Aston Villa held last season's champions and title favourites Manchester City to a draw following a great defensive display from the home side and a devastating goal from nowhere to give them the surprise result of the day.
This is the home side's first point since their 13th of August, which saw them win at home to Everton.
The result also moves Villa out of the relegation zone into 17th with four points in six games.
City are still unbeaten; however, this is their second draw in six games, their first being a six-goal thriller ending 3-3 in an away draw to Newcastle United on the 21st of August.
Here are the main takeaways from the game.
Aston Villa need to play with the confidence that they showed against the champions
Steven Gerrard can take positives from the first half performance defensively, but his attack was largely non-existent.
Ollie Watkins made a few runs in behind but himself, Leon Bailey and Jacob Ramsey failed to test the City back line which this season has been susceptible to conceding more goals than usual.
Villa played with little confidence going forward until their goal from nothing.
A great run and cross from Jacob Ramsey led to Leon Bailey rocketing the ball past Ederson with a left footed strike in the 73rd minute.
Up to that point Villa had barely got a kick inside the opposition's box, and it was their first shot on target which gave Bailey his first goal in nearly a year - a goal against the run of play.
But this ignited both the home team and home fans.
The team began to play with more freedom and threaten their opponents for the first time in the game. They will need to keep this attacking freedom and take the game to teams if they are to keep gaining points and move up the table.
Gerrard can take many positives from his team's performance
Prior to this game, City were on a nine-match winning streak against the Villains.
A point was always going to be positive for the hosts, especially against the current champions.
Deadline day came in handy for the injury struck Villa team, as yet again there was a defensive injury for Gerrard to contend with as Matty Cash's substitution was enforced in the 37th minute.
However, deadline day signings defensive midfielder Leander Dendoncker and centre back Jan Bednarek can bolster the makeshift defence and when veteran full back Ashley Young came on, he showed his experience and quality as Villa held onto the point.
Keeping hold of Douglas Luiz proved vital as his midfield partnership with Boubacar Kamara was solid.
Despite having no clean sheet in the league this season, holding Pep Guardiola's side to only one goal is a positive against the league’s top scorers.
Former outcast Tyrone Mings was brought back into the starting 11, with the back four and goalkeeper hanging on to keep City’s lead never above a goal.
Aston Villa had lost their last ten games against the top five teams, so this is a point they can build their confidence with.
City gave Villa warnings of what they could do but failed to replicate their potency against Nottingham Forest
Scoring six goals every game is impossible but, in the game, City failed to show their clinical edge despite dominating the game.
For 70 minutes it was predictable, the champions dominated the ball for the majority of the game and eventually Erling Haaland scored.
Yet, in spite of prolonged passages of play being in the away team's favour they failed to get out of second gear for large periods of the game.
They gave Villa many warning signs of what they could do - Kevin De Bruyne hit the bar from a free kick and then in the 70th minute his shot went just wide, but for long periods Emiliano Martinez remained largely untested in the home goal.
It wasn't a bad game for City, but to keep their title hopes alive they will need to regain their killer instinct going into their next game against Tottenham and find a way to finish games off against defensive teams - especially when they are fighting for points after finding themselves in the chasing pack so far this campaign.
They also had a slice of luck as Villa threatened to win the game, but Philippe Coutinho's goal was ruled out for a wrongful offside - however the whistle had been blown before the shot was taken, so the goal may have been defended better if the whistle had not been blown early.
Haaland is a top talent
He will be the headline every week as his goals now seem an inevitability.
Already he has equalled a Premier League record, his 10 goals in the first six games of the season is level with Micky Quinn at the top spot.
His style of play is clear to see. Yet again he had little impact in build-up play as he looked to commit defenders and make space for others.
He is an ever-present threat even though his involvement in the game is minimal.
Furthermore, his positional play is immaculate. Six of his goals have come from inside the six-yard box and his goal against the Villains was no exception.
After a first half where the away side did not get out of first gear, it took them only four minutes of the second to score the opener.
De Bruyne crossed the ball in and Haaland was at the back post for a tap-in.
Despite Villa's impressive defensive resilience, it always looked like City would score the first goal and when they did it was not surprising that it was their main striker who was on target.