article_snippet.sent: Boss Tim Sherwood backed Christian Benteke to fire Aston Villa to safety after his main striker's crucial hat-trick saved a point against QPR.
article_snippet.sent: The forward's treble - his first in two years - clinched a pulsating 3-3 draw with their drop rivals as Aston Villa edged further clear of the bottom three.
article_snippet.sent: Aston Villa are three points above the Barclays Premier League drop zone and denied QPR the chance to leapfrog three points above the Barclays Premier League drop zone in the table.
article_snippet.sent: Christian Benteke scored a stunning hat-trick as Aston Villa drew 3-3 against Queens Park Rangers .
article_snippet.sent: Boss Tim Sherwood said that Christian Benteke can fire Aston Villa to Premier League safety .
article_snippet.sent: Defeat would have left Aston Villa in the Barclays Premier League drop zone and behind QPR but Christian Benteke struck a 25-yard free-kick with seven minutes left to save them and complete his treble.
article_snippet.sent: But Boss Tim Sherwood insisted Aston Villa should have won after Benteke's first-half double, cancelling out Matt Phillips' opener, gave Matt Phillips' opener a 2-1 lead at the break.
article_snippet.sent: QPR were only ahead for three minutes in the first half after Benteke equalised for the hosts at Villa Park .
article_snippet.sent: Benteke drove beyond Rob Green from the edge of the box to net Rob Green seventh goal of the season early on . '
article_snippet.sent: Benteke's added two more, including this wonder free-kick - much like Jason Puncheon's on Monday night . '
highlights_snippet.sent: Christian Benteke netted all three as Aston Villa drew 3-3 against QPR .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Christian Benteke can fire Aston Villa to Premier League safety .
  