Owls pay the penalty

Kevin Phillips converted an injury-time penalty to earn a 1-1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday and keep Blackpool's hopes of a place in the FA Cup fifth round for the first time in 22 years alive.

After an entertaining first half where both goalkeepers were regularly called into action, Sheffield Wednesday broke the deadlock seven minutes after the interval through Clinton Morrison.

David Prutton's through ball found Ryan Lowe, who tried to round Blackpool goalkeeper Matt Gilks but had the ball touched away from him, presenting Morrison with the chance to finish clinically from an acute angle.

Wednesday appeared to be holding out in relative comfort until Danny Batth brought down Gary Taylor-Fletcher in the first minute of stoppage time.

Veteran striker Phillips made no mistake to ensure Ian Holloway's npower Championship side will get another crack at their League One opponents, who dumped them out of the Carling Cup on penalties in August.