Jordan Ayew's impressive form in front of goal continued, but his efforts were only enough to earn Aston Villa a 1-1 draw at home to West Ham on Saturday.
The Ghana international converted a spot kick after Angelo Ogbonna brought down Rudy Gestede inside the area, although Aaron Cresswell had previously opened the scoring seconds before the half-time whistle.
Ayew has five goals in his last nine league games, and rescued a point with a stunning effort at Newcastle United last weekend, although draws are doing little to aid Villa's plight.
Remi Garde remains without a win since replacing Tim Sherwood, who oversaw Villa's only league win of the season at AFC Bournemouth on the opening day.
Gestede's physical power caused the West Ham defence all kinds of trouble early on, the Benin striker heading Ayew's cross just wide in the 17th minute, before seeing another header minutes later go over the crossbar via Ogbonna.
The hosts could have gone a goal up at the half-hour mark when Adrian failed to hold on to Leandro Bacuna's shot from the edge of the area, but the West Ham goalkeeper redeemed himself to gather Gestede's header from the rebound.
Cheikhou Kouyate hit the crossbar after Enner Valencia's shot was deflected with half-time approaching, but West Ham still managed to snatch the lead before the interval.
Garde's men eventually got the equaliser they more than deserved on the hour mark. Referee Mike Dean pointed to the spot after Ogbonna brought down Gestede inside the area and Ayew coolly fired home from 12 yards.
Villa's precious point was at risk as they were fortunate not to concede a penalty in the dying seconds of the game when Ashley Westwood seemingly handled the ball inside his own area, but the referee waved play on, leaving the home fans to breathe a sight of relief.
