MARVIN SORDELL denied his former boss Tony Mowbray a first game win as Blackburn boss with a wonder goal at the Pirelli Stadium.
The striker netted for the first time in 10 games for the Brewers after signing a short term contract last month to cancel out Matty Palmer’s own goal.
Mowbray had signed Sordell last summer when Coventry boss but only worked with him for two months before quitting.
Sordell followed him out of the Ricoh Arena last month and he rescued Nigel Clough’s side with a stunning 25 yard strike.
It also silenced the Rovers fans who had taunted the one-time Burnley player.
And a share of the spoils moved the Brewers six points clear of the bottom three.
Mowbray was appointed just 24 hours after the sacking of Owen Coyle – the seventh permanent manager in just six and and a half years under the Venky’s.
Rovers looked keen to impress their new boss and it was one-way traffic towards the Brewers goal in the opening 45 minutes.
But their fans still took a swipe at the previous regime with chants of “Owen Coyle, you’re a w—–” Rovers winger Liam Feeney caused problems down the flank and one cross was turned by Brewers defender John Mousinho towards his goal.
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It needed Brewers keeper Jon McLaughlin to boot the ball off the line at full stretch.
But McLaughlin had no chance after 31 minutes after Palmer flicked an inswinging corner from Charlie Mulgrew into his own net.
Burton looked jaded with what was their third game in six days and all they could manage was in the first 45 minutes was an off target effort from Cauley Woodrow.
But then came Sordell’s superb strike to drag his side level and they defended for their lives to hold off a late Rovers bombardment.
The nearest they came to a late winner was when McLaughlin blocked a fierce drive from Darragh Lenihan.
In injury-time Lasse Vigen Christensen almost snatched victory for Burton as his shot hit BOTH posts before it was grabbed by Steele.
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