Allardyce afraid swine flu has spread to Blues

Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce believes Chelsea could be the next club to be affected by swine flu – and he claims the Premier League “shirked responsibility” by allowing the weekend match between the teams to go ahead.

Rovers will face Peterborough in the Carling Cup tonight, however three players have been ruled out after going down with swine flu, while two members of the Blackburn staff are also suffering with the virus.