Martin Jol warned Chelsea not to consider his team a pushover after the plum tie of the FA Cup quarter-finals placed Tottenham at the home of the Premiership champions.
In the teams' only meeting this season, Jol's came from behind to beat their London rivals 2-1, courtesy of Aaron Lennon's 52nd-minute winner and the Dutchman was quick to remind Chelsea of that fact.
"We've been competitive at Stamford Bridge in recent seasons," the Tottenham boss said. "We beat Chelsea at White Hart Lane earlier this season and this is a cup game, so the form book goes out of the window."
The other stand-out tie of the round pits Plymouth Argyle - the only non-Premiership side guaranteed a place in the last eight - against Watford, who must travel to Home Park. The last time they met was the 1984 semi-finals, when Watford won.
Plymouth manager Ian Holloway trumpeted the significance of home comforts after the 2-0 victory over Championship leaders Derby on Saturday yielded a place in yesterday's draw. "To get a home draw for the people of this town is great," he said.
"It's all about a home tie for our fans to get excited about. They made this place a fortress for us on Saturday, and they need to do it again. Aidy (Boothroyd, Watford's manager) will be looking at this thinking they can beat us. They never stop working their socks off, and there's all sorts of desire and belief. But they've got a long journey and let's see if we can make it uncomfortable for them."
One man who will be going against his instincts when the teams meet on the weekend of March 10th and 11th will be Kevin Gallen. The Plymouth striker, on loan from Queens Park Rangers, is staying in a marina-side flat in the Devon town, but home is St Albans, a few minutes' drive from Watford's training ground.
"I've always had a soft spot for Watford," said Gallen. "My brother was a professional there and I played there from the age of 11 to 14 for the youth teams. It's not far from where all my family live.
"It's ironic that we're drawn against a team that I live five minutes from when it takes four hours to get to my house from our training ground. Hopefully, they'll stay up in the Premiership; but hopefully they'll also be more focused on the Premiership than the FA Cup."
Watford's Tommy Smith insisted that the FA Cup has been a boon to his club's Premiership progress, the competition having taken his club to West Ham in the fourth round, two weeks before they repeated their 1-0 win in the Premiership fixture.
"Most clubs want to avoid the bigger clubs, so we're fairly pleased with the trip to Plymouth," Smith said. "We didn't play brilliantly in the last round and Ipswich gave us a tough time. I think the (Cup run) has helped though. It gives you a bit of momentum you can carry from the cup into the league."
In the other draws, Manchester City travel to Blackburn Rovers or Arsenal, whose replay will be held at Ewood Park, while the winner of the Madejski Stadium replay between Manchester United and Reading faces Middlesbrough or West Brom, who must replay at the Hawthorns after Saturday's 2-2 draw.
Arsenal's manager, Arsene Wenger, is unhappy at having to replay FA Cup ties after Saturday's 0-0 draw at the Emirates Stadium, but a spokesman for the English Football Association yesterday stated there were "no plans" to abolish such deciders.
