THIS FA Cup tie had been labelled as the millionaires of Harrods against the bargain basement boys from up North.

Indeed Stan Ternent named eight players who had cost nothing in his starting line-up while Steve Marlet was a £12million Fulham sub at the start of the second half.

But the FA Cup has never been a respecter of reputations, or bank balances, and there is little doubt that Burnley were good value for the draw at Loftus Road that ensured both sides went into this afternoon's draw for the quarter-finals.

In the case of Burnley it is the first time in 20 years that the fans have had that treat to look forward to. What do they say, everything comes to he who waits.

Having been harried and hustled for 90 minutes yesterday, the London side will know that they are in for a tough test at Turf Moor as the sides look to complete the line-up for the last eight.

What Ternent will have to decide is how to approach the home game having pulled off a tactical masterstroke in the way he set his side up to take on Fulham.

"We came with a shape, a balance and a plan and it worked out well for us," he said, after springing a surprise by relegating top scorer Robbie Blake to the bench. He did not even get on and would not have done unless Burnley had gone behind.

"For most of the second half we could not get out of our own half but I thought we stuck to our task well."

Fit again Lee Briscoe was installed in central midfield with Paul Cook and Tony Grant and Ian and Alan Moore had to break forward from wide to support Gareth Taylor.

For the first few minutes of the match there was every reason for Burnley's 3000 fans to be anxious as their side barely had a touch and Ian Cox had to make four clearing headers in the first couple of minutes.

It was not until the fourth minute that Burnley got into the Fulham half - and they promptly scored.

Alan Moore is a quietly spoken Irishman who does not like to say too much, but his actions were much louder than any words.

After Gareth Taylor had won a header Steed Malbranque knocked the ball into the space between his skipper Andy Melville and full back Steve Finnan. Melville admitted: "It was poor defending because there was a lack of communication."

They may have got away with it had it not been for Moore's speed of thought and turn of pace. He nipped between the two, broke into the area and rolled the ball under Maik Taylor.

The former Middlesbrough man has done well in the FA Cup for Burnley, yesterday's effort being his third for the Clarets in the competition. Moore may be quiet but the fans behind the goal he scored in were anything but as they celebrated long and loud.

"Alan Moore showed great composure for the goal and he finished it well," said the manager who has often left the winger on the bench but was delighted with his overall display, his best for a long time.

That goal looked certain to have the Clarets ahead at the interval because, despite plenty of possession, the Premiership side did not get a single shot on target throughout the first half.

But when they did find the target it was an absolute beauty with Malbranque, scorer of a hat trick in the previous round, smashing a volley beyond the dive of Marlon Beresford.

The Burnley keeper did wonder whether he might have done better but his manager Stan Ternent got it right when he labelled the shot "unstoppable".

That might have been the signal for the team that let in six against Grimsby and Rotherham and five against Reading to crumble but this Burnley's resolve simply stiffened after the interval. That was when Marlet came on for the ineffective Bjarne Goldbaek to add his talents to the front line in a wide right role.

It was always likely to be a battle after the break but it was one that Burnley revelled in. Cox and Drissa Diallo repeated their heroics from the previous week at Coventry, playing as if they have been partners for a couple of years when it fact it is just a couple of games.

Jean Tigana's side was playing its 19th cup tie of the season and the players were clearly desperate that number 20 would be anywhere but Turf Moor.

Most of the best work came from Malbranque but the sound-a-like strike pair of Saha and Sava had left their shooting boots at home. Even when they did manage to get a shot on target there were any number of Burnley players willing to put their bodies on the line and get in a block.

All four defenders, Cox, Diallo, Dean West and Graham Branch, have every right to put in over-time claims today as they flung themselves all over the place. That defence cost just the £500,000 for Cox, peanuts compared to the attack they were repelling at every turn.

But despite the excellence of the back-line, Ternent was right not to single out any players, preferring to praise the collective spirit of his side.

Some eyebrows were raised when they were taken to Portugal last week ahead of the Fulham game but simply earning the replay has meant the trip has paid dividends.

The weight of fixtures means that there is no hope of another break before the replay but the players won't worry about that, they simply can't wait to do battle again!

FULHAM 1

(Malbranque 45)

BURNLEY 1

(A Moore 4)

Loftus Road. Att: 13,069