Blackburn Rovers boss Sam Allardyce is delighted with the attitude of his players since arriving.

They were held to a goalless draw at Sunderland and, in their last match, let slip a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 with Manchester City.

"It was nice to see the players so disappointed after the last game," said Allardyce. "It was the right reaction, knowing they were 2-0 up and shouldn't have let the game slip.

"We've had a long time to recover. I was disappointed we didn't see the last four minutes out but I was extremely pleased with the performance.

"It's been a good start, three games undefeated, and we have to try and continue the undefeated run for as long as we can.

"I've been delighted with the response from the players. I am trying not to be too negative. We've thrown four points away and we've got to tighten up but three games undefeated is not too bad.

"We now have to maintain that standard to claw our way out of the position we're in."