West Ham United's record buy Dean Ashton scored twice to send the London side into the FA Cup semi-finals after a 2-1 win over Manchester City at Eastlands Stadium.
The striker, a seven million pounds signing from Norwich City in January, beat England keeper David James at his near post just before half-time and tapped in a second on 69 minutes to book West Ham their first Cup semi-final appearance since 1991.
City's Chinese defender Sun Jihai was shown a straight red card after 56 minutes for swinging an arm at Matthew Etherington as they tussled near the touchline.
Congolese midfielder Kiki Musampa blasted in a left-foot volley from just outside the box five minutes from time but City's late pressure failed to bring an equaliser.
The three remaining quarter-final ties take place on consecutive nights this week. Birmingham City host Liverpool on Tuesday, Newcastle United visit Chelsea on Wednesday and Charlton Athletic welcome Middlesbrough on Thursday.
