Potters, Wanderers And Palace Force Replays

Early on Saturday afternoon Chelsea became the first team to book their place in the FA Cup quarter-finals, with a 4-1 victory over Championship side Cardiff City at Stamford Bridge.

Holders Chelsea reached the last eight after Cardiff had briefly threatened to cause a massive shock.

Didier Drogba put Chelsea in front in the second minute but Michael Chopra stunned the home side with an equalizer before the interval.

But second-half goals from Michael Ballack, Daniel Sturridge and substitute Salomon Kalou put Carlo Ancelotti's through to the next round.

Meanwhile, Portsmouth overcame a resilient Southampton side to eventually beat their neighbours 4-1.

Despite being matched by the League One side for much of the fifth-round tie, Quincy Owusu-Abeyie came off the bench and opened the scoring for the visitors at St Mary's.

Rickie Lambert levelled shortly after but Aruna Dindane, Nadir Belhadj and Jamie O'Hara netted to give the scoreline a flattering look for the bottom club in the Premier League.

Elsewhere, Nigel Clough's dream of winning the one domestic trophy which eluded his father, Brian, was shattered as Birmingham City defender Liam Ridgewell snatched an injury-time winner in the FA Cup fifth round tie at Pride Park.

Jay McEveley's 54th minute strike put Derby County on course for a quarter-final spot for the first time in 11 years although Blues keeper Joe Hart will shoulder some of the responsibility.

But Scott Dann headed home a James McFadden corner to level matters and then Ridgewell popped up with the decider.

At Eastlands, Ricardo Fuller powered home a second-half header from Rory Delap's long throw to earn Stoke City an FA Cup fifth-round replay with Manchester City.

Shaun Wright-Phillips had tapped City into a first-half lead after a mistake by Ryan Shawcross in front of England manager Fabio Capello.

But Stoke refused to give in and when Shay Given failed to come off his line to collect Delap's throw, Fuller came through a pile of bodies to equalise

On Sunday, Tottenham Hotspur were second best for long periods but hit the crossbar twice and missed a second-half penalty as their exhilarating FA Cup fifth round tie at Bolton Wanderers finished 1-1.

Wanderers were the superior side for an hour and opened the scoring in the 34th minute when a flowing 16-pass move started by goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen culminated in Kevin Davies scoring from 12 yards.

But Jermain Defoe's clinical finish in the 61st minute put his side on level terms before Tom Huddlestone failed from the spot, sending the match to a replay as a result.

League Two Notts County were beaten 4-0 by Fulham at Craven Cottage.

Despite the lower league club playing well in the first half and creating chances, goals from Simon Davies and Bobby Zamora gave Fulham a two-goal lead, then Damien Duff and Stefano Okaka added to the scoreline in the second period.

At Selhurst Park, Stiliyan Petrov spared Aston Villa an FA Cup shock when he got on the end of Stewart Downing's corner to secure a 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace in the fifth round.

Darren Ambrose's superb 30-yard free-kick gave the hosts a 2-1 lead but the two teams will now have to meet again at Villa Park.

Palace defender Johnny Ertl headed home the first goal of the match but Villa equalized before the break with James Collins finding the back of the net