Daniel Farke insisted Leeds United have a “great chance” to avoid relegation from the Premier League if they maintain their standards.
A stunning Anton Stach free-kick had Leeds on course for a shock win away at Aston Villa before Tammy Abrhama levelled late on.
While the Whites were left frustrated by the gut punch, they left the Midlands with a valuable point in the bag.
Post-match, Farke was full of praise for his “warriors”.
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Daniel Farke's Leeds United picked up a point at Villa Park. | Bruce Rollinson/PA Wire
Daniel Farke makes survival claim
He said: “It’s crazy that we travel away as a newly-promoted side to one of the title contenders, one of the best teams in the country and are slightly disappointed with just one point.
“My warriors today deserved all the praise. It’s a really good point for us and another top away performance.
“We came so close to winning all three but after a moment of disappointment we have to say it’s a valuable point and a deserved point.
“It’s one point closer to what we want to achieve. There are not many sides in the recent months who have lost less games on the road than we have done so you can’t complain too much if you travel away from Liverpool, Chelsea and Aston Villa with a draw.
“I think we deserve to be rewarded a bit more often with three points but to earn survival as a promoted side is not easy so I don’t want to be too greedy.
“It’s quite normal that you have to go until the end and dig in. If we show performances like we have on the road and at home, we have a great chance to achieve our goals.”
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Leeds United shared the spoils with Aston Villa. | Bruce Rollinson/PA Wire
Unai Emery’s view
Vila boss Unai Emery, meanwhile, said: “We can see it two ways. One way, losing two points at home. How we were feeling here so strong at home, difficult for other teams to get points playing here, even the best teams in the league.
“Sometimes we were performing like now and we were maybe more clinical or energy was full and we were so excited and now we are trying to recover energy.
“I am happy with how we are reacting because the last two matches we have won against Brighton and drew, it’s not bad. Today is a good point.
“We are setting our standard high and sometimes we can become frustrated but overall our consistency is still there and demands are still there.”