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Moyes: Villa will be happiest

29 Jan 2009 - 08:54:42

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Boss David Moyes was left disappointed after seeing his Everton side concede a last-gasp equaliser in their 1-1 draw at home to Arsenal.

The Toffees looked set for a significant victory thanks to Tim Cahill's header just past the hour mark, but the visitors struck deep into stoppage time as Robin van Persie rifled home a superb leveller.

Moyes said: "In the end we should have run the ball into the corner rather than concede possession like that. We did not need to give them ball away in that situation.

"We are disappointed we ended up with one point when we were so close to three. To concede a goal in the 93rd minute is hard to take after we had played so well.

"Overall we deserved the points. Now we have conceded a late goal to Arsenal not long after we did the same thing against Aston Villa and that game we lost.

"We have been caught by very late goals by two of the teams we are challenging with for a place at the top of the table.

"But it is worth saying that it shows how far we have come when we are upset about only drawing with Arsenal.

"Those two points would have been crucial to us if we were really going to make a bid for a Champions League spot.

"That would have put us much closer to the teams above us and I feel Aston Villa will be the team who are more delighted with this result than either us or Arsenal."