Everton 2-3 Aston Villa - GET IN.

What a game.

Ashley Young's last gasp goal proved the decider in a game that swung back and forth between two of the oldest teams in English football.

Steve Sidwell had given Villa a 34 second lead, driving a 71 mph screamer past Tim Howard after neat link up play with Luke Young and James Milner.

Everton reacted well and dominated the rest of the half, getting their reward when Joleon Lescott turned in a Mikel Arteta free kick after a flick on by Victor Anichebe.

The second half was much of the same, with Villa looking to catch the hosts on the break. Then a disastrous backpass from Phi Jagielka set free Ashley Young, who shot past Howard to restore Villa's lead.

Everton pressed hard for an equaliser, and with three minutes of stoppage time on the clock thought they'd saved a point when Lescott got his second with an acrobatic overhead kick past a static Brad Friedel.

Amazingly from the restart, Gareth Barry fed Ashley Young who weaved through Lescott and with seconds left got his second of the game with a placed finish past Howard.

UNBELIEVABLE.

Villa now sit fifth in the Premiership, one point behind Arsenal in fourth.

Safely through to the final 32.

Hardly.

Martin O'Neill went with an under strength side for the 2-1 defeat to MSK Zilina but hopefully last night's shock defeat will serve as a message that Villa cannot afford to take any team likely this year.

Villa qualify from Group F as they, along with Hamburg and Ajax have six points from three games, leaving Slavia Prague and MSK Zilina unable to catch up.

With AC Milan and the teams dropping down from the Champions League it should make for a competitive final 32 phase in the UEFA Cup.

Let's hope Villa can hold their own and not crash out early or embarrasingly like Everton and Portsmouth have done and fly the British flag high on the European stage.