Source: Telegraph
Andre Ooijer's goal seals lastgasp win for Blackburn
A goal by Dutch defender Andre Ooijer completed a late fightback after Tottenham had lost Wilson Palacios to a red card that enraged manager Harry Redknapp.[LNB]Spurs appeared to be coasting to a fifth win in seven matches through a first-half penalty by Robbie Keane. However, they failed to score the second goal that would surely have killed off an inferior Blackburn, and paid the price following Palacios's second booking in two minutes.[LNB] Related ArticlesPremier League tableFixtures and resultsArsenals Andrei Arshavin highlights wisdom of Tottenhams transfer policyRound-up: Liverpool leave it late at Fulham as Alan Shearers Newcastle lose to ChelseaAaron Mclean gives Peterborough breathing space at summitEngland v Ukraine: Essential GuideThe Honduran, the pick of Spurs' midfield, could have had no qualms over his first caution, for fouling David Dunn, yet when he appeared to pull out of an 80th-minute challenge, Dunn tumbled theatrically. Redknapp branded referee Peter Walton's decision to send him off 'diabolical' and added: 'He never even made contact with him.'[LNB]Allardyce, who deemed Spurs' spot-kick award 'the wrong decision' after Aaron Lennon's cross struck Gael Givet's right hand, admitted the afternoon was all about the points rather than the performance. 'That's 11 from 18,' he said. 'That tells everybody we're the form team at the bottom.'[LNB]Ponderous Blackburn were energised by Palacios's exit and equalised within two minutes. Central defender Chris Samba steered the ball goalwards and Benni McCarthy, played onside by Ledley King, scuffed the ball past Heurelho Gomes.[LNB]The winner mocked claims of Spurs' improvement when defending set-pieces. Gomes edged to the near post to try to collect El-Hadji Diouf's corner, yet got nowhere near it. Instead the ball fell obligingly for the unmarked Ooijer to bundle in.[LNB]
