Norwich City made it six games without a win against Blackburn as they were held to a 2-2 draw at Carrow Road.
It was Norwich who took the lead in the 19th minute. Cameron Jerome was able to pounce three-yards out after Josh Murphy swiped the ball across goal.
However, just two minutes later Norwich found themselves down to ten men. Mitchell Dijks was sent off for a horrible lunging tackle on Marvin Emnes.
Blackburn spun it round in the second half, though, as Lucas Joao scored twice in five minutes to put the away side in front.
Jerome rescued a point in the 81st minute when he bundled the ball home from a Murphy cross, Jacob this time.
Picking a man of the match has been difficult, with a few players in contention.
Cameron Jerome, Ryan Bennett and Josh Murphy could have won the award. But my man of the match is Jonny Howson.
The central midfielder ran the show in the first half and battled extremely well in the second half, making some important challenges and tackles.
His passing was crisp and incisive, adding another dimension to Norwich’s play. It is just a shame his midfield partner Alex Tettey was dreadful…
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