Blackburn Rovers boss Sam Allardyce admits he's not overjoyed at the prospect of an FA Cup replay after their 0-0 draw with Sunderland yesterday.

"The replay is a game which both of us could probably do without," he said.

"We didn't lose but we wanted to get a result and get into the next round. It was a disappointment from my point of view in the sense that we failed to convert three glorious chances in the first half.

"Pascal Chimbonda's save on the line was pretty miraculous from Morten's shot so I can't blame him for that but Chris Samba's header at the near post and Roque's one-on-one with their 'keeper are the sort of chances we expect to convert to get us in the lead.

"The way we are defending at the moment I think one goal would have got us the win today but we couldn't get that goal and I think the second half became a pretty scrappy affair for both sides.

"Neither side really created a clear-cut chance after that but there were half-chances and we didn't quite get the right finish or the right final ball."