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Quarter-final places up for grabs

Author: Brandon Barker
Date: 14/02/2010
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Six teams will battle it out on Sunday as they aim to grab themselves a place in this season's FA Cup quarter-finals.

Notts County are starting to make the headlines for all the right reasons and they are the lowest ranked team left in the competition.

The League Two side grabbed a fine 2-2 draw at Meadow Lane against Wigan Athletic in the last round but they raised more eyebrows by beating their Premier League opponents 2-0 on their own patch.

Sven-Goran Eriksson, their now former director of football, was a delighted onlooker along with manager Dave Kevan as Stephen Hunt put the Magpies ahead before a Gary Caldwell own goal secured the magnificent victory.

They have been rewarded for their efforts with an away-day trip to Fulham.

The Cottagers know that League Two opposition can be tough to crack, as they found out in the last round.

Accrington Stanley threatened a shock after Michael Symes had cancelled out Erik Nevland's opener.

But Roy Hodgson's men battled through the muddy Crown Ground pitch and secured a 3-1 win with further efforts from Damien Duff and Zoltan Gera.

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The shrewd Hodgson will not allow his players to show complacency on Sunday, knowing their opponents have nothing to lose, and with Lee Hughes, Karl Hawley and Kasper Schemeichel in their squad, they have sufficient talent to pose a threat.

Crystal Palace's fine fourth round win over Wolverhampton Wanderers will see them meet Aston Villa at Selhurst Park.

The beleaguered Championship side will be grateful for the extra revenue and Danny Butterfield, whose hat-trick wiped Wolves out last time around, will be looking for further success this weekend.

Martin O'Neill's Villa are an outside online betting hope to claim silverware this term, but he should be quietly confident of their chances.

With Gabriel Agbonlahor, Ashley Young, James Milner and John Carew in Villa's attacking options, Neil Warnock's side face a tough test.

Tottenham Hotspur beat League One side Leeds United 3-1 in a fourth-round replay at Elland Road thanks to Jermain Defoe's heroics.

They will face Bolton Wanderers at Reebok Stadium in this all Premier League clash.

Gretar Steinsson and Johan Elmander goals put the Trotters into the next round in a 2-0 win over Sheffield United.

Owen Coyle's men will be glad of a break from the league as they struggle at the wrong end of the table.

Opposing number Harry Redknapp has recent success in the competition after guiding former club Portsmouth to glory in 2008.

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