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They have forgotten how to win league games and lost their ability to hold on to a lead.

Former Leicester boss Megson saw his team make a bright start and make the breakthrough through Nicolas Anelka. However it was Villa, without an away win on the road in the league, who finished the stronger and Martin O'Neill saw his side secure a point through substitute Luke Moore's equaliser.

Worryingly for Bolton the fans are voting with their feet and staying away. The crowd of 18,413 was their lowest ever in the Premier League.

With only one victory in 11 games these are desperate times but at least they have a player in Anelka, who can change the face of a game in an instant.

The France striker delivered a marvellous free-kick from the edge of the area in the 21st minute and although Stuart Taylor got a hand to the ball he could not prevent it going into the net.

It was just the boost Megson was looking for in a bid to lift Bolton off the foot of the table.

Anelka almost added a second goal in the 27th minute when El-Hadji Diouf played the ball into his path. Instead of shooting first time, Anelka took a touch and tried to curl his effort beyond Taylor but it went narrowly wide of the post.

Villa boss Martin O'Neill decided to shake things up at the start of the second bringing on Patrik Berger and Moore for Isaiah Osbourne and Maloney.

And Villa drew level in the 56th minute when Moore chested the ball in at the near post after Agbonlahor had played it in. It was an instinctive effort, Moore getting just ahead of Joey O'Brien to equalise.