Division One leader West Bromwich knocked Manchester United out of the League Cup 2-0 on Wednesday and now has to beat Arsenal to reach the semifinals.
A second-half goal by Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink made sure that Premier League leader Chelsea didn't join the upset victims as Claudio Ranieri's star-studded Blues gained a 1-0 victory at division one Reading.
In other fourth round games, Aston Villa overpowered division one Crystal Palace 3-0 and Tottenham scored a 3-1 victory over Manchester City. Middlesbrough edged Everton 5-4 on penalties after a 0-0 extra time tie.
Swiss defender Bernd Haas hit the first after seven minutes and Scott Dobie added the second with his first touch as a substitute as the Baggies, relegated from the Premier League last season, gained its first victory over the Reds in 19 seasons and reached the quarterfinals for the first time in 22. West Brom also missed a first-half penalty.
Minutes after one of its biggest results in recent years, Gary Megson's West Brom discovered it again had a lucrative home draw in the quarterfinals on Dec. 15. But it faces an Arsenal team which on Tuesday thrashed Wolves 5-1 fielding a team of youngsters rather than its world-class stars.
The other quarterfinals are Bolton versus Southampton, Aston Villa versus Chelsea and Tottenham versus. Middlesbrough.
In United's defense, manager Alex Ferguson rested 10 players from Saturday's 1-0 loss at Chelsea and fielded a team of youngsters with no Ruud van Nistelrooy, Roy Keane, Ryan Giggs or Tim Howard. But those on the field at the Hawthorns were denied by some standout saves by Albion goalkeeper Russell Hoult.
"In the main we controlled the match but [West Brom] are dangerous when they get into the last third," the United manager said. "You're always in the game at 1-0 down but the second goal, with the experience West Brom have got, meant it would have been difficult to beat them after that."
After his team's upset victory over Ferguson's Reds, Megson congratulated his team but said he was more interested in staying top of division one.
"United are in the Champions League and going for the Premiership and I can understand them putting out the team they did," he said. "Scott took his goal well. He goes on as a substitute and scores and looks terrific. But he has got to play like that when he starts.
"Now we've got to be ready to go again against West Ham on Saturday."
West Brom went ahead after seven minutes with Haas' first-time volley after Neil Clement's leftwing cross had been flicked on by Rob Hulse. Roy Carroll, given his chance instead of American 'keeper Howard, dived to his left to make a brilliant save to block a Jason Koumas penalty in the 23rd minute after the Welsh international had been tripped just inside the area by Danny Pugh.
The lanky Danny Dichio headed against the crossbar and, at the other end, Hoult did well to push a shot from World Cup star Kleberson around the post.
A second West Brom goal came in the 57th minute when Clement crossed from the left and Dobie, who had replaced top scorer Hulse seconds earlier, dived to glance a low header past Carroll.
As United's youngsters tried to hit back, Hoult blocked a powerful shot from Ronaldo and then tipped a low shot from Kleberson around the post.
At Anfield, Brazilian striker Mario Jardel was unmarked when he headed home Djorkaeff's fourth-minute corner to give Wanderers the lead. England midfielder Danny Murphy leveled in the 66th and, although Nigerian star Jay-Jay Okocha regained the advantage for the visitors in the 79th, Czech forward Vladimir Smicer made it 2-2 with two minutes to go.
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