Scott Dann

Seeing his side fightback from an early two goal deficit to earn a draw against Everton had added significance for boyhood Liverpool fan Scott Dann.

Blues looked to be heading for a disappointing afternoon at the weekend as David Moyes' side raced into a two goal lead, but a quickfire reply from Cameron Jerome and a debut goal from Craig Gardner secured a deserved point for Alex McLeish's side.

"Being a Liverpool fan getting back into the game against Everton added a little something extra," said Dann.

"I'd got family and friends in the crowd at both ends.

"It was nice to get the draw, but it would have been even better if we'd got the three points.

"We gave them a head start and you can't really do that against teams like Everton because they punish you.

"We came out slowly and conceded two sloppy goals and we were quite disappointed about that.

"But we then showed the spirit that we have all season and got ourselves back into the game and I think we were the ones pushing for the win in the end."

The players celebrate Craig Gardner's equaliser

The result also maintained Blues' impressive home run, which has seen them remain unbeaten at St. Andrew's since last September.

"We kept the unbeaten run going, which is important, " added Dann.

"We'd said before the game that we wanted to do that and keep getting as many points from now until the end of the season.

"Everton have picked up since the start of the year and have shot right back up the league.

"They're a top team with lots of top players but I think on Saturday we showed we're capable of matching teams like that.

"We've still got to play against good teams and try and get results like we did against them."