Beto came off the bench to grab a 97th-minute equaliser as Everton held Brighton to a dramatic draw in the Premier League.
It looked like Pascal Gross' first goal since rejoining the Seagulls was enough for the hosts to claim three points, but the Guinea-Bissau striker had other plans.
On his 27th birthday, Beto arrived to score on the rebound after Jake O'Brien's initial effort was kept out by Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen.
The result means Everton sit eighth in the table with 34 points, while Brighton are three points behind in 13th place.
It was Brighton who did all the early attacking in a goalless first half, which settled into a lull after the opening 20 minutes.
While Everton failed to fashion a single shot before the interval, Brighton had seven attempts - the last of which fell to Kaoru Mitoma in the 18th minute and was the best of the lot.
Exchanging passes with Danny Welbeck to get into the box, the Japan winger poked past goalkeeper Jordan Pickford but saw his effort roll wide of the far post.
But it was Everton who began the second half strongly, with Verbruggen denying Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall from close range after Thierno Barry had latched onto a poor back pass from Carlos Baleba and teed up the midfielder in the 67th minute.
Everton captain James Tarkowski then saw his header from a corner blocked on the line by his team-mate O'Brien, which proved costly when Brighton finally broke the deadlock a minute later.
Gross, who onlyĀ rejoined the clubĀ from Borussia Dortmund this month, arrived at the end of a cross from Yasin Ayari to slot home in the 73rd minute.
But Brighton conceded a stoppage-time goal for the second game running as Beto ensured Everton left the south coast with a point.
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