Fulham manager Martin Jol enjoyed a sight he had never seen before as Fulham left it late to beat Aston Villa at Craven Cottage - a goal from his versatile midfielder Chris Baird.
The Northern Ireland international emerged as the unlikely hero, beating Villa goalkeeper Brad Guzan with a deft touch from John Arne Riise's near-post corner.
Christian Benteke then missed a golden chance to snatch a point for Villa, who have not won on the road in 13 Barclays Premier League matches.
Fulham deserved their point, although Jol was frustrated his side had not converted one of their myriad of earlier chances to take control of the match.
Baird eventually popped up to score the winner with only his sixth career goal in his 200th league appearance.
"Baird is very good at attacking the near post, he is always close but he hasn't scored for as long as I have known him," Jol said.
"It was most probably the worst corner kick ever. I don't think it was a good delivery but because he attacked the ball he could score.
"It is about players being at the end of the delivery and it was nice to see Chris there.
"We should have scored a goal earlier. I thought we played really well for the first 15 minutes.
"After that they had too much possession for my liking. It was a result ground out by us but I don't care. We need the points.
"We have to be strong at home. I am very pleased."
Jol was forced to reshuffle his front line after Damien Duff withdrew through illness and Bryan Ruiz through injury, with Hugo Rodallega pressed into action on the right.
Dimitar Berbatov returned from a hip injury and made an immediate impression - far more so than Villa's returning striker Darren Bent.
The only down side of Berbatov's performance, in Jol's mind, was that he did not hit the target with an audacious volley.
"I am very pleased. The forward forward line had never played together before so to get a result like this is special for us," Jol said.
"(Berbatov's performance) would have been better if he had scored - normally he scores from volleys!
"He wants to take responsibility, he feels good, he loves the atmosphere at the training ground and it's a new challenge for him."