Joao Palhinha scored a wonderful equaliser in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time to spare Tottenham Hotspur's blushes as they battled back to draw 1-1 with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Wolves looked set to finally get their Premier League campaign up and running after five straight defeats, as Santiago Bueno stabbed home following a goalmouth scramble in the 54th minute.
Spurs had hit the crossbar through Mohammed Kudus in the first half, but they were far from free-flowing and also saw their goal frame struck by Matt Doherty.
Thomas Frank's men barely created a single chance after falling behind, but deep into stoppage time, Palhinha bent a fine finish into the bottom-right corner to break the visitors' hearts.
Wolves remain bottom of the table with a single point, three adrift of 17th-placed Burnley, while Spurs are third with 11 points from six games.
How the match unfolded
Spurs started slowly, but they went agonisingly close to scoring from their first real attack in the 15th minute, with Kudus' header being pushed against the crossbar by Sam Johnstone.
Kudus did have the ball in the net 12 minutes later, but he was offside when latching on to Lucas Bergvall's flick to curl into the far corner.
Spurs kept up the pressure as Bergvall fired an acrobatic effort over the bar and Kudus tested Johnstone from the edge of the box. However, it was Wolves who nearly snatched the lead just before half-time, with former Spurs defender Doherty's half-volley glancing off the woodwork.
But the visitors did strike from another corner early in the second half. Ladislav Krejci's downward header was parried by Guglielmo Vicario, and Bueno was on hand to prod home in the ensuing melee.
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde drilled wide at the end of a determined run as the home fans grew restless, while only the right boot of Vicario denied Hugo Bueno.
Wolves looked set to see out a shock result in relative comfort, but Palhinha came to the hosts' rescue, salvaging a point by curling home after good hold-up play from Pape Matar Sarr.
Few home comforts for Spurs despite leveller
10 points from their first five Premier League games under Frank represented a solid start for Spurs, and results elsewhere on Saturday meant they had a chance to pull within two points of leaders Liverpool with a win.
But Saturday's match was largely a tale of frustration for Spurs. They struggled to make the most of some promising first-half situations, while Wolves threatened when they forced set-piece opportunities.
Some static defending from a Jhon Arias corner was punished by Bueno, and if anything, Spurs regressed further from that moment on. The hosts were bullied in midfield, with Andre particularly impressive for Wolves, while wild pot-shots from Cristian Romero and Palhinha were sent flying over Johnstone’s goal.
But just as they appeared out of ideas, Palhinha shaped a lovely effort inside the bottom-right corner, earning a point that Spurs could scarcely say they deserved.
Frank will be frustrated by his team's home form, after they were comprehensively outplayed in a 1-0 loss to AFC Bournemouth last time out at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, though the former Brentford boss will be mightily relieved to avoid defeat here.
Spurs will need to show more in a busy week ahead, as they visit Bodo/Glimt in the UEFA Champions League, then travel to Elland Road to face Leeds United in the Premier League.
Wolves on the board but heartbroken
Wolves endured a defensive horror show in last week's 3-1 defeat to Leeds United, which prompted Vitor Pereira to make sweeping changes for Tuesday's EFL Cup tie at home to Everton.
And following a morale-boosting 2-0 win over the Toffees, Pereira stuck with nine of his midweek starting XI, playing a back four in a Premier League game for the very first time.
Wolves started calmly, with the introduction of Andre giving them a foothold in midfield, but they initially struggled for creativity. Before Doherty side-footed against the outside of a post, speculative shots from Arias and Hwang Hee-chan were the sum of their efforts.
At half-time, Pereira introduced Jackson Tchatchoua and Emmanuel Agbadou and reverted to a three-man defence, and it was Bueno – shifted out to the right of that trio – that came up with the opener.
Bueno was in the right place at the right time to score his first goal for Wolves, on his 56th appearance for the club, while he was also rock-solid defensively, making one heroic challenge to halt a marauding run from Xavi Simons.
Physicality was the name of the game for Wolves in the second half, and it served them well, but one moment of quality was all it took for two points to be snatched away from them.
Pereira now faces the difficult task of re-energising his players ahead of a home clash with Brighton & Hove Albion in eight days' time.
Club reports
What the managers said
Thomas Frank: "We played a good first half in many ways. There were times we could have done more.
"After their goal we lost a bit of control. We didn't keep the structure and were rushing too much. The effort and mentality from the players was fantastic.
"We got a well-deserved equaliser in the end. Probably a fair reflection."
Vitor Pereira: "We deserved the three points and almost in the end it's difficult to accept.
"I'm trying to come back but it's difficult. We controlled the game in the second half. The spirit was there. Everything was there but the last minute, it's football."
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Key facts
Spurs have won just three of their last 17 Premier League home games (four draws, 10 losses). Indeed, since the first game of this spell (November 10th 2024 v Ipswich Town), no ever-present side has earned fewer home points in the competition than Spurs (13, level with West Ham).
At 93:27, Palhinha scored Spurs' latest equalising goal in a Premier League game since September 2023 against Sheffield United (Richarlison, 97:33).
Wolves remain winless in their last 10 Premier League games (two draws, eight losses), this after winning six in a row in the league beforehand.
Since the start of last season, only Leicester (15) and West Ham (14) have fallen 1-0 behind in more different Premier League home games than Spurs (13).