text: Tim Sherwood went from despair to ecstasy and back again on Tuesday night as Aston Villa clinched a pulsating 3-3 draw against fellow relegation battlers QPR. The Aston Villa boss could not stay still for a moment on the Villa Park touchline as his players went behind twice before claiming a point as striker Christian Benteke completed his hat-trick with seven minutes to go. Sherwood will have to endure yet more ups and downs as Villa have six more games to achieve Premier League survival. From launching his jacket to the floor in celebration to bawling at the linesman, Sportsmail brings you all the best images of Sherwood's rollercoaster evening in the Villa dugout. Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood gives a steely stare to the camera, focused on the job ahead prior to the match with QPR . Sherwood gives QPR boss - and friend - Chris Ramsey a hug ahead of the crucial clash between the two relegation strugglers at Villa Park . Despite being rivals and both desperate for three points, Sherwood shows a big grin as Ramsey fully embraces the Villa boss ahead of kick-off . Sherwood also gave a hug to Aston Villa mascot Hercules the Lion - although didn't seem as willing on this occassion as he sat on the bench . The former Tottenham boss grimaces as the Villa mascot - wearing the famous Tim Sherwood gilet - embraces the Villa Park manager . Sherwood removes his jacket as Christian Benteke and the rest of the Aston Villa team celebrate equalising against QPR to make the score 1-1 . Sherwood launches his jacket to the ground in celebration after Aston Villa pulled level on 10 minutes to cancel out Matty Phillips' opener . Sherwood clenches his fists and roars with delight after Benteke's second goal of the evening gave Villa a 2-1 lead against the Hoops . So close for Villa as Sherwood crouches down on the touchline following a missed chance by the home side  on Tuesday night . Sherwood lets out his frustrations and protests to the linesman after a decision goes against Aston Villa during Tuesday's pulsating clash . The former Blackburn and Tottenham midfielder shows he's still light on his feet by attempting to avoid the ball as it zips past the touchline . Sherwood throws the ball back into play, eager to get things going again as  Villa searched for points to edge away from the relegation zone . Despair for Sherwood, delight for the QPR  bench as they celebrate after Charlie Austin puts the Hoops 3-2 up with just 12 minutes to go . Sherwood reacts with a jump as Aston Villa look for a late winner after Benteke's hat-trick had pulled the Midlands club level . Sherwood shows his angst with just minutes to go as the home side rallied but failed to find the winner which would ease their relegation fears . The Aston Villa manager looks to the sky as the point keeps the club right in the thick of this season's Premier League relegation battle . Sherwood will be saying his prayers right up until Aston Villa have achieved Premier League safety - they are three points above the drop .
target: Tim Sherwood saw Aston Villa go behind twice before clinching a point in Tuesday's 3-3 draw with QPR .
  Christian Benteke scored a hat-trick for the home side as the  relegation strugglers shared the points at Villa Park .
  Villa have six  games to secure Premier League safety - including trips to Man City, Tottenham and Southampton .