2011/2012 FA Cup Quarter Finals and Semi Final Draw

There are times where football comes second and unfortunately the FA Cup quarter finals was one of these times. Bolton took on Tottenham at White Hart Lane in the 5:30pm Saturday slot. The teams were level at 1-1 before disaster struck. 23-year old Fabrice Muamba suddenly collapsed in the middle of the pitch. Play was stopped instantly as everyone realised the severity of the issue and medics came onto the pitch within a minute. Muamba required CPR as his heart had stopped and remained on the pitch for six minutes. Once he had been put on a stretcher, he was wheeled down the tunnel still receiving CPR and a defibrillator had also been used. He was escorted, via ambulance, to London's heart hospital where he remains in a critical condition and anaesthetised. Shortly after Muamba had left the pitch, referee Howard Webb had no other choice but to abandon the match with players from both teams in a state of shock. Bolton's Premiership game against Aston Villa has also been postponed as Bolton and the rest of the world of football continue to pray for Fabrice Muamba.

Earlier that day, Everton hosted Sunderland in the first of the quarter finals. Phil Bardsley put Sunderland ahead after 11-minutes with a thunderous strike that found the bottom corner. Tim Cahill headed Everton level ten minutes later to set up a replay at the Stadium of Light.

Both Sunday quarter-finals took place with a minute's applause in hope for the stricken Muamba. Chelsea hosted Leicester and Roberto Di Matteo was able to keep hold of his 100% start. Gary Cahill scored his first Chelsea goal after 11-minutes before Salomon Kalou made it 2-0 five minutes later. Fernando Torres ended his goal drought with Chelsea's third on 66-minutes with Jermaine Beckford pulling one back ten minutes later. Torres then found himself on the score-sheet once again six minutes from time before Ben Marshall made 4-2 three minutes later. Raul Meireles had the final say in injury time to give Chelsea the comprehensive 5-2 victory.

Liverpool hosted last year's runners-up Stoke City in the final quarter final. Luis Suarez opened the scoring on 22-minutes with a fantastically placed shot into the bottom corner. That lead only lasted three minutes when Peter Crouch headed home from a corner that was actually a goal kick. The winning goal came 11-minutes into the second half when a flue one-two between Stewart Downing and Steven Gerrard resulted in the winger scoring only his second goal in a Liverpool shirt.

The winner of Everton against Sunderland will face Liverpool in the semi-final which could potentially set-up a Merseyside derby at Wembley. Chelsea await the winners of Tottenham and Bolton which could potentially set-up a London derby in football's capital.