LONDON, Feb 21: Newcastle United pulled off a 1-0 win over Chelsea to reach the FA Cup quarterfinals on Sunday.
A tactical gamble by Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho turned the game, his decision to make all three substitutions at halftime backfiring in spectacular fashion when wingback Wayne Bridge was carried off on a stretcher just minutes after the re-start.
That left Chelsea with 10 men and struggling to cancel out a superb header by Newcastle's Patrick Kluivert after only four minutes at St James' Park.
Mourinho, who was also paying the price for starting with a second-string side before next week's Champions League knockout tie at Barcelona, saw all hope fade in stoppage time when keeper Carlo Cudicini was red-carded for felling Shola Ameobi.
Nottingham Forest came back to draw 1-1 at Tottenham Hotspur and Burnley drew 0-0 with Blackburn Rovers in a moral victory for second division clubs over Premier League sides. Holders Manchester United reached Monday's draw with a 2-0 win at Everton on Saturday but Arsenal, held 1-1 by second division Sheffield United at Highbury.
The place to be for thrills on Sunday was Tyneside, where Newcastle battled to a famous victory over a club who have been dominating English football this season and have a League Cup final against Liverpool next Sunday.
Mourinho played a major part in what happened, sparing nearly all his first-team regulars in his bid to match last season's Champions League triumph with Porto. The turning point came when the Portuguese coach threw on winger Damien Duff, striker Eidur Gudjohnsen and attacking midfielder Frank Lampard for the second half.
Bridge was carried off with a suspected broken ankle within five minutes and Chelsea were in trouble. Victory was assured at the very end by Cudicini's red card as Newcastle kept alive their dreams of a first FA Cup final success in 50 years.
Earlier on Sunday, a goal keeping howler by Forest's Colin Doyle allowed Tottenham's England striker Jermain Defoe to score with a free kick just before the break at White Hart Lane. But Forest matched their wealthier opponents and were rewarded as striker Gareth Taylor equalised from close range in the 56th minute.
