Brighton beat Millwall 5-4 on penalties at the Denafter coming back from 2-0 down in the FA Cup quarter final. Alex Pearce and Aiden O'Brien put the hosts into a 2-0 lead with just 11 minutes remaining before Jurgen Locadia halved the deficit with two minutes remaining and Solly March's free-kick was fumbled in by Lions keeper David Martin. Glenn Murray missed the opening penalty after a goalless extra-time period, but Mahlon Romeo and Jake Cooper missed their spot-kicks as Brighton progressed to the semi-finals. Read how all the action unfolded on Sportsmail's live blog. If you are using the app, please click here to view today's live blog<doc-sep>If Brighton are looking for a good FA Cup omen, then they may at least draw some comfort from the fact they beat Manchester City 4-0 on the way to the 1983 final. Their last semi-final appearance came in the same year and Chris Hughton’s men will have to knock out City again if they are to reach the final for only the second time in their history. But, for now, they are just relieved to be in the last four after coming back from the dead to knock-out professional giant-killers Millwall. Goals from Alex Pearce and Aiden O’Brien had put Millwall on course for victory in normal time, but Brighton substitutes Jurgen Locadia and Solly March shocked the noisy home crowd by levelling the tie late on. When a last-gasp extra-time goal from Locadia was incorrectly ruled out and Glenn Murray hit the bar with the first penalty of the shootout, everything started to point to yet another Millwall shock. But Brighton refused to become the sixth Premier League club to be dumped out of the competition at the Den and goalkeeper Mat Ryan saved from Mahlon Romeo before Jake Cooper missed the 12th penalty of the shootout to send Hughton’s men through. Having witnessed one miracle of sorts on Sunday afternoon, Hughton is not discounting another against City in the semi-finals.<doc-sep>Brighton completed a remarkable comeback to win on penalties and reach the FA Cup semi-finals. The Seagulls looked to be heading out of the competition as they found themselves two down to plucky Millwall at the Den. But an injury-time error from Lions keeper David Martin gifted Brighton an equaliser, before Jake Cooper fired his spot kick over to win the shootout for the visitors. Alex Pearce had headed Millwall into the lead, before Aiden O'Brien doubled his sides advantage moments later. Brighton pulled one back through a fine strike by Jurgen Locadia, before Martin's howler. Solly March delivered a curling free kick which looped over Martin, who took his eye off the ball and helped it into the net. Extra time couldn't bring a winner, but did bring a red card for Millwall's Shane Ferguson for a deliberate stamp on Lewis Dunk. The Seagulls then missed their first penalty of the shootout as Glenn Murray smacked his effort off the crossbar. Mathew Ryan then saved from Malhan Romeo before Dunk gave Brighton the lead in sudden death prior to Cooper's miss. Chris Hughton's side now have the reward of a tie at Wembley against Manchester City in the semi-finals.<doc-sep>Every club that wins the FA Cup can point to a game, perhaps a moment, when they could have gone out of the competition. If Brighton end up hoisting the trophy, this was the game and there was more than one moment. They were seconds from elimination when substitute Solly March’s free kick deceived Millwall goalkeeper David Martin to send the match into extra-time. And when top scorer Glenn Murray hit the crossbar with the first kick in the penalty shoot-out, they looked on the way out again. But Mathew Ryan saved Millwall’s fourth kick, taken by Mahlon Romeo, and in sudden death Millwall defender Jake Cooper blasted the ball high into the Brighton end to send the Seagulls into the semi-finals for only the second time in their history. It was hard on the Championship club, who had led 2-0 with two minutes left and finished the game with ten men after the late dismissal of Shane Ferguson as fatigue and frustration took hold. They went into this match having won their previous five FA Cup home matches against Premier League clubs and Brighton, 25 league places above the London side, could have had few complaints if they had been added to the list that includes Aston Villa, Bournemouth, Watford, Leicester and Everton, who succumbed here in this season’s fourth round. Ranking the 20 greatest FA Cup finals Show all 21 1 /21 Ranking the 20 greatest FA Cup finals Ranking the 20 greatest FA Cup finals Ranking the 20 greatest FA Cup finals Getty Images Ranking the 20 greatest FA Cup finals 1997: Chelsea 2-0 Middlesbrough A game that will go down in the history books for Roberto Di Matteo’s thunderbolt inside a minute. Ruud Gullit became the first black manager to win a major English trophy. Getty Images Ranking the 20 greatest FA Cup finals 1993: Arsenal 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday’s most recent FA Cup was lost after extra time and a replay. Ian Wright and Chris Waddle took the game to extra time before Andy Linighan’s header in the final moment. Getty Images Ranking the 20 greatest FA Cup finals 2002: Arsenal 2-0 Chelsea A closely fought match was separated by two stunning strikes to the top corner. Individual brilliance from Ray Parlour and Freddie Ljungberg. Getty Images Ranking the 20 greatest FA Cup finals 1976: Manchester United 0-1 Southampton Finishing sixth in the second division, Southampton were massive underdogs heading into the match against third in the top flight Man United. Bobby Stokes left-footed volley was the winning goal on 83 minutes. Getty Images Ranking the 20 greatest FA Cup finals 2017: Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea An early goal from Alexis Sanchez amid offside claims was cancelled out by Diego Costa. Just three minutes later, Gunners had their record 13th title secured by another Aaron Ramsey Wembley goal. Getty Images Ranking the 20 greatest FA Cup finals 1980: West Ham United 1-0 Arsenal West Ham hero Trevor Brooking scored the only goal after 13 minutes in the last FA Cup Final to be won by a team outside the top flight. Getty Images Ranking the 20 greatest FA Cup finals 1966: Everton 3-2 Sheffield Wednesday Everton reached the final without conceding a goal, but Wednesday were two up with half-an-hour to play. The Toffees became the second side ever to come from two goals down and win the final. Getty Images Ranking the 20 greatest FA Cup finals 2014: Arsenal 3-2 Hull City (AET) Hull City were two goals up inside eight minutes against Arsenal but could not hold on. Goals from Santi Cazorla and Laurent Koscielny took the game to extra time before Aaron Ramsey stabbed home to break Hull hearts. Getty Images Ranking the 20 greatest FA Cup finals 2016: Crystal Palace 1-2 Manchester United (AET) Alan Pardew danced on the touchline when Jason Puncheon put Palace up but Juan Mata took the game to stoppage time before Jesse Lingard thumped into the top corner, securing United’s 12th FA Cup. Getty Images Ranking the 20 greatest FA Cup finals 1973: Leeds United 0-1 Sunderland Leeds were a dominant force in English football when second division Sunderland became the first tem outside the top flight to lift the trophy since West Brom in 1931. Getty Images Ranking the 20 greatest FA Cup finals 1990: Crystal Palace 3-3 Manchester United (AET) In the first all-seater final at Wembley, Ian Wright and Mark Hughes bagged braces for their respective clubs in an enthralling match that resulted in a replay – won 1-0 by United. Getty Images Ranking the 20 greatest FA Cup finals 2013: Manchester City 0-1 Wigan Athletic Ben Watson’s 91st minute header against Premier League champions from the previous year made Wigan the first ever club to win the FA Cup be relegated in the same season. Getty Images Ranking the 20 greatest FA Cup finals 1979: Arsenal 3-2 Manchester United The ‘Five-minute Final’ embodies the sentiment that frantic finishes are a staple of the FA Cup. Arsenal threw away a two-goal lead with four minutes left and Alan Sunderland still grabbed the winner. Getty Images Ranking the 20 greatest FA Cup finals 1989: Liverpool 3-2 Everton (AET) Five weeks after the Hillsborough disaster, Liverpool and Everton met in the FA Cup Final. A 90th minute Toffees equaliser took the fixture to extra time at 1-1 before a brace from substitute Ian Rush won the cup for Liverpool. Getty Images Ranking the 20 greatest FA Cup finals 1988: Liverpool 0-1 Wimbledon Wimbledon’s one and only FA Cup triumph came courtesy of a Lawrie Sanchez header. The club had only been in the Football League for 11 years when they beat the reigning English champions. Getty Images Ranking the 20 greatest FA Cup finals 2001: Arsenal 1-2 Liverpool The first FA Cup Final held at the Millennium Stadium was enthralling as Michael Owen scored two in five minutes to cancel out Freddie Ljungberg’s opener, winning the game at the death.<doc-sep>
Brighton & Hove Albion's FA Cup quarter-final tie at Millwall on Sunday afternoon will play its part in when Tottenham Hotspur's new stadium will open. Spurs' new stadium will host its first test event on March 24 - an U18s match against Southampton with a capacity of around 30,000, kicking off at 3pm. Then six days later on March 30, around 45,000 people will be allowed to enter Tottenham's new 62,062-seater stadium for a Legends match, kicking off at 5.30pm. The aim of the two test events is to gain the required safety certificates for the stadium to open fully. UEFA also wanted Tottenham to play at least one Premier League match before they can hold their Champions League quarter-final first leg against Manchester City there. That means discussions took place with both Brighton and Crystal Palace to ensure, if the safety certificates are gained, that one of those two sides will be the first Premier League side to open the stadium. What it means is that if Chris Hughton's men win their FA Cup quarter-final match at Millwall then Tottenham will play Crystal Palace on Wednesday April 3 in a midweek opener for the stadium and then Brighton at home later in month the April 23rd/24th. However, if Brighton lose their FA Cup quarter-final match today then former Spurs legend Hughton will be the first opposition manager for a senior competitive game at the new stadium on April 6 - due to the Champions League match on April 9 - and then it will be Palace who play there on April 23/24. Keep up to date with the latest Tottenham Hotspur news, features and exclusives from football.london via our free WhatsApp service. Text NEWS to 07776197989 and then add the number to your phone contacts book as spurs dot london (case sensitive, with spaces) to receive daily updates and breaking news from Alasdair Gold and the team on Spurs. Your phone number won't be shared with any other members of the group. Click here for more information on the service.