Liverpool 3-2 Tottenham.
A late penalty winner kept Liverpool's faint hopes of gatecrashing the top four alive as they beat Tottenham.
The Reds went ahead when Luis Suarez stabbed in after a slick move.
Spurs hit back through a Jan Vertonghen header and the Belgian then fired the visitors in front with a 15-yard shot.
Rodgers: "We showed great character" But a poor Kyle Walker backpass allowed Stewart Downing to drive in a Reds leveller before Steven Gerrard netted the winner with a spot-kick after Benoit Assou-Ekotto fouled Suarez.
Spurs were authors of their own downfall as two late defensive mistakes contributed to their first defeat in 13 league games.
The White Hart Lane club stay third but this result will give the teams below them - including north London rivals Arsenal - hope that Andre Villas-Boas's side can be caught, especially given the way they faded towards the end of last season.
FA Cup: Man Utd 2-2 Chelsea.
Chelsea earned a fully deserved FA Cup quarter-final replay with an
outstanding second-half comeback against Manchester United at Old
Trafford.
United looked on course to get some consolation for their midweek
Champions League exit against Real Madrid
as early goals from Javier Hernandez and the recalled Wayne Rooney put them in complete control.
A place in the semi-final looked a formality as Chelsea struggled to make any impression - only for the second half to see a complete transformation in fortunes.
Chelsea interim manager Rafael
Benitez once again felt the full fury of his own supporters when he
replaced Frank Lampard and Victor Moses with Eden Hazard and Jon Obi
Mikel not long after the restart.
And, as an enthralling tie reached its conclusion, Chelsea looked far more likely to secure a place in the FA Cup semi-finals and it took a save with his feet from United keeper David de Gea from Juan Mata a minute from time to deprive Benitez's side of victory.
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