Liverpool and Tottenham were humbled by lower-league opposition in the FA Cup on Sunday, joining a lengthy list of Premier League teams to exit at the fourth-round stage of the world's oldest knockout competition.
Third-tier struggler Oldham stunned Liverpool 3-2 while Spurs lost 2-1 at Leeds, which is mid-table in the second-tier League Championship. Chelsea was spared a similar fate by Spain striker Fernando Torres, who earned the holders a replay with a late equalizer in a 2-2 draw at third-tier Brentford.
The FA Cup has been made famous down the years for so-called "giant killing acts" and this season has proved no different, with non-league team Luton beating Norwich 1-0 on Saturday and both Aston Villa and Queens Park Rangers also falling to lowly sides.
Fernando Torres spared Chelsea a humiliating elimination, scoring a late equaliser in a 2-2 draw at third-tier Brentford to end his eight-match run without a goal.
The Spain striker curled in a superb finish in the 83rd minute to earn the European champions a fourth-round replay at Stamford Bridge and ensure they avoided becoming the latest Premier League failure in the world's oldest knockout football competition.
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