Blackburn 2 - 2 Sunderland

Substitute El-Hadji Diouf scored against his former club as Blackburn twice came from behind to salvage a deserved draw against Sunderland.

The game burst into life in the second half when Darren Bent tapped home after a scramble, only for Morten Gamst Pedersen to drill a fine leveller.

Bent broke free to score his 13th goal of the season and restore the lead.

But Diouf came off the bench as part of a triple change to head home a cross from Pascal Chimbonda and seal a point.

The Senegalese striker, who left Sunderland in the January transfer window, had only been on the pitch for five minutes and much credit must go to Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce for making such a bold set of substitutions.