Everton stretched their unbeaten run to five games with a 1-1 draw against Carling Cup winners Middlesbrough.
Tomasz Radzinski gave his side the lead in a hard-fought match but once again the Toffees' defensive jitters allowed their opponents back into the match, gifting Joseph-Desire Job a late equaliser.
Boro started the game on top with their first effort coming just four minutes in to the game.
The Everton defence looked barely awake at a Boudewijn Zenden corner and allowed the ball to pass unmolested to Danny Mills on the right of the penalty box.
The England full-back had with time and space to compose himself before launching his shot, but still managed to fire wide.
After an initial 15-minute spell of visiting pressure the Toffees began to dominate with the clever running of Wayne Rooney and Radzinski a constant thorn in Boro's side.
Everton's first chance came when Radzinski beat the offside trap and latched on to a Rooney throughball, but the Canadian blasted the ball into the side netting.
On the half-hour mark Rooney found himself alone and in possession in the last third of the pitch. With no team-mate rushing to join him he simply shrugged his shoulders and let loose with a 30-yard screamer that went just wide.
Everton started the second period in much the same manner with Radzinski becoming more influential as the match went on, but his colleagues were unable to capitalise on his efforts.
Then, with the fans resigned to a goalless draw the game changed with two goals in four minutes.
Everton took the lead in the 78th minute with a superb goal from Radzinski. Kevin Kilbane laid the ball off to him on the left wing and the nippy forward put his head down and raced towards goal, jinking to give himself space before powering a low shot beyond Mark Schwarzer.
With Boro out of sorts it looked as if the home side had bagged the points, but three times in the last five games the Toffees have surrendered a lead and when David Unsworth conceded a corner the writing was on the wall.
The ball was played into the box and a game of pinball ensued with Job stabbing the ball towards goal. It was stopped, but Everton failed to clear and gave the big striker another chance, which he poked home.
Everton boss David Moyes was disappointed with the result, commenting: "I thought we had won the game.
"I thought we played better today than in some of the games we have won but in the main we have done well and had one or two very good performers." Man of the Match Wayne Rooney - the young striker is so good often his own team-mates cannot keep up with him. His aggressive, biting style gave the Boro defence constant problems.