Alan Pardew’s dream of reprising a celebrated 25-year-old FA Cup triumph was scuppered by Liverpool as the seven-times cup winners came from behind to book a place in the quarter-finals with a 2-1 win at Crystal Palace yesterday.

This year’s shock-laden competition had continued with second-tier Blackburn Rovers’ 4-1 thrashing of Premier League Stoke City.

Yet Liverpool were determined not to become the latest illustrious victims as two second-half goals in nine minutes from Daniel Sturridge and Adam Lallana turned their fifth round tie around.

At Selhurst Park, the home fans had unveiled a vast banner of Palace manager Pardew in his playing heyday when the midfielder’s most famous goal had knocked out the then mighty Liverpool in the 1990 FA Cup semi-final.

Once Frazier Campbell had put Palace ahead after 15 minutes, it even seemed as if their new boss might pen another high-flying Eagles’ story. But goals from Sturridge after 49 minutes and Lallana (58) ruined the script.

Earlier, record signing Brown Ideye scored twice as West Bromwich Albion also progressed to the quarter-finals with an emphatic 4-0 victory against West Ham United at the Hawthorns.

So it was left to Championship side Blackburn to follow up the fourth round shocks, which saw Chelsea beaten by Bradford and Manchester City defeated by Middlesbrough, with a Josh King hat-trick inspiring their win over Stoke.

Peter Crouch gave Stoke a 10th minute lead but Blackburn restored parity with King’s header after 36 minutes.

After Stoke’s Geoff Cameron was dismissed for a last-man tackle, Rudy Gestede gave Blackburn the lead on the verge of half-time.

King fired home his second and Blackburn’s third in the 50th minute before he raced clear of a lumbering Stoke defensive line to complete his hat-trick in the 55th minute.

Reading also sealed a place in the last eight with a 2-1 defeat of Derby County.

Liverpool are among the Premier League’s ‘big three’ fancied to lift the trophy, with favourites Arsenal hosting Championship leaders Middlesbrough today and Manchester United visiting Preston North End tomorrow.

Nigerian Ideye, signed from Dynamo Kiev in July but yet to shine, applied a simple finish to give West Brom a 20th-minute lead against West Ham and James Morrison added a second before the break with a stunning long-range strike.

Ideye headed his second, and fourth in his last three matches, in the 57th minute and Saido Berahino completed the rout after West Ham substitute Morgan Amalfitano was dismissed for a poor challenge and a shove to the face of Chris Brunt.

After a lively and even opening, the marauding Craig Dawson won possession in West Ham territory before rolling a perfect low cross into the path of Ideye who stroked home.

Craig Gardener came within inches of adding a second but his rasping long-range shot shuddered against the bar with West Ham goalkeeper Adrian well beaten.

The hosts did not have to wait long to double their lead when Morrison added a spectacular second in the 42nd minute.

West Ham’s Mark Noble surrendered possession and Morrison was allowed space on the edge of the box before letting fly with an unstoppable thunderbolt.

The hosts continued their dominance after the break and Ideye generated great power from a standing start to head home Stephane Sessegnon’s cross.

Substitute Amalfitano was brought on in the 60th minute but stupidly got a red card when he followed a rash challenge with a petulant shove in the face of Brunt.

West Ham’s misery was compounded when Berahino fired in from an acute angle for his fifth goal in three FA Cup appearances this season.

FA Cup fifth round

Played yesterday

Blackburn 4
King 36, 50, 55; Gestede 45 pen;
Stoke City 1
Crouch 10;

HT: 2-1. Att: 13,934.
Red card: Cameron (S) 45.

Crystal Palace 1
Campbell 15;
Liverpool 2
Sturridge 49; Lallana 58;

HT: 1-0. Att: 25,000.

Derby County 1
Bent 61;
Reading 2
Robson-Kanu 53; Yakubu 82;

HT: 0-0. Att: 21,337.
Red card: Warnock (DC) 39.

West Brom 4
Ideye 20, 57; Morrison 42; Berahino 72;
West Ham 0

HT: 2-0. Att: 23,000.
Red card: Amalfitano (WH) 70.

Playing today
Arsenal vs Middlesbrough - 17:00
Aston Villa vs Leicester City - 13:30
Bradford vs Sunderland - 15:30

Tomorrow
Preston vs Man. United - 20:45

The Championship
Blackpool 4 - Nottm Forest 4
Bolton 3 - Watford 4
Bournemouth 1 - Huddersfield 1
Charlton 3 - Brentford 0
Fulham 1 - Ipswich 2
Leeds United 1 - Millwall 0
Norwich City 2 - Wolves 0
Sheffield Wed. 0 - Brighton 0

Standings: Bournemouth, M’Boro 59; Derby 58; Ipswich 57; Watford 56; Norwich 53; Brentford 52; Wolves 48; Blackburn 42; N. Forest 41; Sheffield Wed. 40; Leeds, Birmingham, Huddersfield 38; Bolton, Reading 37; Cardiff, Charlton 36; Fulham 35; Rotherham 33; Brighton 31; Millwall 30; Wigan 22; Blackpool 21.

League One
Bristol City 1 - Sheffield Utd 3
Chesterfield 2 - Leyton Orient 3
Crawley 5 - Barnsley 1
Crewe 2 - Fleetwood 0
Doncaster 3 - Yeovil 0
Gillingham 4 - MK Dons 2
Oldham 0 - Colchester 1
Peterborough 2 - Rochdale 1
Scunthorpe 3 - Swindon 1
Walsall 0 - Port Vale 1

Standings: Bristol City 61; Swindon 57; MK Dons 56; Preston 53; Sheffield United 45; Oldham 43; Chesterfield, Doncaster Rovers 42; Bradford City, Peterborough United, Fleetwood Town, Gillingham 41; Walsall 40; Port Vale 39; Rochdale, Notts County, Crewe 38; Scunthorpe 37; Barnsley 35; Coventry City 32; Colchester United 31; Crawley 30; Leyton Orient 29; Yeovil 28.

League Two
Burton 2 - Oxford 0
Cheltenham 1 - Bury 2
Hartlepool 1 - Stevenage 3
Luton Town 1 - Carlisle 0
Mansfield 1 - Northampton 1
Plymouth 2 - Cambridge 0
Portsmouth 1 - Exeter0
Shrewsbury 2 - Wimbledon0
Southend 1 - Accrington 2
Wycombe 1 - Newport 2
York City 2 - Tranmere 0

Playing today
Morecambe-Dagenham - 14:00

Standings: Shrewsbury, Burton 61; Wycombe 56; Luton 55; Southend 54; Newport 50; Plymouth, Bury 49; Stevenage 45; Exeter 43; Northampton, Morecambe, Wimbledon 41; Accrington 39; Cambridge, Portsmouth 37; Oxford, Dagenham 34; Carlisle 33; York, Mansfield 32; Tranmere 31; Chelten-ham 30; Hartlepool 24.