Big Sam pleased with point

Sam Allardyce complimented his side on a job well done after Blackburn came from behind to secure a 1-1 draw with Chelsea.

In a one-sided first half Didier Drogba opened the scoring with his 28th goal of the season as Chelsea looked to be in complete control.

It was a different game after the interval though as El-Hadji Diouf punished the Blues for profligacy in the first half 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 1: "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."

Allardyce was jeered for some of his substitutions during the second half but the Rovers boss was not unduly ruffled: "The result is what they wanted.

"The fans always feel you have got to throw caution to the wind.

"What we did in how we used the substitutes has got us the result, but the supporters are entitled to their opinion."

Allardyce maintained Sunday's result was not about doing a favour to his old friend Sir Alex Ferguson.

"It is for us, not for Sir Alex," said the Rovers boss.

"It was a point towards our own safety and a good performance with a result."