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| March 13, 2007 | Tuesday | Safar 23, 1428 |
Blackburn, Watford reach FA Cup semis
LONDON, March 12: Chelsea stormed back from two goals down to snatch a 3-3 draw against Tottenham Hotspur in an electrifying FA Cup quarter-final at Stamford Bridge on Sunday (partially reported in Monday’s edition).
Blackburn Rovers became the first team into the last four with a 2-0 victory over Manchester City while Watford joined them after beating second division Plymouth Argyle 1-0.
Manchester United and Middlesbrough will also go into the hat for Monday's draw after finishing at 2-2 on Saturday.
Sunday's drama came at Stamford Bridge where strikes by Dimitar Berbatov and Hossam Ghaly and an own goal from Michael Essien gave Tottenham a 3-1 halftime lead as they looked set to end a 17-year wait for a win at Stamford Bridge.
Goals in each half from Aaron Mokoena and Matt Derbyshire saw Blackburn beat Manchester City. It was a day of mixed fortunes for South African Mokoena who was sent off after the break for a second booking.
Watford, who reached the final in 1984 and last made the semis four years ago, edged past plucky Plymouth thanks to a first-half goal from French striker Hameur Bouazza.
Results:
FA Cup quarter-finals: Played on Sunday:
Plymouth Argyle 0 Watford 1
Blackburn Rovers 2 Manchester City 0
Chelsea 3 Tottenham Hotspur 3
Played on Saturday:
Middlesbrough 2 Manchester United 2
—Reuters
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