Cup reprieve for Keane as Ipswich stun Baggies

UNDER-FIRE boss Roy Keane guided npower Championship side Ipswich into the semi-finals of the Carling Cup — where they will meet favourites Arsenal — following a 1-0 win over top-flight West Brom last night.

The former Manchester United midfielder has endured a difficult relationship with Town supporters following a dire run of form which saw them slip to 16th in the npower Championship following Sunday’s 4-1 defeat to East Anglia rivals Norwich.

However, Keane’s battling team — hit by injuries and unavailable loan players — secured a semi-final berth through a second-half penalty from Grant Leadbitter in front of only a 11,300 crowd at Portman Road.