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Ollie Watkins scored his 11th Premier League goal of the season after Marcus Rashford had struck the crossbar with a free-kick Struggling Ipswich Town delivered a battling performance to hold Aston Villa to a Premier League draw at Villa Park, despite playing nearly an hour with 10 men. A largely uneventful first half was brought to life when Ipswich's Axel Tuanzebe brought down Jacob Ramsey on the edge of the penalty area, earning the former Villa defender a second yellow card. The visitors had defended well up to that point and had to survive heavy pressure early in the second half, but they stunned Villa Park when Liam Delap beat Axel Disasi to Omari Hutchinson's low cross and steered the ball into the far corner. Amid growing exasperation among the Villa supporters, Ollie Watkins equalised from close range after half-time substitute Marcus Rashford had rattled the crossbar from a free-kick. Fellow February arrival Marco Asensio blazed over the bar from an excellent position before forcing Ipswich goalkeeper Alex Palmer into a superb one-handed save as Villa pushed for a winner. Palmer produced another magnificent stop deep into added time after a Rashford cross was deflected towards goal by Conor Townsend, but the visitors held on to claim a share of the spoils. The point lifts Ipswich above 19th-placed Leicester on goal difference, while Villa climb to ninth. Follow live coverage Have your say on Aston Villa’s performance What did you make of Ipswich’s display? This video can not be played Today we lost a very good opportunity - Emery Saturday's game was the first in a run of five matches in just 14 days for Unai Emery's team, who face Liverpool, Chelsea and Crystal Palace in the league and Cardiff City in the FA Cup before the end of February. The Villa boss, who voiced his frustrations at Villa's busy schedule in his programme notes, will have been dismayed to see Boubacar Kamara limp off after just 15 minutes, joining an injury list which already contains fellow defenders Pau Torres, Ezri Konsa and Matty Cash. Tuanzebe's 40th-minute red card should have ensured a more comfortable afternoon for the home side, but it proved anything but as Villa fell behind to Delap's deft finish before struggling to break down Ipswich's well-organised back line. Rashford was a lively presence after entering the fray after half-time, his thunderous free-kick against the bar leading to Watkins' equaliser midway through the second period. The Manchester United loanee was also involved in a move which almost led to a last-gasp Villa winner, but Palmer somehow managed to turn Townsend's flick wide of the post and out for a corner, which came to nothing. The result extends Villa's winless top-flight run to four matches, their last victory coming against Everton at Goodison Park on 15 January. This video can not be played Ipswich show their 'fight' with 1-1 draw at Villa - Mc Kenna Facing a side who have lost only once at home in the Premier League this season was always going to be a tough task for Ipswich, but it was made even more difficult by Tuanzebe's red card late in the first half. Ipswich fans had watched their side lose their last four in the top flight, and they could have been forgiven for fearing the worst against a Villa outfit whose last home reverse came against Crystal Palace in the Carabao Cup in late October. But after restricting their opponents to very little in the first half, Delap turned home Hutchinson's cross for his 11th Premier League goal of the campaign, stunning the home fans into near-silence. Watkins' equaliser in the 68th minute set up a nail-biting end to the contest, but the Villa onslaught never fully materialised as the visitors defended in numbers and Palmer - making his Premier League debut at 28 - produced several superb saves to preserve the point. The February signing also parried a curling Rashford drive wide of the far post, before preventing a Morgan Rogers header from nestling in the back of the net. With games against Tottenham and Manchester United to come in February, Saturday's impressive draw could provide the confidence boost Town need to pick up further precious points in their battle for survival. After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 15th February 2025 at 18: 57 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Unai Emery Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Kieran Mc Kenna Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Unai Emery Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Kieran Mc Kenna Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Premier League All competitions All competitions All competitions Aston Villa have lost just one of their last 14 top-flight meetings with Ipswich (W10 D3), a 1-0 home defeat in March 1994. Ipswich have lost 10 of their last 12 away league games against Aston Villa, with both exceptions being 1-0 victories (March 1994 in the Premier League, February 2017 in the Championship). Aston Villa have lost just one of their last 20 Premier League games against opposition in the relegation zone (W13 D6), though that sole defeat did come last time out on MD24 against Wolves (0-2). Ipswich Town have lost each of their last four Premier League games – their longest losing run of the season. They last lost more consecutive league matches between October and December 2011 under Paul Jewell (7 in the Championship). Since the start of last season, only Everton and Brentford have won a larger share of their total Premier League points at home than Aston Villa (60% - 63/105) among current sides in the division. The Villans are unbeaten in their last 11 league games at Villa Park (W6 D5) since losing 2-0 against Arsenal in their opening home game of the season. Only Southampton (1) have gained fewer points from losing positions in the Premier League this season than Ipswich Town (3); last season when they won promotion from the Championship, the Tractor Boys won more points from behind than any other team in England’s top four tiers (32). Excluding own goals, 95% of Ipswich Town’s 21 Premier League goals this season have been scored by British or Irish players, the highest proportion by a team in a single campaign since Wolves in 2011-12 (98% - 39/40). Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins has been directly involved in 10 goals in his last six Premier League starts against newly promoted opposition (4 goals, 6 assists), scoring and assisting against Ipswich Town in the reverse fixture in September. Each of Marcus Rashford’s four Premier League goals this season have come against sides starting the day 15th or lower, including away to Ipswich for Manchester United in November. The last players to score against the same opponent for different clubs in a Premier League season are Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal and Man Utd v Huddersfield) and Olivier Giroud (Arsenal and Chelsea v Southampton) in 2017-18. Only Dominic Solanke (399), Nicolas Jackson (317) and Erling Haaland (312) have recorded more pressures in the final third than Ipswich Town striker Liam Delap (305) in the Premier League this season while the Englishman has also committed the most fouls (49) of any forward so far this term. Match ends, Aston Villa 1, Ipswich Town 1. Second Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Ipswich Town 1. Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jack Taylor replaces Omari Hutchinson. Omari Hutchinson (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card. Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Alex Palmer. Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcus Rashford. Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Luke Woolfenden. Attempt blocked. Marco Asensio (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ben Johnson. Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time. Offside, Aston Villa. Marco Asensio is caught offside. Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ian Maatsen. Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Dara O'Shea. Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Ben Johnson (Ipswich Town). Attempt blocked. Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ian Maatsen. Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Dara O'Shea. Attempt blocked. Marco Asensio (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers. Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Conor Townsend. Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.