Substitute Jeffrey Schlupp cancelled out Ollie Watkins’ goal as Crystal Palace earned a Premier League point at Aston Villa.
Schlupp had been on the pitch less than four minutes when he slotted in from Marc Guehi’s knock-down following a corner with nine minutes remaining.
Watkins, who had been a doubt for the game after sustaining an ankle injury against Liverpool in midweek, beat Guehi to Lucas Digne’s cross after 69 minutes with his first shot of the game.
Danny Ings twice went close inside the opening eight minutes for Villa, shooting wide following a darting run to the near post, and volleying over from Joachim Andersen’s attempted clearance.
Palace offered a positive response, but Wilfried Zaha’s stinging strike was parried by Emiliano Martinez and the Villa goalkeeper was also equal to Nathaniel Clyne’s low effort.
Despite a late flurry of chances, neither side could find a winner to improve their chances of securing a top-half finish.
Palace remain 11th, three points behind 10th-placed Leicester, with Villa still one place and one point behind the Eagles.
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