Niko Kranjcar thinks the win over Wigan Athletic has given Portsmouth a lift ahead of the weekend's FA Cup semi-final.

Pompey meet West Bromwich Albion this weekend and Croatia midfielder Kranjcar believes his team-mates are well placed to successfully negotiate their biggest match of the campaign to date.

Jermain Defoe scored both goals against Wigan to lift his tally since arriving from Tottenham Hotspur in January to eight, setting a club record for having scored in five consecutive home matches in the process. We know they are going to be tough opponents. Whoever gets to the semi-finals are good because they deserve to be there."