Craig Gardner's wonderful strike proved the difference between the sides as Sunderland edged out Southampton 1-0 to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals.
| Sunderland | Team Statistics | Southampton |
| 1 | Goals | 0 |
| 0 | 1st Half Goals | 0 |
| 4 | Shots on Target | 2 |
| 3 | Shots off Target | 5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 5 | Corners | 6 |
| 3 | Fouls | 15 |
| 8 | Offsides | 3 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 77.8 | Passing Success | 80.1 |
| 26 | Tackles | 13 |
| 76.9 | Tackles Success | 100 |
| 47.8 | Possession | 52.2 |
| 45.9 | Territorial Advantage | 54.1 |
| 414 | Total Passes | 442 |
| 18 | Total Crosses | 24 |
| 153 | Lost Balls | 169 |
| 63 | Recoveries | 58 |
| 51.9 | 1st Half Poss. | 48.1 |
| 44.9 | 2nd Half Poss. | 55.1 |