Rovers stun 10-man Spurs at Ewood

The Londoners took the lead from a penalty on 30 – awarded after Gael Givet handled – when Robbie Keane coolly slotted home.

Rovers were shell-shocked and Spurs were all over them after the break, but the dismissal of Palacios for two bookable offences within minutes around the 80-minute mark changed the course of the game.

The equaliser came on 82 when a corner fell to Christopher Samba, whose scuffed shot was tapped in by McCarthy from close range.

Stephen Warnock’s piledriver on 88 was goalbound until Heurelho Gomes brilliantly tipped it over the crossbar.

But Blackburn pinched all three points on 89 when a corner was arrowed into the visitors’ six-yard box, leaving Ooijer with a simple tap-in.