Pompey or Ipswich get bite at the Cherries
Monday, 11th Jan 2016 21:02 by pompey-fans.com staff

The winners of Pompey's FA Cup replay with Ipswich will host Bournemouth in the fourth round.

It's a big incentive for both Paul Cook's team and Mick McCarthy's ahead of their Fratton rematch, which takes place next Tuesday (7.45pm).

Were Pompey to get through, it would be an intriguing clash between two south-coast teams who last met in the 2012-13 season when they were together in League One. They headed in opposite directions at the end of that season and are now three divisions apart.

The game would mean a Fratton return for Eddie Howe, a popular figure at the club after a long spell as a player which was badly disrupted by injury.

And it would be a repeat of a 1991 round four game in which Pompey thrashed the Cherries 5-1 before losing to Spurs in the fifth round.

The draw comes after Gary Roberts spoke of his pride at Pompey's round three show at Ipswich. He told The News: 'We got a draw at the end of the day but I think performance-wise we did ourselves justice. We knew we could hurt them with the way they play and how we set up with the man in the hole. I know they got the goal at the end but it shows how far we have come.

‘We are proud of ourselves. Personally I felt we were on top and controlled the game, which is what we try to do that wherever we go. With our manager you are not going to go to Ipswich and put everyone behind the ball.

‘When Conor scored I thought we would have got another one because it would be obvious they would push on. As it was, the referee was too quick to whistle for the free-kick which led to the equaliser. But Ipswich are a top Championship side and we have given them a right game. I think we shaded the match and probably deserved to win.'

Full round four draw

Arsenal v Burnley

Bury/Bradford City v Hull City

Carlisle/Yeovil v Everton

Colchester v Tottenham/Leicester

Crystal Palace v Stoke City

Derby v Manchester United

Eastleigh/Bolton v Leeds United

Exeter City/Liverpool v West Ham

Huddersfield/Reading v Walsall

Ipswich/Portsmouth v Bournemouth

Northampton/MK Dons v Chelsea