Blackburn Rovers came from behind to earn a point and punch a hole in Chelsea FC’s challenge for the Premier League crown.
Rovers boss Sam Allardyce hailed his side’s performance after El-Hadji Diouf had snatched a draw with a superb header 20 minutes from time.
Allardyce concedes he was disappointed with his side conceding early, but delighted thereafter as his players responded to snatch a point.
He told Sky Sports: "It was really disappointing to go behind after a promising start.
"But then we held out well without really creating much quality in the final third.
"We put that right in the second half with the goal."
The Rovers boss made some tactical changes following the restart, which helped get the hosts back into the match.
"I told our wide men to push further on to their full-backs, because we were sitting too deep and could not get support to our frontman," Allardyce said.
"We moved the ball better on what was a difficult surface.
"I was really pleased with the second-half performance and deserved the draw in the end."
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