On-loan Harrison Reed's only previous goal for Blackburn was the winner at Stoke in September
Harrison Reed hit a superb second-half equaliser as Tony Mowbray's Blackburn Rovers drew with his old club to make it a winless week for West Bromwich Albion.
After a dour first half at The Hawthorns, Albion went in front on 40 minutes when Craig Dawson headed home at the far post from Matt Phillips' left-wing corner.
It was the 33rd goal for the Championship's top scorers in 15 games this season - and the 39th of Dawson's career- but only his first of the season.
Reed then curled home a 25-yarder into the top-left corner to level on 71 minutes.
Blackburn, who had lost captain Charlie Mulgrew early on, finished with 10 men, losing injured goalkeeper David Raya late on after diving at the feet of Albion striker Jay Rodriguez.
Having used all three subs, midfielder Richie Smallwood went in goal but Rovers survived the final 17 minutes - including nine minutes of injury time.
After getting soundly thumped 4-1 at home by Derby County in midweek, on the back of last Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Wigan Athletic, the Baggies at least avoided another damaging defeat.
But, although they had Jake Livermore back from his one-game ban, they were without four injured players, joint-top scorer Dwight Gayle (calf) and Kieran Gibbs (hip) who both came off at half-time in midweek, while Ahmed Hegazi (hamstring) and Gareth Barry (calf) remain sidelined.
Up against a side well marshalled by Mowbray, on his first return to The Hawthorns, a much-changed home side - with Bakary Sako making his debut - failed to threaten sufficiently until that frantic late finish when they piled forward against Rovers' 10 men.
And they had earlier needed two late first-half saves from keeper Sam Johnstone to deny Joe Rothwell before the break, prior to Reed's leveller.
Although still comfortably the Championship's top scorers, Albion have dropped to fifth, four points off top spot, while, although avoiding a third straight defeat, Mowbray's Rovers are down in 12th.
Craig Dawson's far-post header from Matt Phillips' corner was his first goal in nine months
West Brom head coach Darren Moore told BBC WM 95.6:
"We just couldn't get the goal, albeit by plucky and determined play, as well as sheer numbers in front of the goal, we couldn't get the touch to get it over the line.
"We should have won on the chances we had. But look at Blackburn and the wonderful goal they scored, and it just wasn't to be. They had bodies in the way and got the blocks in.
"It's been a difficult week, and it stops the rot. That's the way I'm looking at it. It's something to build on. We created chances and, if we hadn't created chances, that would worry me."
Blackburn manager Tony Mowbray told BBC Radio Lancashire:
"For the team to dig in as they did was not a surprise to me, it was almost a heroic effort for them considering the amount of defensive injuries we had.
"A lot conspired against us. But we took a point from a place that is very difficult to visit. They have a lot of quality players. The class they possess is scary.
"But, for long spells of the second half we were the better team, in the ascendancy. It looked like the goal was coming and eventually it did."
