FA CUP: Aston Villa Eliminates Leicester City To Reach FA Cup Quarter-finals

Chances were few and far between in the first half, but the clearest openings fell Leicester's way and twice they were inches from breaking the deadlock.

First, in the 11th minute, Marcin Wasilewski flicked a header from Matty James's corner against the post before James himself was denied by Shay Given's fingertip save shortly after the half-hour mark.

At the other end, Christian Benteke smashed home just before half time, but Villa failed to break their 11-game streak without a first-half goal as he was flagged offside.

There was more intensity about Villa in the second half and they should have gone in front two minutes after the restart when Fabian Delph mistimed a free header and directed it over the bar.

The opening goal arrived midway through the second half when Leandro Bacuna, who was about to be substituted, shifted the ball onto his right foot and curled into the far corner past Mark Schwarzer.

Villa had chances to put the game to bed on the counter-attack, but they were almost pegged back when Riyad Mahrez forced a double-save from Given.

The hosts doubled their lead in the 89th minute through Scott Sinclair, who replaced Bacuna and netted his first goal for Villa with a low shot that Schwarzer helped into the goal.

Leicester made it a nervy finish for Villa when Andrej Kramaric scored his second goal in as many games with a well-directed header from Jeffrey Schlupp's cross.

The Foxes lumped the ball forward hoping for one last chance, but they were unable to force a replay as seven-time winners Villa advance to the last eight.

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FA CUP: Bradford City Thrash Sunderland To keep Dream Alive

Bradford City have added another Premier League scalp to their impressive collection by beating Sunderland 2-0 to advance into the last eight of the FA Cup.

The League One outfit produced one of the all-time great cup upsets by overcoming Chelsea in the last round, and they were at it again this afternoon courtesy of a goal in either half at Valley Parade.

Billy Clarke's early strike deflected awkwardly off John O'Shea to give the home side lead against their more esteemed opponents inside the opening few minutes.

Jon Stead's glancing header nearly extended Bradford's lead, before Ben Williams was called into action at the other end to keep out Adam Johnson's powerful drive.

Steven Fletcher then took a tumble in the box, but saw his appeal for a penalty waved away by referee Kevin Friend as the Premier League side continued to grow into the contest.

Sebastian Larsson was the next visiting player to try his luck on the end of a Danny Graham knockdown, firing away a shot which was deflected narrowly over the crossbar.

It was not all one-way traffic, however, as Clarke came close once more when he drove into the opposition box and forced a decent save out of Vito Mannone.

The pattern of the half had firmly been set at this stage, both teams looking to create goalscoring chances, but it was Sunderland who had the better of the final few minutes when Graham and Patrick van Aanholt both tested Williams, who managed to remain strong to preserve the Bantams' slender lead.

Sunderland were unable to add any sustained pressure following the restart, however, and shortly after the hour Stead kept up his impressive record of scoring in every round to put his former club to the sword.

The goal came about following a poor piece of play from Johnson, with the midfielder failing to clear the ball properly when put under pressure, and the mistake proved costly as Stead found the back of the net via the width of the post.

Connor Wickham, on at the break for the ineffectual Graham, perhaps should have pulled one back for his side when he headed towards goal from 10 yards out, only to see his attempt planted straight into the welcoming hands of Williams.

That proved to spell the end of Sunderland's cup campaign, although the dream continues for another round at least for City who are now into the quarter-finals and one game from a Wembley return.

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Maheeda Uploads Sexy Photos To Celebrate Val With Followers

Maheeda, today reminded her followers that she still looks sexy despite cutting her hair shot and embracing the "Afro look"

The Goddess of X posted the pics below on instagram for her fans to enjoy!

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