Manchester City 1-0 Reading: Rival captains Carlos Tevez and Jobi McAnuff tangle at the City of Manchester Stadium knowing a Wembley semi-final against Manchester United awaits the winners
McAnuff's dangerous early cross from the left heads towards Shane Long but it is cut out at the last moment by Joleon Lescott (right) as the Royals look to cause an upset
Shaun Wright-Phillips (right) fails to get the better of Reading's veteran defender Ian Harte as the Premier League side find their Championship opponents hard to break down
As the half wears on the hosts create a number of chances but they appear to lack some urgency as the score remains 0-0 at the interval
Reading's Alex McCarthy continues to be the busier of the two goalkeepers after the break making a number of good saves to keep City out
The deadlock is finally broken by Roberto Mancini's side 16 minutes from time when Micah Richards outjumps the Reading defence to head home from David Silva's corner
There are no further goals at Eastlands as Manchester City make it through to set up a semi-final derby against their big cross-town rivals
Stoke City 2-1 West Ham United: Having beaten the Potters 3-0 in last Saturday's Premier League fixture, the Hammers see Victor Obinna thwarted by Glenn Whelan in the search for an early goal in this FA Cup tie
It is the hosts, however, who look more dangerous in the opening exchanges and duly take the lead in the 12th minute when Robert Huth (left) heads home from a long Rory Delap throw
Avram Grant's side get back on level terms on the half hour but not without controversy as Frederic Piquionne appears to handle the ball shortly before lifting it over Thomas Sorensen
Despite the strong protests of Stoke's players, referee Mike Jones is unmoved and the game reaches half-time with the teams locked together at 1-1
The official finds himself at the centre of the action again just seconds after the restart when he awards a penalty for a foul on Matthew Etherington only for replays to suggest he may have dived
Etherington takes the spot-kick himself but sees it brilliantly saved by Robert Green, however the goalkeeper is not so lucky in the 63rd minute when Danny Higginbotham's free-kick is struck too firmly to keep out
It is the defender's first ever goal in the FA Cup and proves to be enough for Stoke who progress to the semi-finals at Wembley where they will meet Bolton Wanderers
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