Brighton and Brentford played out an extraordinary 3-3 draw as the Seagulls came from behind three times to snatch a deserved point
The visitors looked to be heading to a gritty away win until Alexis Mac Allister levelled matters with a minute of normal time to go from the spot after Aaron Hickey was penalised for handball following a VAR review
 The result moves both teams above Liverpool, who drop to eighth place
It was a fitting end to a pulsating and remarkable encounter that saw four goals scored inside the first 28 minutes
 Pontus Jansson headed Brentford in front before Karou Mitoma lobbed the Seagulls level after a fantastic assist from goalkeeper Jason Steele
 The parity lasted for just a minute though as Ivan Toney slammed the visitors ahead before Danny Welbeck levelled once more with a header
Ethan Pinnock prodded home just after the break to leave Brentford dreaming of a potential top-four push but Brighton kept on probing and got their reward when Mac Allister kept his cool from the spot
The hosts posted an incredible tally of 33 shots at Brentford's goal - no side have posted more in a game this season - with every outfield starting player registering at least two efforts which made them the first side since Opta starting collecting data in 2003 to achieve such a feat
Yet despite creating a total expected goals figure of 4
55 they couldn't put dogged Brentford away
This was a billed as a matchup between perhaps the two shrewdest run clubs in the country and they put on a show with the backdrop of European football on the horizon
 With 28 minutes gone, we had already been treated to 28 shots in what epitomised everything that is brilliant about this sport
Recalled Bees defender Jansson claimed the 10th-minute opener, rising above rival captain Lewis Dunk to thump a powerful header beyond Jason Steele following Mathias Jensen's inviting in-swinging cross from the left
Midfielder Jensen then had the opportunity to double the away side's lead but his stinging effort from an indirect free-kick inside Albion's box was blocked by Mac Allister after Steele picked up Pervis Estupinan's back pass
Steele made amends for the momentary lapse in judgement in the 21st minute by claiming an assist
 The keeper's pinpoint punt up field caught out the Bees' backline and Mitoma, who was denied by a superb sliding block from Pinnock early on, raced clear to coolly lob the stranded David Raya
Joel Veltman then conceded possession from a throw-in deep in Brighton territory and Toney, who made his England debut last weekend, collected a neat flicked pass from Bryan Mbeumo to dispatch his 17th league goal of the season into the bottom right corner
Welbeck then made it 2-2, leaping at the back post to nod Solly March's right-wing cross into the ground and beyond Raya
For all of their attacking enterprise, Brighton's performance was being undone by sloppy defending
Brentford were back in front within four minutes of the restart when Pinnock escaped the static Albion rearguard to prod home unmarked following Mbeumo's searching free-kick into the area
Brighton remained camped in the Brentford half with their ability to sustain attacks leaving the visitors no time for a breather
 Raya saved from March, Veltman and Pascal Gross, while Dunk wastefully headed over for an Estupinan cross during relentless home pressure
With time running out, Brighton remained focused and created one last big moment when substitute Denis Undav's close-range effort was deflected over the bar by Hickey
Referee Michael Oliver initially awarded a corner but replays showed his shot struck the outstretched arm of the Bees right-back and Mac Allister made it 3-3 from 12 yards
Brighton boss i: "It's a great point but sometimes football can be cruel
 We show character and patience
 We played fantastic
 There was only one team on the pitch, we conceded three goals in an incredible way
 If we continue to concede like this we won't achieve our target
 We deserve to achieve our target as we're playing in a fantastic way
 It was one of the best performances in my time
 It's difficult to play better than we did today
"When asked if the target is qualifying for Europe, he said: "I think so
"Brentford boss said: "We are dreaming, we want to finish as high as possible
 The team did well in spells and we showed a threat when we went forward on counter-attacks and set-pieces
 I'm pleased with how dangerous we looked
Of course when you lead three times you want more
 I don't think it looked like we were ever going to lose but I understand they scored and created pressure
 But in the end we were pushing and [came] closer to score the fourth goal
"Raya was a little bit too busy for me but I think this is the first time we've really, really needed him as he made crucial saves that kept us in the game
"However, if Man City, Man Utd or Brighton win the FA Cup and finish in the top five their Europa League qualifying spot for winning the competition will be passed down to the next highest Premier League finisher who doesn't qualify for Europe, so sixth place
Similarly, because Man Utd won the Carabao Cup and will likely finish in the top five, their Europa Conference League qualifying spot from that competition will go to the next highest Premier League finisher without European football, so seventh place
's next game is a trip to  on Tuesday night - before the Seagulls play three successive games in London
Premier League trips to  and come in the two Saturdays before their FA Cup semi-final with  at Wembley on April 23
 face two more teams above them in the table over the next seven days, with a trip to  on Wednesday night coming days before the Bees welcome at the Gtech Community Stadium next Saturday
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