Ten-man Bolton battles back to earn draw

Bolton, England (Sports Network) - Goals from Kevin Davies and Robbie Blake in the final 20 minutes helped 10-man Bolton come back from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw with Birmingham at the Reebok Stadium on Sunday.

Birmingham's Roger Johnson put his team in front just four minutes into the game, and he was involved in the sending off of Bolton goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen, who slapped Johnson after the two were tangled up in a challenge.

A goal from Craig Gardner early in the second half appeared to put the game out of reach, but Davies scored from the penalty spot and Blake curled home a brilliant free kick in the 81st minute to level the match.

Both teams entered the match with four points from their first two games, but it was Birmingham who enjoyed a great start as Cameron Jerome flicked a pass into the path of Johnson, who slid in and scored from six yards.

Jaaskelainen then picked up a red card in the 36th minute for his slap to the face of Johnson, and Birmingham went two goals up in the 50th minute when Jerome, who looked to be slightly offside, headed the ball back across the face of goal for Gardner to poke past substitute goalkeeper Adam Bogdan.

An eventful day continued for Johnson as he gave away a penalty kick for fouling Davies inside the box, allowing the Bolton man to convert his spot kick and pull the Trotters to within a goal.

The rally was complete 10 minutes later as Bolton's Gary Cahill was fouled near the top of the penalty area by Barry Ferguson, setting up a free kick for Blake that he curled past goalkeeper Ben Foster.

Sunderland stunned Manchester City, 1-0, with a stoppage-time penalty kick from Darren Bent, Liverpool claimed its first win of the season as Fernando Torres scored in the second half of a 1-0 win against West Bromwich and Aston Villa kept Everton winless in a 1-0 win for the Villains courtesy of Luke Young's first-half goal.