FA Cup 5/2 favourites Tottenham still have work to do to reach the last eight after being held to a stalemate by high-flying League One side Stevenage.

Boro limited Harry Redknapp’s men to just a handful of chances and richly deserved a share of the spoils after earning the day’s biggest pay-out at 4/1 with Coral.

The visitors thought they had broken the deadlock early in the second half but Louis Saha’s scrambled effort was disallowed for offside, with the ball hitting team-mate Scott Parker on its way into the net.

Moments earlier Gareth Bale was also foiled after his long-range strike was tipped round the post by Chris Day, who is still yet to concede in this season’s competition. The former Spurs goalkeeper’s fifth straight clean sheet secured a money-spinning replay at White Hart Lane and reward punters who backed a goalless draw at 14/1 in the process.

Elsewhere, Crawley’s FA Cup journey ended at the fifth round for the second successive season after losing at home to ten-man Stoke.

The Potters had Rory Delap dismissed but Jonathan Walters’ penalty and Peter Crouch’s header sealed best-priced 23/20 winning odds with Ladbrokes.

Tony Pulis’ men fell at the final hurdle last year at Wembley but are 20/1 with Victor Chandler to go one better this time around with a trip to Anfield to negotiate first.

That’s because quarter final opponents Liverpool strolled into the sixth round by thrashing Brighton. The Seagulls proved their own worst enemy, contributing to half of the Reds' total with a hat-trick of own goals including a double at the wrong end for Liam Bridcutt.

Victory means Kenny Dalglish’s men reach the last eight for the first time since 2006, when they went onto win the FA Cup, and can be backed at 11/4 with Stan James to lift the trophy in May.

Results: Crawley 0-2 Stoke, Liverpool 6-1 Brighton, Stevenage 0-0 Tottenham