FA Cup wrap: Spurs held at Stevenage, Liverpool rout Brighton

Stevenage earned an FA Cup fifth-round replay at White Hart Lane after a 0-0 draw with Tottenham on Sunday, while Liverpool won through.

League One side Stevenage held firm against a strong Spurs line-up and even caused several moments of concern for Harry Redknapp’s side at Broadhall Way.

Chances were few and far between, but Louis Saha saw his second-half strike chalked off for offside, and there were few other major talking points.

After a lacklustre display in the first half, Tottenham started the second half more focused and looked likely to net.

Saha thought he had opened the scoring when he swept in from close range, but his effort struck Scott Parker on the goal line and was correctly ruled out for offside.

The teams will meet in London for their replay on March 6, with the winner to host Bolton in the quarter-finals.

Meanwhile, Liverpool advanced to the last eight with a 6-1 thrashing of Championship outfit Brighton and Hove Albion.

Kenny Dalglish’s men dominated possession at Anfield and capitalised in the second half to run out convincing winners.

Slovakian defender Martin Skrtel put the hosts ahead after five minutes, heading in a corner from Steven Gerrard.

But Gus Poyet’s side, unbeaten this year heading into the encounter, levelled through Kazenga LuaLua, who powered a 25-yard free-kick through the Liverpool wall and into the bottom corner.

Liverpool went into the break a goal up when Liam Bridcutt netted the first of his two own goals, with a clearance from a Brighton and Hove Albion team-mate deflecting off him and in after a goalmouth scramble one minute before the interval.

Andy Carroll made it 3-1 when he struck a squared Stewart Downing pass into the corner 12 mintes after the restart, before Bridcutt diverted a Gerrard effort from an impossible angle into his own net.

Lewis Dunk also scored an own goal when his poor second touch went over the line as he looked to clear in the 75th minute.

The rout was complete when Luis Suarez, who had a penalty saved just moments earlier, headed in six minutes from time after Carroll nodded across the face.

Awaiting Liverpool in the quarter-finals are fellow Premier League side Stoke City, who overcame League Two’s Crawley Town 2-0 despite having Rory Delap sent off.

Delap was given his marching orders in the 18th minute for a dangerous lunging tackle, but Tony Pulis’ men nevertheless held a half-time lead.

Jonathan Walters opened the scoring from the penalty spot, before Peter Crouch made it two just after the break to dash any hopes of a cup upset.