Newcastle 0-1 Chelsea: Blues substitute Ashley Cole tries to keep warm on a cold night on Tyneside
A bright opening sees chances for both sides but Michael Essien fails to test Magpies keeper Shay Given from distance
Newcastle's best effort of the half comes from Obafemi Martins, but his 25-yard piledriver crashes off the crossbar
Chelsea hit back through Andriy Shevchenko's 12-yard drive which hits the post and the teams go in level at half-time
United continue to create chances after the break, but Blues keeper Henrique Hilario saves from Kieron Dyer and Martins
Chelsea bring on Michael Ballack and Didier Drogba and the former sets up the latter to score from a free-kick
Midfielder Frank Lampard is another second-half substitute and he is quick to congratulate the prolific Drogba
Lampard then hits the post with an audacious 30-yard lob in the dying minutes as Chelsea move into the semi-finals
Tottenham 1-0 Southend (aet): The Blues want another giant-killing after beating Manchester United in round four
The Championship side give as good as they get in the early exchanges but neither side can break the deadlock
Visiting keeper Darryl Flahavan is put under most pressure but saves everything Spurs throw at him as the half ends goalless
Southend danger man Freddy Eastwood is kept quiet in the second-half while Spurs continue to create chances
Jermain Defoe, Danny Murphy and Dimitar Berbatov all go close for the home side, but the Southend defence holds firm
The game remains goalless after 90 minutes, so 30 minutes extra-time is required to try and separate the sides
And with just five minutes remaining, Defoe turns in Ahmed Mido's centre to win the game for Spurs
The Championship's bottom side must now pick themselves up for the visit of league leaders Birmingham on Saturday
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