FA Cup talking points: a seismic weekend of shocks and upsets

Chelsea and Man City bit the dust, Aston Villa scored and Phil Neville threatened to 'two-foot' someone

Dejected Chelsea players after the FA Cup match between Chelsea and Bradford
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The best cup weekend ever?

If the third round of the FA Cup was something of an anti-climax, the fourth round more than made up for it with some incredible stories. The weekend began with Cambridge holding Manchester United to a draw, and that would have been the story of the weekend were it not for the exploits of Bradford, Middlesbrough and the like. Middlesbrough shut out champions Man City to win at the Etihad, Alan Pardew's miraculous return to Crystal Palace continued as the Eagles beat Southampton 3-2 on the south coast; the Premier League's bottom club Leicester won at Tottenham; and Liverpool were held to a draw by Bolton. But all that paled into insignificance when compared to Bradford's comeback win over Chelsea.

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