Allardyce refocuses on relegation scrap

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce immediately turned his attention back to the Barclays Premier League after avoiding an FA Cup shock at Blyth last night.

Allardyce’s men ran out third-round victors over the non-leaguers by a narrow 1-0 margin at Croft Park, and survived a major scare five minutes from time when substitute Andrew Wright came within inches of cancelling out what proved to be Carlos Villanueva’s winner.