leeds forward waited for the ball to bounce and although his left-foot effort from the edge of the area was not the cleanest of strikes, it still needed a fine save from Friedel to deny him.<\/p>\n

Villa attempted to catch Everton on the break after clearing a Baines free-kick into their own box but Sylvain Distin got back to steal the ball from Walker.<\/p>\n

Everton raced back up to the other end but Collins slid in to prevent Beckford getting in a cross.<\/p>\n

Everton looked stretched when Dunne headed across the home goal but Tony Hibbert, who celebrated the 10th anniversary of his Toffees debut this week, diverted Nigel Reo-Coker’s shot wide.<\/p>\n

Generally Villa had struggled to break down the hosts and the Merseysiders grabbed the lead seven minutes before the interval.<\/p>\n

Osman, playing in advanced position behind Beckford, took up an attack from Diniyar Bilyaletdinov and broke into the area before beating Collins on the outside.<\/p>\n

He shot directly at Friedel but the keeper could not prevent the ball trickling over the line.<\/p>\n

Villa put their poor first half behind them to get back on level terms within two minutes of the restart.<\/p>\n

Downing was allowed room on the right to cut inside the area and thread the ball through to Bent near the penalty spot.<\/p>\n

The \u00a324million man, buoyed by his strike for England last week, made no mistake as he lashed the ball into the roof of the net.<\/p>\n

Osman went close to putting Everton back into the lead when he curled an effort just beyond the far post after Friedel had blocked a firm header from Heitinga.<\/p>\n

Osman had another opportunity moments later but fired over after being picked out by a superb crossfield ball from Bilyaletdinov.<\/p>\n

Controversy<\/h5>\n

Beckford claimed he had scored when he broke clear and rattled the bar with a fierce shot which bounced down and away.<\/p>\n

The striker was convinced the ball had crossed the line but the assistant referee did not agree and initial replays appeared inconclusive.<\/p>\n

As Everton rued their fortune, Friedel punted the ball upfield and Ashley Young released Bent.<\/p>\n

The Toffees appealed for offside but Bent played on and tapped the ball past the advancing Tim Howard to put Villa in front and claim his fifth for the club.<\/p>\n

Osman spurned a glorious opportunity to equalise when he somehow sliced the ball over from eight yards after Bilyaletdinov had squared the ball across goal and Friedel had failed to intercept.<\/p>\n

Yet Everton were determined not to end the game empty-handed and earned a penalty seven minutes from time when Makoun was adjudged to have brought Jagielka down.<\/p>\n

It was the first spot-kick Everton had been awarded in the Premier League all season and Baines made no mistake he blasted past Friedel.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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