Smith helps Sunderland come through

Ipswich 1 Sunderland 2

Striker Tommy Smith came good at the perfect time to fire Sunderland into the last 16 of the FA Cup.

Smith was forced to wait until St Stephen's Day for his first goal of the season after signing from Watford in September, but he took his chance at Portman Road with an excellent finish in the absence of suspended Marcus Stewart.

The forward had watched from the sidelines with an ankle injury during Sunderland’s third-round victory over Hartlepool, but his goal on the stroke of half-time stung Ipswich, and Julio Arca wrapped up the win after the interval before Ipswich snatched a late consolation through Martijn Reuser, who hit the net in the final minute.