Hull City earned a place in the semi-finals of the FA Cup for only the second time after a full 3-0 victory over Sunderland at the KC Stadium.
Steve Bruce's side missed a first half penalty by Sone Aluko before goals from Curtis Davies, David Meyler Sunderland boy and Matty Fryatt in the space of nine minutes into the second half of the Tigers booked the trip to Wembley next month when they will face League One club Sheffield United.
Sunderland did not make two appearances Wembley this season after beating the Capital One Cup finalists last weekend have struggled to provide a threat against the current club of their former manager.
The Tigers , who had already beaten twice Sunderland in the Premier League this season, squandered a first - half chance when bad Aluko penalty was easily saved by Oscar Ustari .
Tie quarterfinal dull finally sprang into life midway through the second half when Davies grew well kick off the head of Tom Huddlestone beyond Ustari .
Former Sunderland midfielder Meyler made it 2-0 in the 72nd minute when he beat Lee Cattermole a game from a corner of black cats before rushing in order to finish past Ustari .
Cattermole Hull then gifted a third goal in the 77th minute when his pass lamentable withdrawal was seized by Fryatt to rubberstamp instead on its side in the last four.
Sunderland boss Gus Poyet will at least now be able to focus on his side battle to stay in the top flight after the distraction of their exploits final , which saw the losing 3-1 to Manchester City in the final Capital One Cup at Wembley last week.
The Uruguayan has made six changes to his final line-up, including a rare early Argentine striker Ignacio Scocco .
Bruce 's men , wishing to redeem their 4-1 humiliation by Newcastle last week in a totally overshadowed by the antics sidelines Alan Pardew when the Magpies boss seemed headbutt Meyler game started well and hit the top carpentry with a center shot Maynor Figueroa after only four minutes.
Cattermole dreary day started on a downer when he became involved in a furious quarrel against his former teammate Ahmed Elmohamady after Egyptian fell heavily under the challenge in the 12th minute .
Referee Craig Pawson has taken no action on this occasion , although Cattermole - sent off in the league match equivalent in November that Sunderland finished with just nine men - was recorded on the half- hour for a seemingly innocuous challenge on Meyler .
Chances were few visitors , Scocco spoon a Phil Bardsley cross bar in the 19th minute as Hull - weakened by the absence of pair Nikica Jelavic cut linked and Shane Long - dominated despite an obvious lack of tip .
Fault Sebastian Larsson Aluko gave the Tigers a chance to move forward from the point 34 minutes, but Ustari guessed right and dived low to his right to collect lamentable penalty of Aluko .
Ustari down to stop another chance Aluko towards the end of the first period and the beginning of the second half was even worse , with neither side apparently willing to make good on their desire to avoid a relapse at any price .
But then came the end of the collapse of visitors, starting with the lack of Fryatt John O'Shea on the right flank , who presented the whole room from which centimeter delivery Huddlestone found Davies head .
Ball substitute George Boyd then deceived Cattermole and Meyler a clear run on goal four minutes later , the former Sunderland man with a sweet left foot before finishing out the celebration of his joke when a header to the corner flag .
Sunderland and misery was complete in the 77th minute when Fryatt blunder Cattermole allowed to choose his past Ustari up , and seal the Tigers travel to Wembley.
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