A late Mido penalty secured a 1-1 draw for Wigan at the JJB Stadium as Liverpool's title quest continued to stutter on Wednesday.
The Wigan striker marked his Latics debut with a crucial equaliser in the 83rd minute following Lucas Leiva's senseless challenge on substitute Jason Koumas.
Yossi Benayoun gave Liverpool the lead after he squeezed in his second goal of the season, following Javier Mascherano's clever through-ball on 41 minutes.
The Reds were in cruise control going into the break, but an inability to convert possession into goals returned to haunt the Merseysiders as they surrendered their lead and now lie two points off Manchester United having played a game more.