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Kanu during the FA Cup final between Cardiff City and Portsmouth at Wembley Stadium, London, May 2008.

Can you name Portsmouth’s starting XI from their FA Cup final win in 2008?

Portsmouth are currently fighting to escape League One, a million miles away from the side assembled by Harry Redknapp that won the FA Cup in 2008 – but how well do you remember Portsmouth’s triumph?

Redknapp had fused together a side of silk and steel on the South Coast and led Portsmouth to consecutive top-half Premier League finishes in 2007 and 2008.

But the well-travelled manager won his first piece of major silverware with Pompey in 2008 as they swept to an unexpected triumph.

Portsmouth beat Ipswich, Plymouth, Preston, Manchester United and West Brom en route to the final, where a single goal was enough to see off Championship side Cardiff City and secure their first major trophy since 1950.

The club would soon enter financial difficulties, slipping out of the Premier League in 2010 and haven’t returned since. But that loss of status shouldn’t detract from Portsmouth’s moment of glory.

We’d like you to name Portsmouth’s XI from the 2008 FA Cup final and we’re expecting good scores considering the amount of 2000s cult heroes in their line-up.

And, if this whets your appetite for another challenge, why not try and name every side to reach an FA Cup final since 1990? 

If you’ve not already, sign up for a Planet Sport account to access hints for those tricky answers, to reveal the ones you’ve missed, and to register your score on the leaderboard. 

Good luck, and don’t forget to tweet us your scores @planetfutebol.


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