Wolverhampton fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Swansea City and end a run of five consecutive Premier League defeats.
First-half goals from Danny Graham and Joe Allen cranked up the pressure on Wolves boss Mick McCarthy and led to calls for his sacking from the crowd at Molineux.
A dramatic fightback in the last 10-minutes saw Kevin Doyle and Jamie O’Hara stun the visitors and breathe life back into the hosts’ season.
Impressive Swansea midfielder Joe Allen probed the Wolves defence whenever he got his foot on the ball in the early stages.
In the eighth minute, his shot from distance was pushed over the crossbar by fellow Wales international Wayne Hennessey as the visitors forced a series of corners.
The pressure eventually saw Danny Graham open the scoring in the 24th minute, with the ex-Watford striker given time to slot home from six yards out.
Frustration grew among Wolves fans in the 35th minute as Swansea effortlessly cut through the hosts’ defence to double their advantage.
Graham left marker O’Hara in his wake, and the striker squared for Allen to side-foot home from point-blank range.
With the Wolves crowd audibly mumbling their discontent, their side’s brightest moment on the pitch came on 50 minutes as the ball fell to Ebanks Blake’s feet.
With his back to goal, the ex-Manchester United trainee was unable to work some space and the chance was snubbed out by the dominant Ashley Williams.
When all looked lost, McCarthy looked to his bench and threw on striker Sam Vokes.
This decision was rewarded immediately as the Welshman turned and shot from a corner, with his effort falling to Doyle to slot home from close range.
The unlikely leveller came two minutes later as Stephen Ward charged down the left and his centre found O’Hara in space to fire into the roof of the net.
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