Spurs sweep into FA Cup semis

Tottenham Hotspur delivered a second-half surge to come from behind and beat Fulham 3-1 at White Hart Lane to book a place in the FA Cup semi-finals last night.

Bobby Zamora gave Fulham an early lead against his former club in the quarter-final replay as Fulham looked to continue their hot streak.

However, a goal with his first touch by second-half substitute David Bentley levelled and goals by Roman Pavlyuchenko and Eidur Gudjohnsen swept Spurs into a last-four meeting with Portsmouth at Wembley on April 11.

Holders Chelsea play Aston Villa in the other semi-final on April 10.

Meanwhile, Chelsea closed to within just a point of Premier League leaders Manchester United with a 5-0 victory away to bottom-of-the-table Portsmouth yesterday.

Didier Drogba scored twice to take his tally to 24 goals in 27 league matches as Chelsea bounced back from the disappointment of dropping points in a draw with Blackburn last weekend.

Florent Malouda also scored twice at Fratton Park with England midfielder Frank Lampard adding a fifth goal late on.

Elsewhere, Australia's Tim Cahill scored for Everton in a 2-0 victory over Manchester City as the Merseysiders became the first away side to win in the league at Eastlands this term - a result that dented their hosts' hopes of Champions League qualification.