Luton ousts Coventry from FA Cup
Division Two club piles hurt on Premier League foe
Posted: Wednesday October 28, 1998 10:31 AM
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Murphy (left) of Liverpool clashes with Collins of Fulham Ross Kinnaird/Allsport |
LONDON (AP) -- Division Two Luton ousted Premier League club Coventry
City from the League Cup on a 2-0 upset scoreline Tuesday while
division three Cambridge United produced a comeback from 3-0 down
at Nottingham Forest before losing in a penalty shootout.
With England striker Dion Dublin talking over a 6 million pound
($10 million) transfer to Blackburn, struggling Coventry
tumbled at Kenilworth Road without him.
Phil Gray fired Luton ahead early in the second half and it was
2-0 when Graham Alexander's corner was headed home by Steve Davies.
Luton had knocked out division one Oxford and Ipswich on the way
to the third round and the result poured more misery on Coventry
which is second from last in the Premier League standings.
At the City Ground, goals by Dougie Freedman, Craig Armstrong
and Marlon Harewood put Forest 3-0 ahead a minute into the second
half. Trevor Benjami and Martin Butler pulled it back to 3-2 and
John Taylor's penalty six minutes from the end after French
defender Thierry Bonolaire had handled, meant Cambridge took the
match to extra time in front of Forest's horrified fans.
The Premier League team, down to 10 players after Bonolaire's
expulsion, held on to take the match to penalties and advanced 4-3
in the shootout.
In other third round matches, Liverpool downed Kevin Keegan's
Fulham 3-1 and Tottenham gained a 3-1 win at another division two
club, Northampton.
Fulham held Liverpool scoreless at half time but fell behind to
a deflected David Thompson shot. Paul Peschisolido's curling shot
past Liverpool's United Sttes international goalkeeper Brad
Friedel made it 1-1 but Robbie Fowler fired in a penalty after
Michael Owen had been brought down and Paul Ince headed home Steve
Staunton's cross.
Tottenham fell a goal down at division two Northampton through
Sean Parrish. But Chris Armstrong hit two goals and Sol Campbell
added another and Spurs' French international star David Ginola
even had a penalty saved.
Two goals by Tony Cottee fired visiting Leicester into the last
16 in a 2-1 win at harlton who replied through Paul Mortimer.
Paul Dalglish, son of former Newcastle manager Kenny, fired the
only goal as Newcastle won 1-0 at division one Tranmere.
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