Ireland's Cannon blasts four for Stoke in Portsmouth destruction

Six of the seven goals in Stoke against Portsmouth were scored by Irish players.

CANNONBALLER: Stoke City's Tom Cannon celebrates scoring his hat-trick goal against Portsmouth. Picture: Nigel French/PA Wire.

Tom Cannon scored four goals for Stoke in a 6-1 victory over Portsmouth on Wednesday evening.

Remarkably, six of the game's seven goals were scored by Irish players. Mark O'Mahony found the net for Portsmouth while Andy Moran hit Stoke's sixth.