Saints sink Town

23 January 2010 18:36
Wayne Thomas scored a memorable goal as Southampton beat Ipswich 2-1 in the FA Cup fourth round. The defender fired in a superb long-range strike and Michail Antonio tapped in a second as the 1976 cup holders sent the winners from 1978 packing. Pablo Counago pulled one back to set up a nervy finale but Roy Keane, who lifted the famous old trophy four times with Manchester United, will not be repeating the trick as Ipswich boss this season. Instead Alan Pardew, a beaten finalist as a player with Crystal Palace and as manager of West Ham, takes his in-form League One side into the last 16. Thomas struck in the 31st minute, meeting a Lee Holmes pass with a stunning half-volley 25 yards out which flew across Town keeper Arran Lee-Barrett and crashed into the back of the net. Antonio grabbed the second when he followed in after Rickie Lambert's free-kick was spilled by Lee-Barrett, and Saints held out despite a late onslaught sparked by Counago's strike.

Source: PA