Harry Redknapp punched the air in delight for the second week running after bottom club Queens Park Rangers beat Sunderland 3-1 on Saturday to gain fresh hope of securing an extraordinary Premier League escape act.
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Three of manager Redknapp's January acquisitions - French striker Loic Remy, Tottenham Hotspur loan signing Andros Townsend and free transfer Jermaine Jenas - scored for the home side at Loftus Road.
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It is the first time since December 1995 that QPR have recorded back-to-back Premier League victories - they also beat Southampton 2-1 last Saturday - and the Londoners are now four points from safety with nine games left in the relegation dogfight.
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Relegation rivals Aston Villa also enjoyed a triumphant day, overcoming Reading 2-1 with goals from Christian Benteke and Gabriel Agbonlahor, to move out of the bottom three.
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Norwich City's Grant Holt missed an injury-time penalty to allow fifth-from-bottom Southampton to leave Carrow Road with a 0-0 draw while seventh- placed West Bromwich Albion beat League Cup winners Swansea City 2-1 at the Hawthorns.
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QPR have 23 points and are now level with second- from-bottom Reading in terms of points and goal difference.
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Reading avoided dropping to the foot of the table because they have scored 35 goals this season compared to QPR's 24.
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Wigan Athletic, who beat Everton 3-0 in the FA Cup quarterfinals on Saturday, slipped into the drop zone as Villa climbed to fourth from bottom on 27 points.