Diouf an habitual diver, admits Allardyce

Bolton boss Sam Allardyce conceded that El-Hadji Diouf has earned himself more notoriety following the blatant dive that led to the winning goal against Blackburn – and admitted the striker has “been doing it all his life”.

The Senegalese striker has already become one of the most unpopular players in the country due to incidents of spitting, arguing and over-reacting and Allardyce - despite strongly defending his player – conceded his reputation will suffer even more.