Dunn was used as a 61st minute substitute with Blues down to ten men following the sending off of Damien Johnson moments earlier and trailing to Luke Youngs 49th minute goal for the visitors. "He's a crowd favourite and does things nobody else can do," Bruce said of Dunn after the 1-1 draw. "That's a positive for us and touch wood he can have a good run. He'll be a big player for us this season. "He and Yorkie gave us that spark we needed."
The influential midfielder sparked Blues into action and they managed to carve out an equaliser through home debutant Dwight Yorke, who had also been sent on from the bench at the same time as Dunn.