Monday night's West London derby between Fulham and Brentford provided some late drama, as two stoppage-time goals from winger Harry Wilson turned the game on its head, as the Cottagers emerged with all three points.
With Fulham trailing 1-0 in the latter stages of the game, Marco Silva turned to the bench in the hope of salvaging at least a draw. On came Wales international Wilson with eight minutes to go, replacing Reiss Nelson.
Impressively, in just 15 minutes on the pitch, Wilson pulled off a Houdini act by scoring twice in added time. On 92 minutes, the winger scored a spectacular flick-on before heading home Antonee Robinson's cross five minutes later to send Craven Cottage into raptures.
Off the back of that dramatic finish, we look back at some of the Premier League's greatest cameo appearances in years gone by.
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Ilkay Gundogan: Manchester City 3-2 Aston Villa - 2021/22
Heading into the final day of the 2021/22 season, the title race was yet to be settled, with Manchester City and Liverpool being separated by just one point at the top of the table.
The Reds welcomed Wolves to Anfield, whilst the reigning champions would take on Aston Villa, knowing a win would secure the Premier League title. However, little did they know that it would prove a lot tougher than expected.
The Citizens fell behind on 37 minutes following a Matty Cash strike. Still trailing with 22 minutes to go, Pep Guardiola made a third substitution by bringing on midfielder Ilkay Gundogan in place of Bernardo Silva.
However, moments after coming on, former Liverpool star Philippe Coutinho added a second for Villa, leaving the home side with a mountain to climb. But, in the 76th minute, Gundogan pulled a goal back to give City a lifeline.
Rodri swiftly equalised for Guardiola's men before German midfielder Gundogan netted his second of the afternoon to put Manchester City in front, thus resulting in City lifting the title.
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Adam Le Fondre: Reading 2-2 Chelsea - 2012/13
When it came to impact substitutions, Adam Le Fondre was an expert in that category. In his entire career, the forward has played just one season in the Premier League but still managed to conjure up 12 goals in 34 appearances for Reading.
Eight of those goals came off the bench in the 2012/13 campaign, including five in three consecutive matches in January, resulting in Le Fondre picking up the Premier League Player of the Month award.
One of his most famous substitute appearances that season came on a cold Tuesday night at the Madejski against European champions Chelsea. Goals from Juan Mata and Frank Lampard had the Blues cruising at 2-0 on 66 minutes.
With the Royals in desperate need of a route back into the game, step up Le Fondre. The forward slotted home with three minutes to go, before a superb last-gasp equaliser salvaged a point for the home side.
However, his goals were not enough to prevent Reading from relegation, as the Royals finished 11 points from safety and made an immediate return to the Championship.
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Reiss Nelson: Arsenal 3-2 Bournemouth - 2022/23
With the 2022/23 campaign heading into the final three months, Arsenal were having one of their best seasons in a long time and were in the midst of a title fight with Manchester City.
Having suffered a 3-1 defeat to their title rivals in the middle of February, the Gunners recovered and headed into their clash against Bournemouth off the back of three straight victories over Aston Villa, Leicester City and Everton, as well as holding a five-point advantage at the top.
Earlier in the day, City reduced their five-point lead to just two following victory over Newcastle. However, with Arsenal taking on 19th place Bournemouth, a routine victory was expected for the North Londoners.
But, with just nine seconds on the clock, the Cherries took a surprise lead through Philip Billing before Marcos Senesi made it 2-0 on 57 minutes. Thomas Partey managed to pull a goal back for the home side five minutes later to give Arsenal a fighting chance.
Having already made two substitutions, Mikel Arteta made another reinforcement as Reiss Nelson entered the fray on 69 minutes, and was involved straightaway by assisting Ben White for an equalising goal.
With the match seemingly heading for a draw, the Gunners had one last opportunity from a corner, which was cleared into the path of Nelson, who composed himself before firing home on the edge of the area to complete a sensational turnaround.
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Ryan Fraser: Bournemouth 4-3 Liverpool - 2016/17
Although Bournemouth have been on the receiving end of some unlikely comebacks, they have also been on the winning side of others. Back in the 2016/17 campaign, the Cherries came from 3-1 down to defeat Liverpool 4-3.
In just their second season in the top flight, Eddie Howe's side were sitting comfortably in mid-table but faced a challenging task against Liverpool, who sat 2nd prior to their meeting at the Vitality Stadium.
The Reds scored two quickfire goals midway through the first half thanks to Sadio Mane and Divock Origi. In the second half Bournemouth brought on Ryan Fraser, who was involved straightaway by winning a penalty that was put away by Callum Wilson on 56 minutes.
Though, shortly after, Emre Can restored Liverpool's two-goal lead, with the Reds seemingly on their way to three points. But, with 14 minutes to go, substitute Fraser found the back of the net to bring the Cherries back into the contest.
The Scot was involved just seconds later, providing the cross to Steve Cook, who equalised the game at 3-3. With Fraser making the key impact off the bench, defender Nathan Ake stole the headlines with a 93rd-minute winner.
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Steven Bergwijn: Leicester 2-3 Tottenham - 2021/22
Similarly to what Harry Wilson managed against Brentford, Steven Bergwijn did exactly the same back in January 2022, scoring twice in added time for Tottenham, who came from 2-1 down to win 3-2 against Leicester City.
Following the arrival of Antonio Conte back in November, Tottenham were on an eight-game unbeaten run in the Premier League, heading into their match at the King Power. However, they fell behind on 24 minutes thanks to a goal from Patson Daka.
14 minutes later, Spurs responded through Harry Kane to level at 1-1 before James Maddison, now playing for Tottenham, restored Leicester's lead heading into the closing stages.
With the Foxes set to inflict Antonio Conte's first Premier League defeat as manager, Steven Bergwijn, who came on with 11 minutes to go, scored five minutes into added time to avoid defeat.
However, they weren't done just yet, as in the last minute, Kane played the Dutchman through, who rounded Kasper Schmeichel, before slotting home to pull off a seemingly impossible comeback.
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Javier Hernandez: West Ham 4-3 Huddersfield Town - 2018/19
Another side that came from 3-1 down to win 4-3 was West Ham back in March 2019. Under Manuel Pellegrini, the Hammers welcomed bottom-of-the-table Huddersfield Town, who seemed destined for relegation, to the London Stadium.
Captain Mark Noble opened the scoring from the penalty spot before the Terriers swiftly equalised through Juninho Bacuna, before Karlan Grant put Huddersfield in front on the 30th-minute mark.
With West Ham trailing, Mexican forward Javier Hernandez came on at half-time in place of Michail Antonio. Despite his introduction, the away side made it 3-1 midway through the second half as Grant scored a stunning second.
However, Angelo Ogbonna pulled one back for the Hammers before Hernandez headed home with six minutes to go. The Mexican then went on to score the winning goal in stoppage time as West Ham secured all three points.
