So there we have it - four quarter-finals played and a fair share of drama involved and neither of the two heavily favoured sides were able to make it through at the first time of asking.
But were any of the results a REAL surprise ?
Certainly three of the games went the way I expected, with Blackburn (beating Man City) and Watford (over Plymouth) always the most likely winners, although Rovers had to battle hard when reduced to 10 men.
I also picked Manchester United to struggle to subdue Middlesbro - and I had that game marked down as a 1-1 draw on my card - but I'll take final 2-2 scoreline as a successful prediction.
So that's three results that were porbably on most people's cards.
In the final game I expected Spurs to try hard - but tire after a tough game on Thursday night - and be swept aside by Chelsea's second half effort.
However, I was extremely surprised at the fight that Spurs put up at Stamford Bridge as I did not expect them to keep their recent goal scoring streak alive with three first half goals. When was the last time Chelsea conceded three goals at home?
Chelsea's defending did look woeful in the first half - and the absence of John Terry was obvious - it's certainly interesting to hear that his contract negotiations with Chelsea have suddenly stalled too.
In the second half I thought that the game did go as expected - with Spurs tiring noticaeably late on - and you did always get that feeling that the equaliser was coming didn't you?
Mind you Jermanie Defoe rattled the Chelsea crossbar with only a couple of minutes left when he had the winning of the game in his hands - and you just wonder if that crucial miss may come back to haunt Spurs as they had to settle for a 3-3 draw.
Certainly Tottenham should not be frightened in the replay at The Lane - but Chelsea are now well warned - and it'll be a huge clash.
Looking forward to it already.
;-)
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