Blackburn 0 Stoke 0: Big Sam is the missing link for frustrated Rovers

Blackburn Rovers host Chelsea and Liverpool this week so they desperately need manager Sam Allardyce back on the touchline.Allardyce is expected to be in charge for Wednesday's Carling Cup quarter-final against Chelsea and his players admitted they missed his guidance during this frustrating stalemate. Missing link: El-Hadji Diouf and his Blackburn team-mates struggled to build on their fine recent home form in the absence of their boss Sam Allardyce against StokeAllardyce was discharged from hospital on Saturday after a heart procedure the previous day but rested at home. Blackburn had been in brilliant form at Ewood Park winning five in a row and scoring 16 but Stoke blunted them with a typically tough, organised display. FA CUP THIRD ROUND DRAW: Rovers face Villa testAllardyce picked his Blackburn team before heading for heart surgeryBLACKBURN ROVERS FC

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