Bradford 2-4

Independent:
Chelsea 2 Bradford City 4

Bantams produce one of the all-time FA Cup shocks after fighting back from two down to beat Blues

Mourinho’s men throw away two-goal lead and chance of four trophies this season as unsung visitors storm back in second half

Michael Calvin  

Stamford Bridge is supposed to be the Death Star of modern football, a dark, forbidding place where dreams go to die. Yet the force was with Bradford City as they transformed it into an enchanted garden. FA Cup shocks do not come more romantic or dramatic than this.

The disgrace of which Jose Mourinho had warned, in what proved to be a dangerously prophetic throwaway line before a fourth-round tie which will live on in legend, was delivered on the sort of afternoon which defines the much-maligned democracy of the battered old competition. The Premier League leaders took a two goal lead in 39 minutes, and everyone prepared to patronise the League One team for the honesty of their effort. But man-of-the-match Jon Stead reduced the deficit before the second half was shaped by a sequence of miracles and wonders.
Chelsea could not even take advantage of seven minutes added time, which put the Chelsea manager’s refereeing conspiracy theories into perspective. He applauded when substitute Mark Yeates converted Bradford’s final goal three minutes before the final whistle, and made a point of visiting their dressing room to reinforce his respect.
The fact he referred to them as Barnsley in a lacerating inquest gave a more convincing insight into his mindset, and he was in no mood to deflect blame. “I feel happy for them, but I feel ashamed” he said. “My players should feel exactly the same.”
Bradford’s 6,000 fans were gleefully disrespectful, chanting “you’re getting sacked in the morning.” They were forgiven their cheek, since it had seemed the nearest they would come to being showered in stardust was a pre-match good luck message from one of their few celebrity supporters, the magician Dynamo. Even his mastery of illusion has never been able to pull off a trick like this.
Phil Parkinson, manager of a team separated by 49 places from their exalted opponents, had the distant air of someone whose grasp of reality was wonderfully tenuous. His side had exuded honesty, and relied on other-worldly self-discipline. It was a result guaranteed to run through his CV like a golden thread, and offered further evidence of the potential of too many unheralded British managers.
Bradford belong to a starkly different world to Chelsea. Tickets for the latter’s potential title decider against City next weekend are already being hawked on the secondary market for more than £3,000. Judging by the glossy leaflets handed out at local Tube stations, practically begged for any spares, the touts are moving remorselessly upmarket.  Mark Yeates is mobbed after scoring an unbelievable fourth goal for the Bantams 
The foot soldiers, who mumbled their availability for business on the approach to the ground, knew they had a tough sell. Mourinho made nine changes from the team for the first leg of their League Cup semi-final at Anfield for what felt like a chore. Predictably diffident, it took time for them to grow into the least enticing of three games in eight days. Their initial lethargy was such that Bradford would have taken a 13th-minute lead, but for Petr Cech’s athletic left-handed save from an Andrew Davies header.  Chelsea players react after conceding the fourth goal 
Didier Drogba, captain for the day, was soon broadcasting his discomfort by flexing his left knee. Rory McArdle required no invitation to indulge in a late lunge which resulted in an inevitable booking.
Chelsea’s opening goal, in the 21st minute, came from the sort of mundane set-piece that is practised by rote on the training ground. Oscar supplied a near-post corner and Cahill delivered a back-heeled flick which flew into the roof of the net.
When Ramires added a second seven minutes from half-time it seemed game over. Winning the ball on halfway, he surged forward and slot the ball in off the base of the far post following an exchange of passes with Mohamed Salah. But Stead replied almost immediately with a right-footed rising drive from the edge of the area for his fourth goal in five FA Cup ties.
Then, as so often happens, the Cup began to write its own script. Felipe Morais, a former Chelsea youth-team player whose career had stuttered after he rejected Mourinho’s offer of a contract extension, was left unmarked, following a well-worked long throw, to equalise in the 75th minute.  Phil Parkinson applauds the travelling fans after a brilliant win 
Eight minutes remained when Andy Halliday curled in a sumptuous right-footed shot after Stead had held the ball up brilliantly.
“Surreal,” said Parkinson afterwards, as Mourinho mourned “one of my worst results as manager”. No one was offering him an argument.

Chelsea: (4-2-3-1) Cech; Christensen, Cahill, Zouma, Azpilicueta; Mikel (Fabregas, 68), Ramires; Rémy (Hazard, 75), Oscar, Salah (Willian, 69); Drogba.

Bradford: (4-3-1-2 ) Williams; Darby, McArdle, Davies, Meredith; Liddle, Morais (Clarke, 89), Halliday (Routis, 86); Knott (Yeates, 79); Hanson, Stead.

Referee: Andre Marriner.
Man of the Match: Jon Stead (Bradford)
Match Rating: 9/10

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Observer:

Chelsea in disgrace after Bradford City pull off massive FA Cup shock
Chelsea 2 - 4 Bradford City

Russell Kempson at Stamford Bridge

This was the real deal – David brutally slaying Goliath. And comfortably, too. Chelsea, the Premier League leaders, swarmed into an early 2-0 lead, which was pegged back to 2-1 by half-time but then, inexplicably, they collapsed in the second half.
Bradford, seventh in League One and separated from Chelsea by 49 places, scored two late goals to take a numbing 3-2 lead. Did they retreat to hold on for a famous victory? Did they heck.
As Chelsea huffed and puffed, suddenly realising that their quest for an unprecedented “quadruple” was going pear-shaped, the Bantams added a fourth goal in the fourth minute of stoppage time.
Jon Stead, a vibrant force up front all afternoon, squared the ball for the onrushing Mark Yeates, a Bradford substitute, and he despatched it with aplomb. Salt was rubbed mercilessly into the gaping wound.
 
José Mourinho, the Chelsea manager, had said that it would be a “disgrace” if Chelsea lost – for only the third time in 34 matches this season. And it was … Never mind that they fielded only two of the team that had held Liverpool to a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their Capital One Cup semi-final at Anfield on Tuesday night. The others were resting for the return leg at Stamford Bridge this Tuesday.
Saturday’s starting lineup still included first-team regulars Oscar, Gary Cahill and César Azpilicueta. Ramires, Didier Drogba and Mikel John Obi are pretty decent performers, too. But, despite an encouraging start, Chelsea were ultimately brushed aside. “What we’ve done is slowly sinking in,” Phil Parkinson, the Bradford manager, said. “When we were all on the pitch celebrating at the end, it did feel a bit surreal. But what a great performance from our lads.
“To come to the league leaders and score four goals is a great feeling. It will be remembered in Bradford for a long time and in the rest of the country as well. It’s put Bradford on the map again.
“We were disciplined and always carried a threat going forward. If we’d retreated into our own half for 90 minutes, I wouldn’t be sitting here as the winning manager. We showed great character in coming back from 2-0 down. Our heads never dropped.”
Parkinson had always hoped to claim another major scalp – as Bradford did three times on their run to the League Cup final in 2013. They memorably defeated Premier League Wigan Athletic, Arsenal and Aston Villa on their way to the final, in which their adventure came to a bumpy end in a 5-0 defeat against Swansea City at Wembley Stadium.
Playing in the FA Cup fourth round for the first time in 15 years, Bradford made a bright start. The former Chelsea youth-team midfielder Billy Knott worked tirelessly in behind the strikers, Stead and James Hanson.
But Bradford were breached in the 21st minute when Oscar slung over a corner and Cahill cleverly flicked it in on the volley with his right leg. Bradford’s thousands of fans behind the goal at the Shed End fell silent – as they did again in the 38th minute when Chelsea stretched their lead.
Ramires was the architect, winning the ball in midfield, and he strode forward purposefully. After exchanging passes with Mohamed Salah, he then guided the ball past the exposed Bradford goalkeeper, Ben Williams.
Bradford were far from done, though, and reduced the gap just three minutes later. Stead jockeyed on the edge of the area before unleashing a fierce shot that Petr Cech could only help on its way into the top right-hand corner of his net.
In the second half, Chelsea posed rather than probed. But few could have expected the dramatic finale. The Bradford winger Filipe Morais slid in the equaliser in the 75th minute after good work by Knott at the near post. Then Andy Halliday gave Bradford a stunning lead in the 82nd minute with a firm shot from Stead’s precise pass.
Chelsea, seven-times winners of the competition, seemed out – and Yeates made it reality when he tucked in Bradford’s fourth, from another slide-rule Stead pass, in stoppage time.
Chelsea’s quadruple was never on, anyway. Mourinho and company may now have to settle for the Capital One Cup, Premier League and Champions League treble. Overcoming Liverpool on Tuesday is now imperative.

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Telegraph:

Chelsea 2 Bradford 4

Visitors complete stunning comeback to eliminate Premier League leaders
FA Cup fourth round, Chelsea v Bradford - Jose Mourinho's side go 2-0 up, but are dumped out of the cup by the League One side


By  Jeremy Wilson, Stamford Bridge

The 6,000 ecstatic Bradford City fans who were packed into the Shed End at Stamford Bridge could no longer contain themselves. “You’re getting sacked in the morning, sacked in the morning,” they sang in unison, all pointing directly at Jose Mourinho.
It is fair to say that the self-styled ‘Special One’ has never experienced quite like it. His team had appeared to be coasting into the fifth round when they took a 2-0 lead but, by the end of 97 of the most thrilling and chaotic minutes in recent FA Cup history, they were licking the wounds of a 4-2 defeat.
As the fourth went in, Garth Crooks turned to a Bradford City reporter inside the Stamford Bridge press box and told him that he was watching history. He was right. Bradford’s last win at Stamford Bridge was way back in 1912 while Chelsea had been unbeaten at home in their previous 27 FA Cup  ties.
Mourinho had even said before the game that it would be “a disgrace” for his team to lose but, on the final whistle, he was left simply to turn towards Bradford manager Phil Parkinson and gesture his applause. It was a nice touch and utterly appropriate for a club now gaining a habit for Cup giant-killing after their elimination of Arsenal in the League Cup two seasons ago.
Jon Stead, in particular, was outstanding for Bradford in scoring one goal and then creating two others. With Mourinho selecting only three of what he would regard as his best starting XI, it was also a result that raises questions about the depth of his squad.
Gary Cahill, Cesar Azpilicueta and Oscar all remained from the usual Premier League team but, with Didier Drogba leading the line, and Petr Cech back in goal, two of the FA Cup’s most successful ever players were involved.
Unexpectedly, it was Cech who was first involved.
A shot from Gary Liddle had been headed over by Cahill, with Andrew Davies then sprinting in front of Drogba from the resulting corner and forcing a brilliant diving reaction save by Cech. It was the first clear sign that Bradford, roared on by a vocal travelling support, had not arrived with any acceptance that past history necessarily made this result inevitable.
Chelsea, though, did gradually establish their rhythm and appeared to have assumed control of the game.
Mohamed Salah forced a save from Ben Williams after Oscar’s pass. Oscar’s corner was then delivered towards Bradford near-post and, having got himself in front of Rory McArdle, Cahill produced a brilliantly improvised finish to guide his back-heeled volley past Williams. It seemed that the match was then effectively killed off after Chelsea took a 2-0 lead, with Ramires dispossessing Andy Halliday in central midfield and then, after an exchange of passes with Salah, side-footed his finish in off the post.
The celebration on the bench by captain John Terry underlined just how much Chelsea wanted to reclaim the trophy but Bradford still did not lose heart and grasped a lifeline shortly before half-time when Stead first created space outside Ramires and then smashed a powerful shot past Cech.
Chelsea’s now second-choice goalkeeper will surely feel that he should never concede at his near-post from the edge of the penalty but the sheer force of the shot had been sufficient to prevent Cech from getting a strong had on the ball.
The goal completely switched the momentum back for Bradford and, for 20 minutes at the start of the second half, Chelsea were subjected to sustained pressure and a series of corners.
Jon-Obi Mikel was forced off after a clash of heads with Billy Knott, prompting Cesc Fabregas to join Ramires in central midfield.
Salah was also removed midway through the second half on what might be his last Chelsea appearance although his replacement, Willian, must also feel under some added pressure amid the club’s interest in Douglas Costa and Juan Cuadrado.
Fabregas soon created an excellent chance for Oscar with a clever back-heel but his shot went wide. Bradford’s threat also remained and their equaliser was just reward for all their second-half endeavour.
James Meredith’s long throw was not dealt with by the Chelsea defence and, after Knott had swept the ball across the six-yard box, Felipe Morais arrived completely unmarked to shoot past Cech.
Mourinho’s immediate reaction was to replace Remy with Eden Hazard in an attempt to ensure no midweek trip to Yorkshire.
The desperation for a winner, though, was to again leave Chelsea extraordinarily open at the back. Stead, who had been superb for Bradford in holding the ball up and easing the pressure on his team collected a pass on the edge of the penalty area and again showed his physical strength and mental composure in gently teeing up Halliday.
There was still plenty to do but, directly in front of the Bradford fans, Halliday simply smashed his finish to the right of Cech.
He immediately sunk to his knees in celebration and covered his head in virtual disbelief. There was still 15 minutes to hold out but Chelsea, who had been unconvincing from start to finish, never really looked like crafting an equaliser, with Kurt Zouma smashing their best chance high into the Matthew Harding Stand.
When seven minutes went up on the board of fourth official Andre Marriner it seemed that there might be one final twist but, as Chelsea pushed forward, it came for Bradford, who sealed a remarkable win when Stead passed for Mark Yeates.

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Times:

Chelsea 2 Bradford 4: Bradford humiliate Mourinho

Paul Rowan

BRADFORD, cup upset specialists of recent years, surpassed themselves and provided one of the greatest upsets in the history of the FA Cup when they came from two goals down to put four past the Premier League leaders at Stamford Bridge. At the end, the jubilant Bradford players did a jig in front of the old Shed End,which has witnessed some great FA Cup moments down the years, some of them provided by the three pitch-side guests at half-time, Peter Bonetti, Ron Harris and John Hollins. However, this was Bradford’s day and it was their piece of history, when the Bantams puffed their chest out and delivered a devastating blow to the team widely accepted to be the best in the land.
As the three Chelsea legends from the FA Cup-winning team of 1970 were preparing to do their thing at half-time, Chelsea were shifting uneasily, as Jonathan Stead grabbed a late goal towards the end of the half which meant that Bradford were still in the game when everybody had written them off with Chelsea two goals up inside 40 minutes. The goal was no more than Bradford deserved but what happened in the second half took the breath away, as Phil Parkinson’s team dominated and struck three goals without reply, through Filipe Morais, Andy Halliday and Mark Yeates. 
Did Jose Mourinho, who said beforehand that it would be a “disgrace” if Chelsea lost, underestimate this Bradford team? Chelsea have the second leg of a League Cup semi-final against Liverpool on Tuesday and only two of the team which thrashed Swansea 5-0 last week started at the Bridge against Bradford. Among them was the Dane, Andreas Christensen, who has played in only one game, a League Cup tie against Shrewsbury, this season and there was also a rare start for Mohamed Salah, who is said to have had his chance at Chelsea and not taken it.
Mourinho spoke beforehand about how teams from the lower divisions were difficult to break down, but that seemed irrelevant when Chelsea took the lead in the 21st minute when Gary Cahill volleyed in Oscar’s corner at the near post, as Bradford’s defensive shape deserted them briefly.
Bradford were then hit on the break for the second goal on 38 minutes when Ramires robbed the holding midfielder Gary Liddle in the centre of the park. Ramires quickly fed Salah and was in the opposition penalty area in a flash. When the ball was returned to the Brazilian he had the straightforward task of side-footing the ball into a gaping net.
If that suggests that Bradford hadn’t parked the bus then it is not misleading. Parkinson, whose side are recently promoted to League One and are fighting for a playoff place, put out his regular side and played his regular diamond formation which has brought him plenty of success this season, albeit at a much lower level. 
With Billy Knott performing brilliantly in midfield, Bradford were getting plenty of dangerous balls into the box where their two big forwards, Stead and James Hanson, were winning the battle against Cahill and the less experienced Kurt Zouma.
In truth, Bradford had threatened from the off. Cahill had bravely blocked a thunderous shot from Liddle in the 13th minute, and from the subsequent corner, Andrew Davies produced a fine header which forced a diving save from Petr Cech. Five minutes before the end of the first half, just when the Bradford supporters were briefly silenced by Chelsea’s second, a Bradford free kick was cleared as far as the left-back James Meredith. He pulled the ball across the penalty area to the veteran Stead, who unleashed a fierce left-footed shot that Cech got an arm to but couldn’t prevent hitting the roof of the net.
That set the scene for an absorbing second half, and it was one Bradford dominated, their three goals fully deserved as Chelsea crumbled at the back under some intense pressure. Playing towards the Shed End filled by their 6,000 fervent supporters, Bradford made light of the two divisions and wealth gap that exists between the teams.
Bradford battered Chelsea with a succession of corners and the only surprise surrounding their equaliser in the 75th minute was how it turned the tables on the respective reputations of the two teams. A long throw into the penalty area by Meredith was headed on by Stead and Knott slid in to poke the ball at goal from close range. Cech had to produce another desperate save but the ball fell perfectly for Morais, the former Chelsea trainee, who swept it first time into the net from about 12 yards. 
At that stage Cesc Fabregas and Willian had been brought on, and it looked like the Spaniard’s probing might produce the winning goal for Chelsea. Instead it was Bradford who kept coming back at Chelsea when other teams might have sat back and tried to see the game out for a draw. On 82 minutes Stead again made himself a big presence in the box and when he pulled the ball back for Andy Halliday on the edge of the ‘D’, the midfielder’s aim was unerring and Bradford found themselves ahead for the first time. Mark Yeates’ sweet fourth goal in the 94th minute put the seal on the victory as he was played in by Stead.
At that stage Mourinho conceded victory, offering his hand to Parkinson even though the final whistle had yet to be blown, but Bradford’s manager had other things on his mind as Mourinho marched down the tunnel to leave the stage to Bradford, who fully enjoyed their moment of glory at the final whistle.

Star man: Jonathan Stead (Bradford)

Chelsea: Cech 6, Christensen 4, Cahill 5, Zouma 5, Azpilicueta 5, Ramires 5, Mikel 5 (Fabregas 71min, 6), Salah 5 (Willian 70min, 4), Oscar 4, Remy 4 (Hazard 76min, 6), Drogba 4
Bradford: Williams 7, Darby 7, McArdle 7, Davies 8, Meredith 8, Liddle 7, Morais 7 (Clarke 89min, 5), Knott 9 (Yeates 80min, 7), Halliday 7 (Routis 87min, 7), Stead 9, Hanson 8

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Mail:

Chelsea 2-4 Bradford: League One side fight back from two goals down to ruin Jose Mourinho's chances of a historic quadruple

By Sami Mokbe

There are no words.
How do you even begin to start reporting what happened at Stamford Bridge.
If you think the FA Cup is dead, an after thought; you are wrong. Hugely wrong.
Two goals down against one of the most expensively-assembled squads in Europe, Bradford staged one of the biggest FA Cup giant-killings of all time, leaving Chelsea with a 4-2 win.
Jon Stead, Filipe Morais, Andy Halliday and Mark Yeates – Bradford's goalscorers – will be granted permanent membership into FA Cup folklore. But every player played their part. All heroes.
As for Jose Mourinho, his side's tilt at an historic quadruple is over.
His ego, and those of his players, is battered. But that's a story for another day.
This is Bradford's fairytale.
Chelsea, who were understrength, were cruising; goals from Gary Cahill and Ramires but them on course for a routine win.
But then that old FA Cup magic cast yet another spell; a spell that will leave Chelsea's players sleepless for the next few days.
The home side caught a glimpse of what was to follow when Peter Cech produced a brilliant instinctive save to deny Andrew Davies' bullet header inside the opening 15 minutes.
The save sparked the Blues, at least for time being, into action. First Loic Remy, playing as a right winger, and Oscar both went close before Gary Cahill broke the deadlock with the most nonchalant of finishes.
In meeting Oscar's near post corner, the England star mustered a cheeky flick with the outside of his boot – reminiscent of Blues legend Gianfranco Zola's famous strike against Norwich in 2002- that flew past Ben Williams' near post to put the Blues ahead.
And in the 38th minute the Blues notched their second; Ramires exchanging passes with Salah before cooly slotting past Williams.
Game over, right? Wrong.
As Chelsea failed to deal with Morais' corner, the ball fell to Billy Knott who found Stead on the edge of the box.
The former Blackburn striker took a touch before firing an unstoppable left-footed rocket past Cech.
This wasn't in the script for Mourinho's side. The FA Cup writes its own scripts, though.
Remy tried to restore the home side's two-goal advantage three minutes into the second period, but his half volley, following some excellent wing play from Salah, ballooned wide.
But that didn't nullify the momentum Bradford had gathered following's Stead's strike late in the first half.
Morais and Knott both fired wide whilst in good positions as the Bantams sensed an equaliser.
That was enough for Mourinho to send for the cavalry; Willian coming on for Salah, while Cesc Fabregas replaced Jon Obi Mikel, who needed treatment to a head injury after a collision with Knott.
Fabregas made an instant impact, locating Oscar with a brilliant flick only for the Brazil international to fire wide from a good position before watching Drogba head his well-flighted free-kick straight at Williams.
And a minute later – the unthinkable happened.
James Meredith's long throw was met by Andrew Davies, whose header found Knott who saw his shot parried by Cech.
But the rebound rolled into the direction of Morais. It must have seemed like an eternity for Morais as he waited for the ball to drop to his feet at the back post.
But it was worth the wait as he slotted home to send the visitor's into a frenzy.
As if the feat of a League One side coming back from two-down against the Premier League leaders wasn't dramatic enough; the sub-plot to the equaliser is worth considering.
Morais and Knott were both on Chelsea's books as youngsters. They'd dreamed of scoring or providing an assist at Stamford Bridge during those fledgling days.
Their dreams had come true, though, perhaps, not in the shirts they'd envisaged wearing.
Mourinho responded by throwing on Eden Hazard – the change didn't make a blind bit of difference though, as Bradford made history.
Latching on to Stead's lay-off, Halliday's career flashed in front of his eyes in the 82nd minute.
This was it. A moment that defines careers. Creates heroes. Creates legend.
And the midfielder didn't choke, quite the opposite in fact, cooly side-footing past Cech from the edge of the box.
Wow. Wow. Wow. Madness erupted from the vocal travelling support and the Bantams bench.
Bradford knew what was coming. The kitchen sink.
Drogba headed wide, before Kurt Zouma fired over the bar from close range after Ramires' cut-back.
And yet there was more drama, the fourth official signalling seven minutes of stoppage time – much to Parkinson's annoyance.
He needn't have worried, though, as substitute Mark Yeates notched a fourth after Stead's pass to secure the most famous of wins.
Mourinho had seen enough; approaching Parkinson before attempting to head down the tunnel early.
The Bradford boss wasn't having any of it, refusing to shake his counterpart's hand until the final whistle.
There were eventually hand shakes. Bradford was shaking on Saturday night, as well.

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Star:

Chelsea 2 - Bradford 4:
Mourinho's superstars humbled by Bantams comeback
Tony Stenson

Battling Bradford from League One came from two goals down to pull off an FA Cup sensation yesterday.
Late goals by Andy Halliday and sub Mark Yeates stunned Chelsea’s superstars and showed just why this magical competition is still so compelling.
Bradford boss Phil Parkinson said: “We have been to Wembley in the League Cup Final but when you consider who we played today and where we played, this has got to be the best performance of my life.
“It’s slowly sinking in. It's a great feeling and I am sure this result will be felt around the country.
“It is not something I dreamed of but I will accept it.
“As much as the goals were the highlights, the overall performance was amazing.
“We have sent a lot of people home happy.
“At two-nil down, I just wanted half-time to come quickly but when we got that goal back there was hope.
“Its a special day for our Chelsea old boys.
“Jose shook my hand early at 4-2 but I did not shake his then because there was still time for things to happen.
“He wasn’t being disrespectful, just accepting they had lost.
“I would now like next Manchester United – if they beat Cambridge in their replay.”
Names and reputations mean nothing when Wembley beckons for the minnows.
Bradford, cheered on by 5,000 noisy fans, deserve their moment in the sun.
They were superb from start to finish and inspired by the brilliance of Jon Stead and keeper Ben Williams.
Even seven minutes of added time failed to offer Chelsea hope as they were undone by a side which also contained old boys Jon Knott and goal hero Filipe Morais.
When Yeates added a fourth in the final minute of normal time, it was no surprise and it sparked a swift exodus of Chelsea fans all scratching their heads in utter disbelief at what they had just witnessed.
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho said before the game it would be a “disgrace” if Chelsea lost to Bradford in the FA Cup.
He was right. Chelsea were a disgrace.
Chelsea are still fighting in three competitions but they will need better days than this.
Bradford had given Chelsea one hell of a scare as early as the 13th minute when Petr Cech needed to pull off a superb save to deny Andrew Davies’ header after a cross from Morais.
It wasn’t until Gary Cahill flicked in Oscar’s corner in the 20th minute did Chelsea relax.
Winger Mo Salah, linked with a move to several clubs during the transfer window, had started slowly, often running into blind alleys.
But he eventually got into the game by providing the pass for Ramires to score Chelsea’s second in the 38th minute, his flick going in via a post.
But if you thought then the game was over, Bradford’s heroes had other ideas.
Stead worked his way to the edge of the Chelsea box before hammering in a wicked, unstoppable shot into the roof of the net.
Chelsea lost Jon Obi Mikel with a head injury and he was replaced by Cesc Fabregas, whose arrival finally gave them midfield stability and class.
That was until Bradford equalised in the 75th minute when James Meredith’s long throw was touched on by Davies.
Knott’s initial shot was saved by Cech only for Morais to score.
Even better was to come for the Bantams when Stead’s neat lay-off was dispatched by Halliday.
Kurt Zouma, deployed as an auxiliary striker, shot over from Ramires’ cross before Yeates struck a fourth to send the visiting fans delirious.
Acting skipper Didier Drogba missed a sitter as Chelsea eventually sent on all their big guns but they couldn’t prevent one of the biggest FA Cup shocks for many, many years.

Chelsea: Cech 7; Christensen 6, Zouma 6, Cahill 6, Azpilicueta 6; Ramires 6, Mikel 6 (Fabregas (69th) 5) Remy 5 (Hazard 76th) 5; Oscar 6, Salah 5 (Willian (69th) 5; Drogba 5
Bradford: Williams 7; Darby 6; McArdle 6, Davies 6, Meredith 6; Liddle 6; Morais 6 (Clarke 88th), Halliday 6 (Routis 86th); Knott 6 (Yeates 80th); Stead 8, Hanson 6
Star Man: Jon Stead
Ref: A Marriner

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Mirror:

Chelsea 2-4 Bradford: Blues crash out of FA Cup as Bantams run riot at Stamford Bridge
  
By Dave Kidd
 
Despite falling two goals behind Phil Parkinson's men stunned the Premier League leaders with four without reply to dump them out 
Jose Mourinho's hopes of an improbable Grand Slam of four trophies was wrecked by a miraculous comeback from League One Bradford.
Chelsea tossed away a two-goal lead as Phil Parkinson's Bantams pulled off a result as famous as any they achieved on their march to the Capital One Cup Final two seasons ago.
Jon Stead, former Chelsea kid Filipe Morais, Andy Halliday and Mark Yeates struck as City achieved one of the greatest FA Cup shocks of all time to dump out the Premier League leaders in the fourth round.
Mourinho had made NINE changes from the side which faced Liverpool in the Capital One Cup semi-final first leg on Tuesday but saw them stroll into a 2-0 lead after 38 minutes, with goals from Gary Cahill and Ramires.
Petr Cech, who had kept three clean sheets when deputising for Thibaut Courtois recently, pulled off a wonder save, diving to his left to keep out an Andrew Davies header.
But Chelsea were ahead on 21 minutes when Cahill met Oscar's corner with a neat back-heeled flick at the near post – the sort of set-piece goal Bradford will have been sick to concede.
Didier Drogba had a curling effort pushed away by Ben Williams and Loic Remy squandered a couple of chances before Ramires added a classy second seven minutes before half-time.
The Brazilian surged forward, exchanged passes with Mo Salah, and side-footed home off the post.
It looked like game over but within three minutes, Bradford were back in the tie, when Stead lit rip with a shot that Cech could only help into the top corner of the net – injecting hope throughout their 6,000-strong away following.
After the break, Bradford enjoyed a serious spell of pressure, with former Morais forcing Cech to push over the bar.
Mourinho sent on Cesc Fabregas and Willian but when Chelsea failed to deal with a long throw from James Meredith, Morais stabbed home at the far post.
And with nine minutes remaining, Halliday sparked absolute bedlam when he lashed home from 20 yards after being teed up by Stead.
Kurt Zouma blazed over a glorious chance for Chelsea but when the fourth official raised the board for SEVEN minutes of injury-time, most expected Mourinho's men to get out of jail free.
Yet sub Yeates drilled home in the 93rd minute to settle one of the most astonishing matches in this competition's 143-year history.

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Express:

Chelsea 2 - Bradford City 4: Jose humbled by the Bantams' shining heroes

JOSE MOURINHO doesn’t like shocks. He hates disgrace. The Chelsea manager suffered both yesterday in his fortress of Stamford Bridge and he knew it was only what his team deserved.
By Jim Holden

As brave and brilliant Bradford scored their fourth and final goal, in stoppage time, Mourinho reacted to one of the all-time FA Cup upsets with applause for the victors as he stood in self-confessed “shame and embarrassment” on the touchline.
It was an amazing sight at the end of an astonishing afternoon.
League One minnows Bradford went 2-0 down, but then outplayed Premier League leaders Chelsea for the rest of the match, and thoroughly merited a famous triumph.
All four goals were created by excellent football against a team of experienced internationals like Ramires, Didier Drogba and Petr Cech, even if most of them are not now in Chelsea’s first-choice XI.
Don’t think this was a victory stolen with a backs-to-the wall performance, as many Cup shocks are. No, this was a sparkling win by the underdogs.
The evidence was there from the start. Bradford were clearly full of belief, hustling Chelsea with robust intent in midfield and showing composure in possession as well.
Only a magnificent save from Cech prevented an early headed goal from Andrew Davies.
The true surprise was that Chelsea took the lead with a cheap goal in the 21st minute as Gary Cahill flicked home a corner from Oscar.
Another easy goal arrived as Ramires stole possession with a midfield tackle and finished off a swift attack with a cool shot off the post.
Game over? Well, it would have been 999 times out of a thousand for minnows playing against a Mourinho team.
Instead, the passion and spirit of the Bradford fans transmitted itself to their players and a stirring fightback began with a scorching goal just before half-time when Jon Stead thundered a left-foot drive into the top corner. Mourinho demanded more from his players at the break. He received a great deal less.
Chelsea were penned back into their own half for long spells as Bradford chased the glory of an equaliser. Cech saved superbly again from Filipe Morais, and the home side became ever-more shaky at corners.
Clever work from a throw-in created the second Bradford goal, Morais slotting home into an open net after an initial effort was stopped by Cech.
Mourinho was livid on the bench. He sent on three musketeer substitutes in Cesc Fabregas, Eden Hazard and Willian. He had every right to expect the relief of a winning goal – instead there was humiliation.
The craft came from Bradford with a clinical passing move in the 82nd minute that allowed Andy Halliday to fire home their third goal.
Now the game was mayhem as Chelsea chased redemption, but the best chance fell to centre-half Kurt Zouma who blazed high over the bar as the match went into seven minutes of added time.
Of course, the trick is to keep your cool. Bradford were far superior in that regard yesterday, and in the 94th minute one more composed and precise passing move put substitute Mark Yeates clear in the Chelsea penalty area to plunge the final dagger into Mourinho’s side.
Mourinho had said he was seeking the fabled Quadruple of trophies in one season. It is an impossible dream, but never before has a club of such stature been so comprehensively humbled on its own patch.

CHELSEA: Cech, Christensen, Zouma, Cahill, Azpilicueta, Ramires, Oscar, Mikel (Fabregas 70), Salah (Willian 70), Drogba, Remy (Hazard 76).
BRADFORD: Williams, Darby, McArdle, Davies, Meredith, Knott (Yeates 80), Liddle, Morais (Clarke 89), Halliday (Routis 87), Hanson, Stead.
Ref: A Marriner