Nottingham Forest denied Brentford their first away win of the campaign with a last minute equaliser at the City Ground.
Saturday afternoon's clash saw VAR controversy and both sides lead before finishing with a draw in a highly entertaining encounter.
Morgan Gibbs-White handed The Reds the lead with an effort which arrowed into the bottom corner, but The Bees were level at the break thanks to Bryan Mbeumo's penalty.
Yoane Wissa looked to have sealed the victory for the visitors with a lofted effort, but a late own goal which was a scrambled in, last hitting Mathias Jorgensen which Ben Mee could not quite clear, left the tie at 2-2.
Here are the main takeaways from the fast-paced draw.
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The Reds are starting to improve at home
The hosts were very impressive at the City Ground against Brentford.
The Reds were able to counter attack very effectively through Gibbs-White, and fashioned openings well, as well as generally preventing their opponents any major chances.
It was the hosts who seemed to have a lot of control of the ball too, often passing with pace and purpose.
Forest are now unbeaten at home in three matches, having drawn to Brighton and then were victorious against Liverpool before playing Brentford.
It was two breaches of their high line that allowed Wissa to break free for the two goals.
The Congolese striker was fouled for the penalty which led to the equaliser, and it was also the 26-year-old who had acres of space to score the second for The Bees.
This leaves Steve Cooper's side with a lot to work on in altering their high line and avoiding lapses in concentration as they look to move off the foot of the table, but most of the signs from Saturday afternoon were positive.
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Forest need to hold onto leads
If The Reds want to remain in the Premier League, they cannot afford to drop as many points from winning positions as they have so far this term.
The way in which they drew was impressive given they stole a point at the end.
However, they were so dominant in the first half that even VAR controversy should not have been enough to see the game level at the break.
Brennan Johnson had a couple of golden opportunities to score, and Emmanuel Dennis should have done better with a free header in the opening ten minutes of the tie.
This only added to the defensive frailties Forest showed despite keeping the visitors out very well for the vast majority of the match.
Having been in front seven times in 14 outings since their return to the top-flight, they have only been able to hold onto two wins, drawing three and losing two.
Cooper's side will need to see out far more wins than that once they are ahead if they are to stay in the Premier League after May next year.
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The Bees were far better in the second half
It was a much-improved showing from Thomas Frank's side after the interval.
They were boosted by Mbeumo's penalty just before half time and the opportunity to freshen things up tactically and with new personnel.
It showed, as their overall performance was significantly better, causing more problems for the Forest backline and affording The Reds fewer clear-cut chances.
Once Keane Lewis-Potter was replaced by Mikkel Damsgaard on the hour mark, The Bees were far better at getting the ball from defence to attack.
It will be pleasing for Frank that his side were able to bounce back, having looked a goal away from being completely out of the tie at 1-0 down.
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Brentford are in need of an away win
However, the character The Bees showed in the second half was all undone by the late goal they conceded to leave the final result at 2-2.
Whilst the way the ball went in was very unfortunate, Gibbs-White was allowed a free shot on goal and the first and second balls were both lost by the Brentford defenders.
The Bees have not won away from home all season, and were so close to getting the three points they needed.
They have now also not won in their last four, and the lack of points being picked up on their travels means the pressure on making up for lost ground with victories at the Gtech Community Stadium is increasing.
With a trip to the Etihad to face Manchester City their next and final away game before the World Cup, it would be a monumental ask of Frank's side to have an away win before late December in the league.