Aston Villa's Champions League qualification remains far from certain after they were held to a 2-2 draw by already-relegated Burnley at Turf Moor, a result that fell well below the expectations of a side three days removed from booking a Europa League final place.
Jaidon Anthony and Zian Flemming sandwiched goals from Ross Barkley and Ollie Watkins, ensuring Unai Emery's men could not afford to switch off for the remainder of their domestic campaign. Villa remain four points clear of sixth-placed Bournemouth with two games to play, but a missed opportunity to all-but-secure a top-five spot left them looking over their shoulder.
A European Hangover Sets In
This was supposed to be the day Villa moved decisively towards Europe's top table by beating an already-relegated team. Instead, having been highly impressive in Thursday's 4-0 Europa League semi-final second-leg win over Nottingham Forest, they looked a shadow of that side and went through the motions against opponents who had lost five straight matches.