Morten Gamst Pedersen says Sam Allardyce has been great for Blackburn Rovers.

Today Pedersen hopes to make it a miserable Blackburn return for former boss Mark Hughes, now in charge at Fulham.

He said: "It was a blow to lose Mark but Sam Allardyce has got us on the up again."

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