JORDI GOMEZ has left Sunderland to join Championship side Blackburn Rovers on loan for the remainder of the season.

The 30-year-old Spaniard has barely featured under Sam Allardyce, and has started just five Premier League matches this season.

His last Sunderland appearance came in the Boxing Day defeat to Manchester City, and he is set to make his Blackburn debut in Saturday's game with Middlesbrough at the Riverside.