Coach Michael Foley acclaimed a "marvellous comeback" by his players after Bath claimed a 27-27 draw against Zurich Premiership visitors Wasps.

Bath scored 18 points during the final quarter after trailing 24-9, but they were denied victory when Wasps fly-half Alex King dropped a goal with the game's final kick.

"That was a marvellous comeback, I am very pleased with the way the team have fought themselves into contention - the players worked very hard," Foley said

Bath looked to have done enough when flanker Dan Lyle crossed for an injury-time try following an earlier touchdown by centre Mike Tindall, yet they were undone by King's instinctive strike from 30 metres.

It was an eventful afternoon for Lyle, who also spent 10 minutes in the sin-bin and knocked on at the restart, enabling King to grab the ball and deny Bath the win.

"With regard to the sin-binning, I thought that Dan was very unlucky to leave the field," Foley added.

"He was questioning the referee's penalty decision, and as vice-captain of the side he is entitled to ask why a penalty has been given."

Wasps put themselves in the driving seat through a try double by full-back Josh Lewsey, while referee Nigel Whitehouse also awarded the Londoners a penalty try after Phil Greening was illegally impeded when he tried to collect scrum Rob Howley's pass, but then it went pear-shaped.

"We tried to defend our lead, and we stopped playing," said Wasps rugby director Warren Gatland.

"We need to be a bit smarter in closing the game down. At 24-9 ahead I was thinking more of five points rather than one or two but I am taking nothing away form Bath."

Wasps hooker Trevor Leota left the field after 25 mins clearly dazed after he tried to tackle Bath's French prop Alessio Galasso, and club medical staff will assess him over the next few days ahead of Wasp's appointment with Saracens next weekend.