Silva goal enough for Pompey

Ipswich 1 Portsmouth 0

Dario Silva’s first-half header earned Portsmouth victory over Ipswich and a place in Monday’s FA Cup fourth-round draw.

Silva was only starting because Portsmouth’s two new signings – Emmanuel Olisadebe and Benjani Mwaruwari – failed to receive their international clearance in time.

But he took his chance with a neat header from Matthew Taylor’s curling cross to put Portsmouth ahead eight minutes before the interval.

Ipswich were at their best when centre-half Richard Naylor was moved up front and they forced Portsmouth defender Jason de Vos to head onto his own post but could not fashion an equaliser.