Sunderland 2-1 Blackburn

Published : 22 Aug 2009 16:11:57

Striker Kenwyne Jones scored twice as Sunderland came from a goal down to beat Blackburn in a hard-fought game.Jason Roberts had a header disallowed for Blackburn before Gael Givet drove in an 18-yard shot to put Rovers ahead. But Jones rounded keeper Paul Robinson and slotted in and then powered in a header to put Sunderland in front. Benni McCarthy should have equalised with a close range header but his effort hit the crossbar, while Nikola Kalinic put a late shot horribly wide. Ro.... read more