Unfortunately, Saturday's 1-1 draw against Brighton was not enough to lift Aston Villa out of the relegation zone.
The Villans remain in the bottom three of the Premier League with 22 points to their name, one point off 17th-placed Watford.
While the point against Graham Potter's side wasn't ideal, Dean Smith made a second-half change which at least meant their trip to the Amex Stadium didn't end in defeat.
Snapshot
The Seagulls took a first-half lead after Leandro Trossard smashed a fine strike into the bottom right corner of Pepe Reina's goal, which left Villa chasing the game.
Danny Drinkwater had received a yellow card before that 38th minute strike, picking up a caution in the 14th minute.
Smith then made his first change by bringing Indiana Vassilev on for Trezeguet, although it was the Villa boss' next substitute which paid dividends for the Midlands-based side.
68th minute switch paid off
In the 68th minute, the former Brentford boss decided to replace Drinkwater with Douglas Luiz, and he was almost immediately rewarded.
The Brazilian midfielder went on to grab the assist for Jack Grealish's powerfully-hit equaliser after playing a beautifully weighted through ball into the Englishman's path, just seven minutes after coming onto the field.
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Additionally, the former Manchester City man had one shot on target and won an aerial duel against Brighton, while also making one interception as well as finding a teammate with two long balls from an attempted three.
He may only have had 14 touches and made 11 passes, but seeing as one of them set Grealish up to win a vital point for the Villans, it was a move that paid off.
It was also the right thing to do given Drinkwater's lack of impact for 68 minutes, in which he failed to record a shot on target or a key pass - it was telling that Luiz registered one of each in his 22 minutes on the field.
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