Source: Telegraph
Blackburn Rovers 2 Sunderland 2: match report
El-Hadji Diouf came off the bench to score against his former club as Blackburn Rovers came from behind twice to earn a point from a game between two teams that have forgotten how to win. [LNB]Between them, they have now gone 15 Premier League games without a win but Darren Bent lookd to have got Sunderland's season back on track by twice putting them in front. [LNB] Related ArticlesPremier League actionPremier League tableTelegraph player raterPremier League fixturesTransfer TalkSport on televisionBut each time, Blackburn, who had not scored at Ewood Park since Nov 9, the hosts came from behind with goals from fringe men Morten Gamst Pedersen and El-Hadji Diouf. [LNB]With Sunderland's Irish midfielder David Meyler, 20, impressing on his debut, they shared a shocking opening period that saw neither team create as much as a decent opening. [LNB]But after the restart, the game came to life with two goals in the space of a minute. George McCartney tore into the box from the left and his low cross was met by a Jordan Henderson shot that was blocked before Bent squeezed the ball in thanks to a deflection off Chris Samba. [LNB]Just a minute later, Benni McCarthy's flick found Pedersen and the Norwegian left Phil Bardsley in a heap on the floor and drove in off the post from the edge of the area for just his second league goal since May 2008. [LNB]Blackburn's defence had stayed deep to counter the threat of Bent's pace but the one time they were caught 10 yards further up the field than they should have been, he punished them. Henderson slid him [LNB]through and the England hopeful beat Paul Robinson with a low shot for his 13th league goal of the season. [LNB]But the hosts were not finished and it was another forgotten man, Diouf, that glanced in a header from another former Sunderland player, Pascal Chimbonda, to earn a draw.[LNB]
