Portsmouth 2-4 Aston Villa

Published : 01 Dec 2009 21:40:35

Stewart Downing scored on his first start for Aston Villa as they secured a deserved victory over Portsmouth in the Carling Cup quarter-final.Stiliyan Petrov sliced a corner into his own net to give Pompey the lead but a minute later Emile Heskey ran through on goal to chip Villa level. James Milner's drive put the visitors ahead and Downing's second-half header seemed to have settled the tie. A Kanu strike gave Portsmouth hope but Ashley Young's goal extinguished it. Pompey boss Avram Gra.... read more