Piquionne sinks sorry Stoke

Frederic Piquionne provided the inspiration as Portsmouth stormed into the Carling Cup quarter-finals by demolishing Stoke 4-0 at Fratton Park.Piquionne struck twice and set up another for Danny Webber before Kanu completed the rout to make it 11 goals from their three matches in the competition this season.Pompey took the lead early on when the ubiquitous Piquionne outjumped Danny Higginbotham to nod home Nadir Belhadj's cross.The visitors were securing plenty of possession but were toothless in the final third, a criticism that could not be levelled at Portsmouth as they extended their lead. It was a simple move as Piquionne set up Webber who took one touch before blasting home in the 56th minute.Three minutes later and Hart's team were out of sight as Simonsen fumbled a free-kick by Brown into the path of Piquionne who completed the simple tap in.To complete the rout, Aaron Mokoena laid on a sweet pass to fellow substitute Kanu who rounded the beleaguered Simonsen before slotting home with nine minutes left.

Source: Eurosport