BOLTON: Bolton manager Sam Allardyce said he is facing up to his greatest challenge in management after Blackburn's well-deserved 1-0 win at the Reebok Stadium pushed the Wanderers further into the Premier League wilderness.
It marked a sixth consecutive defeat for Allardyce's men who stood fourth in the Premier League as recently as the first day of November, but who now seem likely to be dragged into a bitter relegation campaign in the new year, failing a rapid stop to their loss of form.