by johntheclaret » Wed Jan 13, 2010 9:13 am
FA Cup 3rd round delayed games
Bristol City 1 Cardiff 1
Birmingham 1 Nottm Forest 0
QPR 2 Sheff Utd 3
Coventry 1 Pompey 2 aet.
Derby 1 Millwall 1 Derby win 5 - 3 on penalties
Crisis club Portsmouth completed a dramatic come-from-behind victory to go through to the fourth round of the FA Cup, beating Coventry 2-1 after extra-time.
Portsmouth scored a last-minute equaliser in normal time and then scored in time added on in the second half of extra-time to knock the Sky Blues out at Ricoh Arena.
Coventry took the lead through Leon Best's superbly taken half-volley in the first half as the Sky Blues striker turned to smash a delightful effort into the top corner from the edge of the area.
But as the match moved into injury time, a mix-up at the back saw the unfortunate Wright head into his own net.
Then, with penalties looming, Aaron Mokoena got up for a corner to head home and break Coventry hearts.
Birmingham were on the backfoot for long periods but Barry Ferguson's first goal for the club saw them beat Nottingham Forest 1-0.
Ferguson scored against the run of play in the 61st minute as Christian Benitez teed up the Scot for a powerful left-footed shot.
Sheffield United almost blew a 3-0 lead but went through with a 3-2 win at QPR, thanks to two goals in the space of three second-half minutes from Jamie Ward and Richard Cresswell.
After Lee Williamson had opened the scoring with a neat turn and shot in the 19th minute, Ward added a second and Cresswell the third in the 68th and 70th minutes.
QPR were not done yet as Akos Buzsaky got one back from the penalty spot after a Derek Geary handball before Damion Stewart headed home in the 88th minute.
But the hosts could not find an equaliser as they bowed out of the competition.
Derby beat Millwall 5-3 on penalties after the two sides finished normal time tied at 1-1.
After a goalless 90 minutes, Millwall took the lead with Steve Morison prodding home after Dave Martin's shot was blocked in the 108th minute.
But Derby quickly responded as Steve Davies lobbed the goalkeeper to level the tie.
Danny Schofield saw his penalty saved by Stephen Bywater midway through the shoot-out, leaving Dean Moxey to seal the win with a placed shot into the bottom left-hand corner.
Bristol City and Cardiff face a further fixture congestion as their rearranged third-round tie will go to a replay thanks to Gavin Williams' dramatic injury-time equaliser.
Cardiff thought they had won it with Michael Chopra's stunning 76th-minute goal.
With heavy snow falling at Ashton Gate, Chopra took advantage of a clearance that rolled to a stop to fire in a long curling shot from the right wing.
But two minutes into time added on the ball fell for Williams on the edge of the area and he lashed a shot through the crowded box to find the bottom left-hand corner
