Dave Jones: FA Cup Final is made for an upset

Cardiff took the train to London yesterday and Bluebirds boss Dave Jones believes his unfancied side can derail Portsmouth's FA Cup bandwagon today.

Jones' squad have arrived in the capital on a mission to take the FA Cup back to Wales for the first time since their 1927 triumph.

Cardiff's victory 81 years ago at Wembley is the only time the Cup has been won by a club outside England.

But former-Southampton and Wolves chief Jones, 51, believes his Championship side have a genuine chance of repeating the feat.

And Jones, whose side beat top-flight Middlesbrough in the last eight with a shock 2-0 win at The Riverside, reckons Harry Redknapp's Premier League favourites could crack under the pressure of expectancy.

"I started thinking we could win it when we beat Boro," said Jones. "All of a sudden the players started to realise 'Hang on, we've got a chance'.

"The night before our game Chelsea were knocked out at Barnsley and I felt that would be Boro's incentive to get into the last four.

"But instead it inspired my players. The pressure was on Boro because they were expected to win - maybe the same will happen against Portsmouth.

"We're the underdogs but we'll go there with determination and pride.

"I would never put out a side that I didn't think was going to win. If they do their best we've got a good chance."