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Crouch strikes to put Pompey on way.


Byline: BY JON WEST Daily Post Correspondent

HOLDERS Pompey avoided an upset at Ashton Gate Ashton Gate Stadium is a stadium in Bristol, England, and is the home of Bristol City F.C. Located in the south-west of the city, just south of the River Avon, it has an all-seated capacity of 21,497, with an effective capacity for football matches (depending on how many away  where they booked their place in the fourth round of the FA Cup by beating Bristol City 2-0.

Portsmouth broke the deadlock when Peter Crouch beat a host of City defenders to turn home an Armand Traore cross - although it looked like the former Liverpool striker had handled the ball Handled the ball is a method of dismissal in the sport of cricket. Definition
Law 33 of the Laws of cricket provides that:

"Either batsman is out Handled the ball if he wilfully touches the ball while in play with a hand or hands not holding the bat unless he does
 in the Pompey box in the lead up to the goal.

Niko Kranjcar put the game beyond doubt before David James David James may refer to:
  • David James (footballer) (born 1970), a Portsmouth and England goalkeeper
  • David James, Baron James of Blackheath, a British corporate trouble-shooter, former chairman of the Millennium Dome, and author of the Conservative Party's James Report
 saved a Nicky Maynard penalty late on.

Wolves recorded their first win at St Andrews for almost eight years as they put in a solid performance to beat Midlands rivals Birmingham 2-0.

Wanderers took the lead seven minutes before the break when Andrew Keogh raced onto a Michael Kightly through-ball to slot past Maik Taylor.

Sam Vokes then doubled Wolves' advantage shortly after the break.

West Brom progressed as they defeated Peterborough 2-0 at London Road.

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Title Annotation:Sport
Publication:Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Date:Jan 14, 2009
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