FA Cup fourth round: Ten of the greatest giant killings involving London sides

James Benge29 January 2016

Little over a year ago today Chelsea offered proof that the magic of the FA Cup was far from dead in this era of squad rotation.

Bradford’s stirring comeback from 2-0 down to earn a stunning 4-2 triumph at Stamford Bridge was among the greatest giant-killings in the 145 years of the competition, no matter whether Eden Hazard was in the starting XI or not.

Of course that result makes our round-up of the ten best giant killings involving London sides, stretching back to the glorious era of upsets galore in the 1970s and 1980s through to more recent shock results.

This weekend’s fourth round fixtures see each of Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea facing lower league opposition; might we see more Premier League dragons slain in the fourth round?

Watch our video above for Standard Sport’s pick of the greatest upsets involving the capital’s giants and a few relative minnows as well.

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