Sanne Troelsgaard headed an 89th-minute equalizer as Reading held Liverpool to continue the Reds’ run without a win in the Women’s Super League.
In a thrilling encounter, Katie Stengel put the visitors Liverpool ahead before Tia Primmer’s leveler at half-time.
Natasha Dowie put Reading ahead but Stengal and Rhiannon Roberts struck to put the Reds 3-2 up.
But Troelsgaard denied Liverpool a first WSL win since matchday one as his towering header was deflected off.
Draw helps neither as winless runs continue
A draw saw both struggling teams move away from bottom club Leicester. Liverpool, in 10th place, are now five points clear of the Foxes, while second-placed Reading have a four-point advantage.
But they will feel like they could have won this game, each having gone ahead in the second half.
The Reds dominated the opening rallies and deservedly took the lead when Stengel headed in Melissa Lawley’s cross, only for the teenage Primmer to equalize with a looping shot in first-half added time .
Reading, whose only league victory this season came against Leicester, improved greatly after the break and led 2-1 thanks to a close-range effort from former Liverpool striker Dowie.
The visitors, however, bounced back in an entertaining affair, with Stengal adding their fifth of the season and Roberts putting them on a winning streak with 17 minutes remaining.
But Reading equalized a second time in the closing stages as Troelsgaard ran into Amalie Eikeland’s cross to deprive Liverpool of a second league win of the season.
That means Matt Beard’s side have drawn back-to-back 3-3 draws after ending a six-game losing streak. against Brighton last weekend.
Meanwhile, Reading have won just one of their last 10 home games in all competitions and remain one point behind Liverpool.
