Fulham - 2 Everton - 1:English FA Cup fourth round replays: Luis Boa Morte let his football do the talking last night as he set up both Fulham goals to dump Everton out of The FA Cup and clinch a last-16 clash with West Ham.
The Portuguese international accused Duncan Ferguson of racially abusing him in the initial fourth-round tie between these sides - but Fulham have so far failed to make an official complaint. Fulham manager Chris Coleman criticised the 26-year-old for going public and the Football Association are seeking a full explanation of his claim.
But, after one of the most difficult weeks of his career, the flying winger produced a man-of-the-match performance.
He teed up Junichi Inamoto's thunderous 56th-minute opener for the home side and Steed Malbranque's 100th-minute winner.
In between those goals, there was a moment of incredible drama which encapsulated this pulsating night at Loftus Road.
It came when Everton's Francis Jeffers - the man who grabbed the last-minute equaliser at Goodison Park to take this tie to a replay - struck in added-time after the 90 minutes to force extra-time.
The striker then amazingly fluffed a sitter even deeper into injury-time, paying the price as Boa Morte laid on the winner.
Ferguson's weekend injury had prevented a personal confrontation with his accuser - but Lee Carsley ensured a fiery opening for Boa Morte as the opponents exchanged wild tackles, both of which went unpunished.
Wayne Rooney was also at the centre of controversy in the 38th minute after he tumbled over an advertising hoarding.
The England striker was involved in an angry verbal exchange with the Fulham fan who had helped him to his feet. But this was a cracking cup tie with chance after chance for both sides.
Rooney missed a good opportunity and Tomasz Radzinski hit the post for David Moyes's men.
And at the other end, Nigel Martyn made a string of saves despite being beaten by Inamoto and Malbranque. In fact, the only disappointment on a thrill-a-minute night in west London was the pitiful crowd - just 11,551 for a tie which propelled the winners to within three games of the Millennium Stadium.
Everton brought 3,000 down from Merseyside but Fulham fans shunned the famous old competition once again. Carsley clattered Boa Morte with a wild kick after four minutes but somehow escaped without a booking. The Fulham man hit back with a two-footed lunge right under the nose of referee Paul Durkin, who did not even give the offender a talking-to. Boa Morte almost scored after 24 minutes. Racing onto Inamoto's through-pass, the winger scooped the ball just wide as he fell. Boa Morte would have capped a memorable night by scoring himself in the second period of extra-time but for another fine Martyn save.
FULHAM: Van der Sar, Volz, Knight, Goma, Bocanegra, Djetou, Malbranque, Inamoto (Petta 97), Sean Davis, Boa Morte, Hayles (Sava 81). Subs Not Used: Crossley, Rehman, Green. Goals: Inamoto 57, Malbranque 102.
EVERTON: Martyn, Pistone, Unsworth, Naysmith, Hibbert, Kilbane, Gravesen, Carsley, Nyarko (Watson 62), Rooney, Radzinski (Jeffers 63). Subs Not Used: Simonsen, Linderoth, Clarke. Booked: Carsley. Goal: Jeffers 90.
Referee: P Durkin (Dorset).
