SPURS LOOK ON IN DISBELIEF

Despite the turmoil that has engulfed Portsmouth’s Premier League season, Frederic Piquionne made sure he gave their fans reason to party at Wembley. His goal in the club’s 2-0 extra-time win over Spurs helped them book a second FA Cup final appearance in two years. Former Tottenham midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng’s penalty wrapped up the victory, while Spurs ex-stopper Ricardo Rocha was selected as man of the match. The losers claimed they were undone by a slippery pitch but, as Avram Grant cheerily pointed out, ‘it was the same for both teams’