Portsmouth 2-4 Aston Villa
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.
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