Chelsea quadruple still on

12 April 2012

Stunning strikes from Andriy Shevchenko and Shaun Wright-Phillips kept Chelsea's quadruple dreams alive by sending Tottenham spinning out of the FA Cup with a 2-1 defeat.

Shevchenko and Wright-Phillips struck in the second half of the quarter-final replay at White Hart Lane to get Jose Mourinho within sight of the only trophy he has not won in the English game.

Robbie Keane pulled a goal back for the hosts with a penalty but he could not take his record of scoring in every round of this season's cup into the last four.

Spurs were ultimately undone by goals of genuine quality, Shevchenko's quite clearly his finest since arriving in London.

It was only his 12th strike since the Community Shield at the start of the campaign but offered a reminder of why Chelsea parted with more than £30million for his services.

The Ukraine striker has saved his best performances for the knockout competitions and his goal had the hallmarks of the kind of strikes he regularly executed at AC Milan.

Then came Wright-Phillips' volley, giving Steve McClaren in the stands a glimpse of what England are missing without him in the squad.

The two goals were good enough to win any cup tie but Spurs set up a dramatic finale when Dimitar Berbatov was fouled by Ricardo Carvalho when closing in on goal.

The Portugal centre-back only got a yellow card, with Keane sending Peter Cech the wrong way with the penalty.

After the final whistle a fan ran onto the pitch in the direction of Chelsea's Frank Lampard but was tackled by stewards before he got close to the player.

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