Chelsea to face Manchester United in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup

Chelsea defeated Wolves 2-0 in the fifth round
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Richard Parry20 February 2017

Chelsea will face Manchester United in the quarter-finals round of the FA Cup.

Antonio Conte’s men will take on Jose Mourinho's Premier League rivals at Stamford Bridge on the weekend commencing Saturday March the 11th.

FIFTH-ROUND RESULT: WOLVES 0 CHELSEA 2

Reporting by Vaishali Bhardwaj

Pedro and Diego Costa were on target as Chelsea ended Wolves' FA Cup run at Molineux. On a day of shocks, Wolves - conquerors of Stoke and Liverpool - were beaten 2-0 in the fifth-round tie.

Chelsea academy graduate George Saville hit the post after five minutes for Wolves and an hour later the hosts' resilience was punctured when a clinical counter-attack concluded with Pedro heading in at the back post.

In Pictures | Wolves vs Chelsea | 18/02/2017

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Diego Costa was outplayed by namesake Helder Costa for much of a contest in which Eden Hazard was a peripheral figure. But both had a role in Pedro's goal and Diego Costa struck his 16th of the season late on to send Chelsea, Premier League leaders by eight points, into the quarter-finals.

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