The England international bent a superb finish into the bottom corner in the 37th minute to salvage a point for Fulham, which had fallen behind to Spanish youngster Ruben Rochina’s fierce strike from the edge of the area five minutes earlier.

The result leaves both teams without a win after four games, with Blackburn still bottom of the table despite earning its first point of the campaign.

Fulham is a point better off but will rue not making the most of the team’s second-half dominance, when Danny Murphy and Clint Dempsey went close to grabbing a winner.