Chelsea easily overcame Stoke in their quarter-final tie, while Villa had to come from behind to beat Championship side Reading and reach the last four.

Crisis club Portsmouth will find out their opponents after the replay between Fulham and Spurs on 24 March.

The semi-finals will be played at Wembley on Saturday, 10 April and Sunday, 11 April.

Chelsea assistant coach Ray Wilkins, admitted it would be a difficult last-four tie, saying: “When you reach this stage the opposition is going to be very tough and no doubt Villa will be a tough test for us.

“We’re still in three competitions and delighted to be where we are at the moment.”

The home skipper has been the subject of a host of allegations about his private life of late, but headed in a Frank Lampard corner to seal the win.

Lampard himself opened the scoring when his 20-yard drive was deflected in.

Stoke rarely threatened, and only then from set pieces, as holders Chelsea set up a last-four clash with Aston Villa.

And it was perhaps fitting that Terry - so revered by the Chelsea supporters - should have grabbed the hosts’ all important second goal as the 29-year-old ended another difficult week on a high.

Frank Lampard’s low strike put Chelsea ahead but Carlos Tevez equalised after a long ball was not dealt with, before Craig Bellamy shot beyond Hilario.

Tevez scored a penalty after Juliano Belletti saw red for a trip on Gareth Barry before a Bellamy tap-in.

Michael Ballack also saw red and Lampard scored a consolation penalty.

City had failed to score in their previous seven visits to Stamford Bridge, while Chelsea had only conceded eight at home in the Premier League all season.

Inter got off to the perfect start when Diego Milito cut inside and fired in with just three minutes gone.

Chelsea rallied from the early blow and were level just after half time via Salomon Kalou’s 20-yard strike.

Parity was short-lived, with Esteban Cambiasso drilling in to give Inter a narrow lead to take to Stamford Bridge.

The Ivory Coast frontman made the most of two rare chances in an unconvincing away display, sliding home his first from Yuri Zhirkov’s pinpoint cross.

Drogba then latched on to Petr Cech’s long kick for his second to wrap it up.

But Wolves will feel hard done by, with Cech twice denying Adlene Guedioura to render a brave home display fruitless.

And while the hosts should certainly take heart from a performance that once again proves they can live with the best sides at the Molineux on their day, another defeat means they remain perilously close to the drop zone.

For Chelsea, though, victory will be just what boss Carlo Ancelotti will have wanted after another week of front-page allegations and controversy surrounding the Stamford Bridge outfit.

The win also serves to reignite their title charge after a decidedly patchy run of form, especially on the back of rivals Manchester United’s defeat by Everton earlier in the day.

This fixture will take place on the weekend of the 6-7th of March.

The Ivory Coast striker opened the scoring inside two minutes before setting up two more as favourites Chelsea cruised into the quarter-finals.

Michael Chopra gave Cardiff brief hope with a first-half leveller before Michael Ballack restored Chelsea’s lead.

Daniel Strurridge and Salomon Kalou sealed Championship Cardiff’s fate.

Chelsea remain the team to beat in this competition with Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool already eliminated.

And few would bet against Carlo Ancelotti ’s European and domestic title challengers completing a treble this season as Chelsea bid to become only the fifth post-war team to successfully defend the FA Cup.

Chelsea’s line-up may have been minus high-profile absentees John Terry, Ashley Cole and Michael Essien - for differing reasons - but Ancelotti was still able to name £105m of talent in a star-studded team.

We wish him a speedy recovery.

We are playing Cardiff in the FA Cup on Saturday.

Second prize of a home or away strip goes to Richard Martin another Cape Town member.

The draw was conducted at half time during the fantastic Arsenal game my congratulations go out to both members. If need be contact me robmancreaser@yahoo.com to sort out your prize.

Terry, stripped of the England captaincy by coach Fabio Capello amid allegations of an affair with the ex-girlfriend of international team-mate Wayne Bridge, received vociferous backing from Chelsea’s fans as he led his side into a crucial battle.

Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti has also been fervent in his public support of Terry, and was rewarded with a typically robust defensive display and a vital early contribution in attack that set his side on the path to victory.

Terry helped to create Didier Drogba’s first goal after winning a header from Florent Malouda’s corner - and the striker continued his stunning form against Arsenal by scoring his 12th goal in 10 starts against the Gunners with an emphatic strike before half-time.

Drogba almost completed his hat-trick late on with he hit the bar with a free-kick, but by that stage the game was won and Arsenal’s misery was complete.

The focus was all on Terry, and once again he demonstrated his ability to overcome personal difficulties in a football environment by ensuring Arsenal never seriously threatened a comeback.

It was a display which will also have pleased England coach Capello, who will be looking for vital signs of how Terry responds to his decision to take away the captain’s armband and hand it to Rio Ferdinand.

Terry ended the game with strapping on his left leg after an accidental clash with goalkeeper Petr Cech, but responded to applause from Chelsea’s fans by throwing his shirt into the crowd and giving away his captain’s armband.