Rochdale 1-4 Stoke
Bojan Krkic and Victor Moses scored breathtaking goals at Rochdale as Stoke avoided joining the long list of Premier League teams to exit the FA Cup at the fourth-round stage.
After watching the likes of Chelsea and Manchester City bow out of the competition over the weekend, Sky Bet League One Rochdale were in the mood to cause another shock.
But Mark Hughes' side, the fifth highest-ranked team left in the cup, avoided an upset with a 4-1 win tonight.
Bojan put the Potters ahead with an early first-time volley, but his evening ended soon after as he hobbled off with an injury.
His replacement Stephen Ireland doubled Stoke's lead at the start of the second half and Moses then set up a fifth-round tie at Blackburn with a dipping shot from an acute angle.
It could have been a different story had Dale taken their chances at the end of the first half when they had Stoke on the ropes.
But Dale could only muster a late consolation through Rhys Bennett and Jon Walters sealed the comprehensive win with Stoke's fourth in stoppage time.
