Villa still extended their unbeaten run to 11 matches in all competitions, but it was a painful goal to concede deep into second half added time. Ross Barkley had put Villa in front in the 76th minute, scoring his first goal of the season after coming on for Amadou Onana for the start of the second half.

Unai Emery’s press conference after Aston Villa vs Bournemouth delivered a potentially unpopular verdict. Emery believes referee Chris Kavanagh put on an excellent performance throughout Villa’s 1-1 draw with Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon.

Unai Emery refused to blame the video assistant referee (VAR) decision to rule out John McGinn’s goal for Aston Villa against Bournemouth. Villa looked to be on track for their sixth Premier League win of the season after Ross Barkley put the home side 1-0 up at Villa Park after 76 minutes.