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No real surprises in FA Cup play

Published 2/14/2010 10:07:32 AM by Shane Barrow from soccermogul


No real surprises in FA Cup play
The fifth round of the English FA Cup did not produce any shockers as Chelsea, Fulham, Birmingham and Portsmouth all pushed through.

Sunday saw Fulham cruise to a 4-0 win over Embattled Notts County. Bobby Zamora and Damien Duff were on the scoresheet for Fulham.  Theclosest to a shocker came as Crystal Palace twice held leads over AstonVilla only to see the Villains rally.  Stiliyan Petrov headed home a late corner earning the replay with a 2-2 draw.

Tottenham and Bolton are forced to replay after Tottenham's Tom Huddelstone saw his late penalty kick saved by Jussi Jaaskelainen.

Saturday had Chelsea cruising to a 4-1 victory over Cardiff City.   Portsmouth broke open a scoreless game shocking Southampton with 4second half goals in a 4-1 win.

The FA Cup quarterfinal draw is complete and looks as follows:
Chelsea - Man City/Stoke
Fulham - Bolton/Tottenham
Reading/West Brom - Crystal Palace/Aston Villa
Portsmouth - Birmingham
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