Teenager Rayan scored his first goal in English football as Bournemouth drew with Aston Villa, who missed the chance to go second in the Premier League.

Visitors Villa went ahead in the 22nd minute with their first shot on goal. Morgan Rogers linked up with fellow England international Jadon Sancho and blasted a finish high into the Cherries' net.

Rayan had headed against the crossbar in the first half and grabbed a memorable equaliser 10 minutes into the second half with a fine solo effort.

The 19-year-old Brazilian, making a first start following his recent move from Vasco da Gama for an initial £24.7m, collected the ball close to the right touchline, ran away from Lucas Digne and shot low past Emiliano Martinez.

Bournemouth came closest to scoring a winner but substitute Ryan Christie had an effort superbly pushed over the bar by Martinez.

Villa would have gone above Manchester City with a victory.

However, this draw leaves them third, on the same points as Pep Guardiola's City but having played one more game, and now nine points behind leaders Arsenal after the Gunners defeated Sunderland at Emirates Stadium.

Aston Villa have been English champions seven times in their history, but not since 1980-81.

A run of eight successive wins in November and December left their fans dreaming of glory, with Villa being only three points off the top just after Christmas.

But head coach Unai Emery has consistently talked down his side's chances of winning the Premier League, last month saying they were not in contention to finish in the top five.

This failure to hold on to the three points was further evidence that Emery's side, although still clearly on an upward trajectory, are not ready to sustain a serious push for the Premier League title.

Villa have now won two, drawn two and lost three of their past seven in the league, picking up eight points out of a possible 21.

Boosted by the return of England striker Ollie Watkins, who had missed the shock 1-0 home defeat by Brentford, Villa thought they had taken the lead, only for Watkins to be offside when tapping in from Rogers' square pass.

Villa did take the lead two minutes later, but they could not build on that and only managed four shots on target, compared to nine from the hosts.

The Cherries were the better side in the second half and fully deserved their point, with Martinez having to make seven saves to secure a hard-earned draw for Villa.

Champions League qualification is surely Villa's most realistic target now, with a top-five position in the Premier League likely to be enough for a return to the elite continental competition.

With 13 games to go, Villa are eight points clear of sixth-placed Liverpool, although the Reds have played one fewer match.

Mid-table Bournemouth continue to impress in the Premier League, despite regularly having to sell their best players.

Since last season, the Cherries have sold defender Dean Huijsen to Real Madrid for £50m, Milos Kerkez to Liverpool for £40m, Illia Zabarnyi to Paris St-Germain for £57m, and versatile wide player Dango Ouattara to Brentford for £42.5m.

Their most recent high-profile departure was that of Antoine Semenyo to Manchester City for £65m in January, with Rayan, a Brazil Under-20 international, the man signed to be his replacement.

Rayan made an impressive start as a substitute with an assist during Bournemouth's 2-0 win at Wolves and that earned him a first start, with the youngster playing on the right wing and grabbing his opportunity.

Rayan was unlucky in the first half when he headed against the crossbar after Rogers failed to clear a corner, before he conjured his fine solo goal as he left experienced defender Digne trailing.

Head coach Andoni Iraola, speaking to Match of the Day, said of the new recruit: "He is an amazing player.

"He can go inside and outside when there's space, and he can go one to one against the defender and it is very difficult for the defender. He's finished it really well.

"He's still a young player who needs to improve some things."

Former Crystal Palace and Reading winger Jobi McAnuff, speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live, was impressed by the goal and said: "Wow, wow, wow. What a brilliant piece of individual play from the young man.

"He picks up the ball, you're thinking what are you going to do? The change of pace is absolutely electric. Right-footed, leaves Digne standing still, goes past Martinez, absolutely electrifying from Rayan."

As well as Rayan's goal, Bournemouth created numerous chances.

Evanilson had chances on the rebound after Martinez parried efforts from Junior Kroupi and then Alex Scott, only for the Argentine goalkeeper to react quickly and deny the Brazilian forward.

Martinez was again involved to twice deny Christie near the end.

Iraola was left frustrated by his side earning just one point, adding: "I cannot be completely satisfied as we were the better side and we didn't win the game.

"We've done more than enough to win."

Bournemouth have two away league matches next – at Everton on Tuesday (19:30 GMT) and then against West Ham on Saturday, 21 February (17:30 GMT).

Aston Villa play three successive home games, beginning with a league match against Brighton on Wednesday (19:30 GMT), then against Newcastle in the fourth round of the FA Cup next Saturday (17:45 GMT), followed by Leeds at Villa Park in the league on Saturday, 21 February (15:00 GMT).