Ipswich 1 Albion 0

A controversial penalty ended Albion's Wembley dream as Roberto Di Matteo's decision to make nine changes backfired in the Carling Cup quarter-final.

A Marek Cech howler gifted Carlos Edwards possession close to the Baggies box, but Graham Dorrans' subsequent foul appeared to be outside the area.

But referee Michael Jones pointed to the spot and Grant Leadbitter converted for the only goal on 68 minutes.

And it was no more than Ipswich deserved for outplaying a visiting side that included nine changes and a debut for teenage full-back James Hurst.

Ipswich were first to threaten when David Norris fired wide from Tamas Priskin's cross, but the Baggies went close early on when Marc-Antoine Fortune's shot was saved by goalkeeper Brian Murphy.

Another chance arrived for the Tractor Boys when Priskin beat the offside trap and burst into the box but fired straight at goalkeeper Boaz Myhill, as Hurst applied pressure.

Murphy had to make a smart save to deny Giles Barnes after poor Ipswich defending and the goalkeeper did well again to prevent a mishit Graham Dorrans cross drifting in.

But there were more alarms at the back for the Baggies when Myhill saved from Grant Leadbitter and Jason Scotland swung and missed at the rebound.

After missing a couple of half-chances, the Baggies got a major lucky break when referee Michael Jones failed to award a penalty after an apparent trip by Myhill on Priskin.

Priskin sent a free header over the bar midway through the second-half but the Tractor Boys would not be denied and, when Dorrans felled Edwards, Leadbitter blasted the resulting spot-kick low past Myhill.

It should have been 2-0 moments later but Scotland's shot hit his own man, Priskin, on the line and was cleared to safety.