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Six weeks ago, Andre Gray sat in a Turkish hotel room and contemplated turning his back on football. But now he is back on the grandest stage, albeit for one day, as Sunderland take on Port Vale in the FA Cup fifth round this afternoon.
League One strugglers Port Vale are into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup for the first time in more than 70 years after boyhood Newcastle United fan Ben Waine scored to stun Premier League Sunderland 1-0.
Chelsea twice came from behind to avoid an FA Cup shock with an extra-time victory at ten-man Wrexham.
Nigel Clough had that bitter-sweet feeling after Mansfield Town came close to causing an upset against Premier League leaders Arsenal.
Ben Waine earned League One Port Vale an FA Cup fifth-round visit from Premier League Sunderland on Sunday after shocking Championship Bristol City 1-0 with a 112th-minute extra-time winner.
