Chelsea snatched the latest of equalisers as Everton left Stamford Bridge with a point and more than a few complaints about the officials.
John Terry had an eventful afternoon as he netted in the wrong end to hand the Toffees the lead before eventually redeeming himself at the other end.
His dramatic leveller came at the very last knockings, with Everton appealing for offside, sparking fantastic scenes at the Bridge after a topsy-turvy second half.
Everton had struck twice after the restart to put themselves firmly in the driving seat before the Blues pegged them back through Diego Costa and Cesc Fabregas.
Ramiro Funes Mori looked to have won it as he restored the visitors' advantage as the fourth-official was holding up the board to signal seven minutes of stoppage time.
But there was still time for more fireworks as Terry denied the Toffees with his second of the day, this time at the right end, with vitually the last kick of the game.
Here's five things we learned from the 3-3 draw at Stamford Bridge:
The fire is still burning for Blues
This is the sort of game Chelsea would have lost under Jose Mourinho earlier this season.
Having fallen 2-0 behind it really looked as if there was no way back for the Blues at Stamford Bridge.
But two goals in two minutes drew them level and the fans went wild in west London.
Heads didn’t drop. Legs didn’t tire. Minds remained focused.
Even when Everton struck in the 90th minute, the belief didn’t fade and Chelsea still believed there was something to be taken from this game.
John Terry has rarely celebrated a goal with such excitement and relief.
Chelsea remain unbeaten under Guus Hiddink.
Cahill slipping out of favour
Gary Cahill agreed a new four-year contract as recently as December but he didn’t sign up for a role on the bench.
He is beginning to get used the comfort of the dugout though as Terry and Kurt Zouma have started to emerge as Chelsea’s first-choice pairing in the heart of the defence.
Cahill’s long-term deal was hurried through before his 30th birthday to work around the club’s policy of only offering players over that age a one-year extension.
It was four years ago to this very day that the Blues recruited the Englishman from Bolton and few can argue with what he has achieved in west London, although this season has not been his finest.
He has plenty still to offer to the Premier League champions but will be hoping he can force his way back into the starting XI more regularly in the coming games.
Stones in the shop window
John Stones was one of Chelsea’s primary transfer targets in the summer and the young Everton centre-half remains on the radar.
His appearance at the Bridge today, right in the middle of the transfer window, couldn’t have been timed any better if the Toffees centre-back wants a move.
This game offered him the chance to shine in front of the watching Blues hierarchy, with Costa a fearsome opponent to keep tabs on.
How did he do? There were signs of nerves early on but Stones had the confidence to step out from the back and play offside on a number of occasions and rarely put a foot wrong.
He won't be happy to have conceded three times and made the odd error, although it was his defensive partner who lost his marker when Costa started the comeback.
Costa still the catalyst
Costa epitomised the never-say die attitude that got Chelsea out of jail against Everton.
He sails close to the wind on some occasions but his passion is infectious and the way he roars around the pitch and flies into tackles sends out a message to his team mate.
As he rolled the ball into the empty net to make it 2-1 he immediately chased after it, scooped it up, before egging on the crowd and sprinting back to the centre circle to get the game restarted.
He knew there was something to salvage from this game and Blues fans would have been worried to see him hobble off the pitch late on.
Hiddink would later confirm the striker was rushed to hospital for a scan. Chelsea can't afford to lose him when he's in this kind of form. He now has five goals in five games under the new boss.
The top-four dream is hanging by a thread
Hiddink will rightly claim Chelsea still have hopes of finishing in the Premier League's top four this season.
He can't say anything else in his position but he knows the club can't afford to keep drawing games, especially at home, but in the end the boss was grateful for even just one point from this match.
This has been such an unpredictable season that it would be foolish to completely write off Chelsea's chances of making the Champions League spots from here.
However, they are going to need an awful lot of luck to make that happen. Given the circumstances of that late, late Terry equaliser which stunned the Toffees, they may well get it.
Only time will tell.
