Everton manager David Moyes was not happy that his team conceded a late equaliser to allow Arsenal to scrap a draw.

Arsenal's Robin van Persie scored a fine left-footed equaliser in injury-time to rob Everton of a victory which had looked assured following Tim Cahill's 100th career goal in the second half.

But in those final seconds, Steven Pienaar lost possession deep in Arsenal's half, and Abou Diaby launched a 50-yard pass for Van Persie to convert.

Moyes said: "In the end we should have run the ball into the corner rather to concede possession like that. We did not need to give them ball away in that situation.

"We are disappointed we ended up with one point when we were so close to three. To concede a goal in the 93rd minute is hard to take after we had played so well.

"Overall we deserved the points. Now we have conceded a late goal to Arsenal not long after we did the same thing against Aston Villa, and that game we lost.

"We have been caught by very late goals by two of the teams we are challenging with for a place at the top of the table.

"But it is worth saying that it shows how far we have come when we are upset about only drawing with Arsenal.

"Those two points would have been crucial to us if we were really going to make a bid for a Champions League spot.

"That would have put us much close to the teams above us, and I feel Aston Villa will be the team who are more delighted with this result than either us or Arsenal.

"It is a long way to go to catch Villa or Arsenal now. But we are playing well enough to do that, we are showing confidence and we just lacked that little bit to finish them off.

"But good players like van Persie can do that, he took his chance very well."