Southampton 2 Aston Villa 2
England striker James Beattie moved to the top of the Premiership’s goal-scoring charts against Aston Villa – but it was Kevin Davies who grabbed the headlines with a last-minute equaliser at St Mary’s.
Lee Hendrie’s 20-yard strike on the half-hour put the visitors ahead and just after Beattie had hit the woodwork, Darius Vassell (36) made the most of Claus Lundekvam’s under-strength backpass to double his side’s advantage.
Beattie, though, made no mistake when the ball fell to him at close range five minutes before the break, crashing home his 20th League goal of the season.
Despite creating plenty of openings after the break, it looked as if Southampton were going to be denied before Davies smashed a loose ball home in stoppage time.