LONDON (AP) - John Carew headed an 86th-minute equalizer for Aston Villa to draw 2-2 with Everton in the Premier League on Sunday.

Everton twice went ahead at Goodison Park, but three late goals in seven minutes gave Villa a point in the race to finish fifth and a place in next season's UEFA Cup.

The result also ensured that Liverpool can finish no lower than fourth place, the final Champions League berth.

The Toffees went ahead in the 56th minute when Aiyegbeni Yakubu skillfully broke down the left. He pulled the ball back and Phil Neville, who averages one goal a season, hit a low shot that deflected off Villa defender Martin Laursen and flew past goalkeeper Scott Carson.

Villa equalized in the 80th after Gabriel Agbonlahor escaped his marker to meet a corner from Gareth Barry and turn the ball into the net. Three minutes later, Everton regained the lead when Lee Carsley floated the ball to the far post and Joseph Yobo got behind the defense to drive the ball home.

But Carew made it 2-2 when he headed home a through ball by Barry.

The draw means that Everton has 62 points from 36 games, while has Villa 59 with two rounds to go.

In Sunday's other game, Roque Santa Cruz scored a 74th-minute winner for Blackburn to beat sixth-place Portsmouth 1-0 and virtually finish Pompey's chances of finishing fifth.

The Paraguay striker took a short pass from Jason Roberts to score the winner, taking his tally to six in seven league games and 17 for the campaign.

Portsmouth goalkeeper David James missed his first league game of the season because of a calf injury, and replacement Jamie Ashdown saved well from Roberts five minutes after the goal.

While Rovers climbed one place to eighth, Portsmouth is five points behind Everton with 57 points.

"Fifth place looks out of reach for us now, but it was always going to be difficult," said Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp, whose team plays the FA Cup final on May 17 against League Championship club Cardiff City.

"We could have done it if we'd won last week and then today, but to be honest, winning the FA Cup final is the most important thing now," Redknapp said.

The highlight game of the weekend was Chelsea's 2-1 victory over league leader Manchester United at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

Michael Ballack's two goals put the Blues level on points with United but behind on goal difference, and each club has two games left to play.

Third-place Arsenal doesn't play until Monday when it visits Derby.

Saturday's other results were: Birmingham 2, Liverpool 2; Manchester City 2, Fulham 3; Sunderland 3, Middlesbrough 2; Tottenham 1, Bolton 1; West Ham 2, Newcastle 2; and Wigan 0, Reading 0