Source: PA
Tractor Boys into semis
Under-fire Roy Keane guided npower Championship side Ipswich into the semi-finals of the Carling Cup with a 1-0 win over top-flight West Brom in front of only a 11,300 crowd at Portman Road.
The former Manchester United midfielder has endured a difficult relationship with Town supporters following a dire run of form which saw them slip to 16th in the npower Championship following Sunday's 4-1 defeat to East Anglia rivals Norwich.
However, Keane's battling team - hit by injuries and unavailable loan players - secured their place in the last four through a second-half penalty from Grant Leadbitter.
West Brom made nine changes for the trip to a freezing Suffolk, with youngster James Hurst, 18, making his debut at right-back, as defender Marek Cech and midfielder Graham Dorrans were the only survivors from the 4-1 Barclays Premier League win at Everton.
Keane had accepted in his programme notes "there is no hiding place for a manager", and the side he put out certainly did not shy away from their challenge.
Ipswich took the lead from a controversial penalty on 69 minutes when Carlos Edwards was tripped by Dorrans. While contact looked just outside the box, the referee pointed to the penalty spot and Leadbitter made no mistake from 12 yards.
