Chelsea 3 Tottenham 3
Chelsea produced a sensational second-half fightback to keep their FA Cup dreams alive in a remarkable six-goal thriller at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea had looked down and out at half-time after they trailed 3-1 to a vibrant Tottenham side.
But second-half goals from Lampard and substitute Salomon Kalou earned them a replay at White Hart Lane against the odds.
Tottenham were on the brink of becoming only the second side to beat Chelsea in normal time at Stamford Bridge since February 2004 thanks to a first-half display that stunned the Barclays Premiership champions.
Dimitar Berbatov shocked Chelsea by putting Spurs in front in the fifth minute but that was cancelled out by Lampard 17 minutes later.
But an own goal by Michael Essien in the 28th minute restored Tottenham's advantage and Spurs cemented a terrific opening 45 minutes with a third goal through Hossam Ghaly eight minutes later.
The Blues were given a wake-up call within five minutes when Jermain Defoe and Aaron Lennon linked up on the edge of the penalty area.
The England winger slipped the ball to Dimitar Berbatov and the Spurs striker hammered a volley beyond Petr Cech for the opener.
While Chelsea threatened to get back into the game, it was Spurs who remained more of a threat.
They almost bagged a second when Paul Stalteri robbed Arjen Robben and set up Berbatov. However, the Bulgarian chose to cross for Defoe instead of shooting himself and the chance went begging.
Spurs paid for the failure to take that opportunity when England midfielder Lampard equalised in the 22nd minute.
Tottenham were, for the first time in the game, caught out by a neat move from the English champions.
Didier Drogba's cross was chested down by Andriy Shevchenko and when Michael Ballack sent the ball back towards the six-yard box, Lampard pounced to turn it past Radek Cerny.
But Spurs shocked Chelsea with a second goal a minute later when the unfortunately Essien turned a cross from Lennon past Cech and into his own net.
The goal was completely against the run of play but it put the north London side back in control.
The game was turning into a classic FA Cup tie and Stalteri had to clear off the line in the 32nd minute to prevent Chelsea from equalising for a second time.
Chelsea were clearly intent on hauling themselves back into the game and Lampard was unlucky in the 47th minute when his shot was saved by Cerny.
In the 49th minute, Stalteri was booked for bringing down Robben in full flight on the edge of the penalty area but the champions failed to make the most of the free-kick opportunity.
But Spurs were denied a fourth in the 51st minute when Cech saved superbly from Lennon and then Defoe within a matter of seconds.
The Blues were clearly rattled and in the 56th minute Diarra was replaced by Khalid Boulahrouz. Chelsea continued with a three-man defence but his arrival allowed Essien to return to his normal midfield role.
It was going to take a comeback of spectacular proportions for Chelsea to rescue themselves from the brink of FA Cup elimination.
Salomon Kalou was Mourinho's last throw of the dice and he replaced Cole in the 63rd minute.
Chelsea required a goal if they were going to give themselves any hope of recovering the situation and stand-in captain Lampard duly provided them with a lifeline in the 71st minute.
Spurs failed to deal with a Chelsea corner and when Drogba lost control of the ball inside the six-yard box, it fell kindly for Lampard to drill home.
The goal set up a frantic climax to a thrilling cup tie and Essien was inches away from an equaliser when he sent a 25-yard shot just past Cerny's right-hand upright in the 80th minute.
But substitute Kalou capped their fightback in style when he volleyed the equaliser in the 85th minute.
Yet Spurs could have won it three minutes later when Defoe burst clear of the Chelsea defence but the England striker smashed his effort against the bar to leave a stirring cup-tie all square
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho admitted his side were out of the competition at half-time but reserved much of his post-match comments for referee Mike Riley.
The Portuguese coach denied he swore at Riley in Portuguese - thought to be the word 'pouta' - when he confronted him in the tunnel at half-time.
Mourinho declared: "In my opinion he gave too many decisions against us. I don't think they were big decisions. But every free-kick in midfield was against Chelsea.
"I am not saying they had a big influence on the result, I am not saying that. But too many free-kicks is a big frustration for the players. It breaks the intensity of the game and we are not happy. But that's football.
"I approached the referee at half-time, always in a polite way. That's the way I do it, when I do it. But it worked in another way because the second half was worse than the first.
"He replied by asking me to let him do his work, that kind of stuff. I am polite, he was polite. There were no confrontation problems.
"But all season was not an easy one in our matches with Mr Riley. Against Liverpool Mohamed Sissoko should be sent off, he wasn't. One minute later Michael Ballack is out and we have to play with 10 men for a lot of the time.
"We go to Reading, we play with 10 men, we lose two goalkeepers and not even a yellow card and today, there were too many decisions against us. But what can I say? He is a good referee so I hope the next time we have him, things go back to normal.
"If you listen to me speaking, I say the kind of word you mention 10 times in every 15 words.
"If you have a microphone on the dugout I say that during the game 20 times easy. The word can be abusive if you understand it as an abusive word.
"I tell the word to my players and myself when I am not happy. It is something I say when the ball hits the post. I say it 50 times in a game, 50 times in training and I don't want to be offensive.
"I can be emotional but I am polite. I never want to be offensive with somebody. It is the same word I use to criticise the ball when it goes out."
Mourinho, who jetted off to Valencia after the game, said the number of goals was good for the crowd but not for him.
He added: "It was a game with mistakes. My view of football is that when you have four, five, six goals in a game - it is great but there is always mistakes.
"We made some defensive mistakes but the game was magnificent. The spirit was great and I think everybody in the stands enjoyed the game. We can be happy because at half-time we were two goals down and out of the competition. But in the second half against a good team, we had enough desire and belief.
"We survived and I will fight until the last moment to win it. I think in this moment we are happier than them.
"They had everything in their hands and we had everything lost."
Spurs' Martin Jol blamed their Euro campaign for not sealing a win at Stamford Bridge.
I went for the victory but we had some tired legs at the end as well," he said.
"We played on Thursday, they played on Tuesday, otherwise I am confident we would have beaten them.
"We cannot sit down and blame ourselves because we have another game on Wednesday and we have to pick ourselves up. It is a great compliment to us that we are disappointed after a draw at Stamford Bridge.
"We have played 17 cup games this season and over 90 minutes we have not lost. Their first goal was a lucky goal and the second, from a set piece, is something we have to concentrate on.
"But the pleasing thing is we have scored 20 goals in six matches. There are a lot of positives after a disappointing spell two or three weeks ago."
But second-half goals from Lampard and substitute Salomon Kalou earned them a replay at White Hart Lane against the odds.
Tottenham were on the brink of becoming only the second side to beat Chelsea in normal time at Stamford Bridge since February 2004 thanks to a first-half display that stunned the Barclays Premiership champions.
Dimitar Berbatov shocked Chelsea by putting Spurs in front in the fifth minute but that was cancelled out by Lampard 17 minutes later.
But an own goal by Michael Essien in the 28th minute restored Tottenham's advantage and Spurs cemented a terrific opening 45 minutes with a third goal through Hossam Ghaly eight minutes later.
The Blues were given a wake-up call within five minutes when Jermain Defoe and Aaron Lennon linked up on the edge of the penalty area.
The England winger slipped the ball to Dimitar Berbatov and the Spurs striker hammered a volley beyond Petr Cech for the opener.
While Chelsea threatened to get back into the game, it was Spurs who remained more of a threat.
They almost bagged a second when Paul Stalteri robbed Arjen Robben and set up Berbatov. However, the Bulgarian chose to cross for Defoe instead of shooting himself and the chance went begging.
Spurs paid for the failure to take that opportunity when England midfielder Lampard equalised in the 22nd minute.
Tottenham were, for the first time in the game, caught out by a neat move from the English champions.
Didier Drogba's cross was chested down by Andriy Shevchenko and when Michael Ballack sent the ball back towards the six-yard box, Lampard pounced to turn it past Radek Cerny.
But Spurs shocked Chelsea with a second goal a minute later when the unfortunately Essien turned a cross from Lennon past Cech and into his own net.
The goal was completely against the run of play but it put the north London side back in control.
The game was turning into a classic FA Cup tie and Stalteri had to clear off the line in the 32nd minute to prevent Chelsea from equalising for a second time.
Chelsea were clearly intent on hauling themselves back into the game and Lampard was unlucky in the 47th minute when his shot was saved by Cerny.
In the 49th minute, Stalteri was booked for bringing down Robben in full flight on the edge of the penalty area but the champions failed to make the most of the free-kick opportunity.
But Spurs were denied a fourth in the 51st minute when Cech saved superbly from Lennon and then Defoe within a matter of seconds.
The Blues were clearly rattled and in the 56th minute Diarra was replaced by Khalid Boulahrouz. Chelsea continued with a three-man defence but his arrival allowed Essien to return to his normal midfield role.
It was going to take a comeback of spectacular proportions for Chelsea to rescue themselves from the brink of FA Cup elimination.
Salomon Kalou was Mourinho's last throw of the dice and he replaced Cole in the 63rd minute.
Chelsea required a goal if they were going to give themselves any hope of recovering the situation and stand-in captain Lampard duly provided them with a lifeline in the 71st minute.
Spurs failed to deal with a Chelsea corner and when Drogba lost control of the ball inside the six-yard box, it fell kindly for Lampard to drill home.
The goal set up a frantic climax to a thrilling cup tie and Essien was inches away from an equaliser when he sent a 25-yard shot just past Cerny's right-hand upright in the 80th minute.
But substitute Kalou capped their fightback in style when he volleyed the equaliser in the 85th minute.
Yet Spurs could have won it three minutes later when Defoe burst clear of the Chelsea defence but the England striker smashed his effort against the bar to leave a stirring cup-tie all square
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho admitted his side were out of the competition at half-time but reserved much of his post-match comments for referee Mike Riley.
The Portuguese coach denied he swore at Riley in Portuguese - thought to be the word 'pouta' - when he confronted him in the tunnel at half-time.
Mourinho declared: "In my opinion he gave too many decisions against us. I don't think they were big decisions. But every free-kick in midfield was against Chelsea.
"I am not saying they had a big influence on the result, I am not saying that. But too many free-kicks is a big frustration for the players. It breaks the intensity of the game and we are not happy. But that's football.
"I approached the referee at half-time, always in a polite way. That's the way I do it, when I do it. But it worked in another way because the second half was worse than the first.
"He replied by asking me to let him do his work, that kind of stuff. I am polite, he was polite. There were no confrontation problems.
"But all season was not an easy one in our matches with Mr Riley. Against Liverpool Mohamed Sissoko should be sent off, he wasn't. One minute later Michael Ballack is out and we have to play with 10 men for a lot of the time.
"We go to Reading, we play with 10 men, we lose two goalkeepers and not even a yellow card and today, there were too many decisions against us. But what can I say? He is a good referee so I hope the next time we have him, things go back to normal.
"If you listen to me speaking, I say the kind of word you mention 10 times in every 15 words.
"If you have a microphone on the dugout I say that during the game 20 times easy. The word can be abusive if you understand it as an abusive word.
"I tell the word to my players and myself when I am not happy. It is something I say when the ball hits the post. I say it 50 times in a game, 50 times in training and I don't want to be offensive.
"I can be emotional but I am polite. I never want to be offensive with somebody. It is the same word I use to criticise the ball when it goes out."
Mourinho, who jetted off to Valencia after the game, said the number of goals was good for the crowd but not for him.
He added: "It was a game with mistakes. My view of football is that when you have four, five, six goals in a game - it is great but there is always mistakes.
"We made some defensive mistakes but the game was magnificent. The spirit was great and I think everybody in the stands enjoyed the game. We can be happy because at half-time we were two goals down and out of the competition. But in the second half against a good team, we had enough desire and belief.
"We survived and I will fight until the last moment to win it. I think in this moment we are happier than them.
"They had everything in their hands and we had everything lost."
Spurs' Martin Jol blamed their Euro campaign for not sealing a win at Stamford Bridge.
I went for the victory but we had some tired legs at the end as well," he said.
"We played on Thursday, they played on Tuesday, otherwise I am confident we would have beaten them.
"We cannot sit down and blame ourselves because we have another game on Wednesday and we have to pick ourselves up. It is a great compliment to us that we are disappointed after a draw at Stamford Bridge.
"We have played 17 cup games this season and over 90 minutes we have not lost. Their first goal was a lucky goal and the second, from a set piece, is something we have to concentrate on.
"But the pleasing thing is we have scored 20 goals in six matches. There are a lot of positives after a disappointing spell two or three weeks ago."
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