Bridge and Terry set for triple showdown after FA Cup draw
Published 23:00 14/02/10 By David Yuill
John Terry and Wayne Bridge just cannot stop bumping into each other.
Yesterday's FA Cup quarter-final draw pencilled them in for another possible collision on March 6.
The love rivals will go face-to-face for the first time since the Vanessa Perroncel scandal broke next Sunday when Bridge's Manchester City travel to Chelsea's Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.
They will then meet at an England get-together the next day for the Egypt friendly.
Then there is the possibility of a mouth-watering FA Cup clash in west London - if City can overcome Stoke in their fifth round replay next week.
Bridge, the former Chelsea left-back, plans to snub Terry's handshake before any clash between the pair - sparking further problems for England manager Fabio Capello.
On-loan Portsmouth midfielder Jamie O'Hara was delighted to avoid parent club Tottenham in the draw.
Instead financially-stricken Pompey will welcome Birmingham to Fratton Park – if they are not wound up in the High Court just days earlier.
After starring in Pompey's 4-1 derby win over bitter rivals Southampton, the 23-year-old was desperate to lead the south-coast side to Wembley - where he insists he has unfinished business.
O'Hara has twice been to Wembley with Spurs, and has nothing but painful memories. He was left out of Harry Redknapp's Carling Cup winning side that beat Chelsea in 2008 before missing a penalty in the shootout defeat to Manchester United in the same final last year.
He said: "The big clubs are out of it, why not, we might get to Wembley, the semi-finals are at Wembley and it could be fantastic for everybody involved with Portsmouth.
"As long as we don't get Tottenham, I'm happy, because I won't be able to play.
"Obviously going to Wembley would be brilliant. I've been there twice, missed a penalty and didn't play, so it hasn't been too great for me.
"But if we can get there with Portsmouth hopefully it's third time lucky for me and we can bring a trophy here."
Crystal Palace could set up an all Championship tie against either Reading or West Brom if they can get the better of Aston Villa at the second time of asking after a thrilling 2-2 draw yesterday.
Spurs can set up a London derby with Fulham at Craven Cottage if they can see-off Bolton in their replay.
