Bobby dazzler as Hammers pile on agony for Ipswich

Ipswich 0 West Ham 2 (West Ham win 4-2 on aggregate)

Striker Bobby Zamora, the man drafted in as cover for the injured Teddy Sheringham, was the hero with a second-half double to fire the Hammers into a Coca-Cola Championship clash with Derby or Preston at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium on May 30.

Twelve months ago, after sending Joe Royle’s Ipswich side packing at the semi-final stage, West Ham reserved arguably their worst display of the season for the final as they allowed Crystal Palace to take a coveted place in the Premiership.