Villa draw ends McDonald reign

The caretaker manager, who took over following Martin O'Neill's shock resignation just before the Premier League season started, appeared to be on course to hand over control to Gerard Houllier on a winning note after Ashley Young put the hosts into an early lead.
It was Young's fifth in his last five games against Bolton, but Kevin Davies cancelled out his strike on 35 minutes to earn the Trotters a well-deserved point - a tonic for boss Owen Coyle whose side had slumped to a 4-1 defeat at Arsenal a week earlier.
Indeed, it could easily have been an even more rewarding afternoon for the visitors, who enjoyed the better of the closing stages and would have grabbed a late winner were it not for some late heroics from Villa keeper Brad Friedel.
For MacDonald, it was far from the ideal way to sign off, and his team were booed from the pitch ahead of Houllier assuming full control on Monday