“The League Cup semi-final gave us an inspiration to want to be at Wembley every chance we can”. With the exception of Tim Howard, it was a full-strength Toffees team that started.
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Everton will go into their next match, and the quarter-finals, buoyed by the good form of Barkley and Lukaku, whereas Howe will have to lift his players for their relegation battle on the back of four straight defeats.
Having cut in from the wing he bore down on Adam Federici and attempted to tuck the ball inside the near post, but the Cherries keeper stuck out a leg to block the Belgian’s effort.
The Spaniard made his sixth consecutive appearance when the Blues travelled to Dean Court for the Fifth Round tie and was the only thing standing between Bournemouth’s Charlie Daniels and the opening goal after 37 minutes. No arguments from him.
Everton began the game as the better of the two sides but were unable to covert their early dominance into any significant goal chances. He takes a step back to make room, and tries to curl a shot into the top corner.
Everton manager Roberto Martinez praises the “very special performance” of Joel Robles during his side’s 2-0 FA Cup win over Bournemouth. Lukaku scores – Lennon comes inside, plays a backheeled one-two with McCarthy, plays it wide to Barkley, and he curls a shot that strikes O’Kane on the elbow and it drifts just wide for a corner.
Barkley came close to a fine second as he curled just wide following some fine build-up play, but Lukaku promptly secured Everton’s passage to the sixth round, tapping home from inside the six-yard box after Gareth Barry’s clever flick-on at the near post.
Bet365 consider Bournemouth as the 9/4 outsiders, while an away win for Everton is tipped at 13/10.
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Eddie Howe bemoaned AFC Bournemouth falling short in the key moments as they were knocked out of the FA Cup by Everton on Saturday.
