Soccer – FA Cup:FA Cup holders Chelsea have been handed a home quarter-final against either Manchester City or Stoke. Carlo Ancelotti's side, who comfortably saw off Cardiff at Stamford Bridge yesterday, will be favourites to win the tie, with Stoke and Manchester City facing a replay at the Britannia Stadium next week.
Crystal Palace, who came close to causing an FA Cup shock at home to Aston Villa today, will face either Reading or West Brom in the last eight if they come through a replay at Villa Park.
Stiliyan Petrov spared Villa an FA Cup shock when he got on the end of Stewart Downing's corner to secure a 2-2 draw at Crystal Palace.
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 game but Villa equalised before the break with James Collins finding the back of the net.
Earlier Tottenham were second best for long periods but hit the crossbar twice and missed a second-half penalty as their exhilarating clash at Bolton 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.
Notts County ended their traumatic week by losing 4-0 to Fulham at Craven Cottage.
The League Two club, who have a winding-up order hanging over them from Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, were sold for £1 to Ray Trew and then saw Sven Goran Eriksson resign as director of football - but there was no cup fairytale today to lift their chaotic season.
Despite playing well in the first half and creating chances, goals from Simon Davies and Bobby Zamora gave Fulham a two-goal lead before Damien Duff and Stefano Okaka added to the scoreline in the second period.
FA Cup Quarter-Final Draw
Chelsea v Manchester City/Stoke
Fulham v Bolton/Tottenham
Reading/West Brom v Crystal Palace/Aston Villa
Portsmouth v Birmingham
(Ties to be played on the weekend of March 6th and 7th)
Today's FA Cup Fifth Round Results
Bolton 1 Tottenham 1
Fulham 4 Notts County 0
Crystal Palace 2 Aston Villa 2