Fourth placed Villa blew a two-goal lead against Chelsea after Marc Cucurella's fourth minute own goal and Morgan Rogers' 42nd minute strike had put the hosts in control.

Noni Madueke got one back in the 62nd minute and Conor Gallagher curled in the 81st minute equaliser for Chelsea, who felt aggrieved that a stoppage-time Axel Disasi header was disallowed for a foul by Benoit Badiashile.

"For me it has damaged a little bit the Premier League and English football. The referee is unbelievable and it's ridiculous. It is difficult to accept."

However, Aston Villa centre-back Diego Carlos thinks the foul on Benoit Badiashile was quite clear: "If that wasn't a foul, I don't know what was," he wrote in an Instagram comment.

Villa are seven points clear of Tottenham in the race to qualify for the Champions League, but the north Londoners have two games in hand.