With only four minutes of added time remaining, it looked like relegated Southampton were about to secure a vital point against Fulham at St Mary's Stadium on Saturday.
The result would have been the first time the Saints avoided defeat in back-to-back league games this season.
And more importantly, it would have helped the bottom side move to 12 points and avoid the ignominy of sharing the record for the fewest points in a Premier League season with Derby County, who ended with 11 points in 2007-08.
But a late header from Ryan Sessegnon condemned them to their 27th defeat of the season - a result that was even more painful for the Saints faithful after they had seen their side open the scoring through captain Jack Stephens.