Patched-up Portsmouth end Pool's Cup dream

RICHARD HUGHES and Shaka Hislop were the toast of Portsmouth after the duo dumped Liverpool out of the FA Cup at Fratton Park yesterday.

Patched-up Portsmouth end Pool's Cup dream

Portsmouth 1 Liverpool 0

Midfielder Hughes scored his first Pompey goal a fierce 71st-minute drive - to avenge memories of one of the darkest days in the club's history. That was when Liverpool deprived Portsmouth of an appearance in the 1992 FA Cup final with a penalty shoot-out victory in the semi-final.

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