John Carew won and converted two late penalties to keep Aston
Villa on course for a second Wembley final as they disposed of Crystal
Palace in an FA Cup fifth-round replay at Villa Park.
Villa had been stunned when Darren Ambrose's spot-kick cancelled
out Gabriel Agbonlahor's 14th goal of the campaign. But Carew had
the final say for the Carling Cup finalists, with his double blast
after both penalties were conceded by Matthew Lawrence.
It put Villa through to their first FA Cup quarter-final in ten
years, their first last-eight appearance since they reached the
2000 final. It was the perfect tonic for Martin O'Neill's side before
their Carling Cup meeting with Manchester United on Sunday. |
