Frank Lampard and John Terry celebrate the win. (AFP)

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London  - John Terry had a rare moment of cheer on Sunday scoring one goal and laying on the other as Chelsea marched into the FA Cup semi-finals with a 2-0 win over visitors Stoke City at Stamford Bridge.

Terry set up midfielder Frank Lampard to blast in a deflected shot in the 35th minute and his England colleague returned the favour in the 67th, his corner allowing the Blues skipper to head the second.

Cup holders Chelsea face Aston Villa in the Wembley semi-finals next month. The Blues remain in the hunt for a Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup treble.

Centre-half Terry was booed by the Potters' fans and subjected to various chants about his extra-marital affair throughout.

However, the dethroned England skipper did not let it stop his match-winning efforts against a spirited Stoke, who were playing in their first FA Cup quarter-final in 38 years.

Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti made three changes from the side beaten 4-2 here by Manchester City on February 27.

Alex, Paulo Ferreira and Salomon Kalou came in for the suspended Michael Ballack, Joe Cole - who dropped to the bench - and Ricardo Carvalho, who failed a late fitness test.

Stoke were missing their influential centre-half Ryan Shawcross, who is suspended for the red-carded tackle which left Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey with a broken leg last weekend.

Both sides had scoring chances in the opening 10 minutes, with Blues winger Florent Malouda shooting wide and striker Nicholas Anelka cutting across the top of the penalty box and hitting a low shot at goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen.

Meanwhile Stoke fashioned a good opportunity from a set-piece, captain Robert Huth heading on for forward Mamady Sidibe to nod over the crossbar.

The Potters then gave their hosts a scare at a corner a quarter of an hour in, midfielder Dean Whitehead blasting a shot which evaded everyone except John Obi Mikel who cleared it off the goal-line.

However, Chelsea dominated the next 15 minutes, with Malouda, Branislav Ivanovic and striker Didier Drogba firing in speculative shots.

Anelka then stole the ball off Whitehead in the Stoke penalty box but his shot went across Sorensen's goal.

Chelsea had centre-half Alex to thank at the other end as his precise tackle halted Tuncay's charge into the Blues' penalty box.

But the Potters' chance was against the run of play and Chelsea's spell of dominance paid off.

Stoke failed to clear a Malouda corner and Terry laid the ball back to Lampard, whose drive from the edge of the box took a deflection as it flew in past Sorensen.

Sorensen pulled off the save of the half in stoppage time, diving low to tip a Drogba shot around the post following a Ferreira cross.

Lampard went close with an early second half effort and Drogba curled a free kick into Sorensen's arms as Chelsea sought to build on their advantage.

With 30 minutes to go, Stoke manager Tony Pulis sent on Dave Kitson and former Mansfield winger Liam Lawrence for Tuncay and Sidibe in a bid to reverse the Potters' fortunes.

Sorensen pulled off another excellent save, this time keeping out an Anelka header after Drogba's cut-back.

But from the second corner forced by the move, Terry arrived late to power Lampard's set-piece at Sorensen, who could not stop the header going in.

After the final whistle, Terry gave his shirt to the crowd as he marched off triumphant.