Goodison Park commemorated Everton’s history in the FA Cup before kick-off, the Park End awash with banners related to the club’s five triumphs in the competition. Bournemouth consigned Goodison’s FA Cup story to history. Cup ties have been played at this famous old stadium for 132 years. There will never be another.
Andoni Iraola’s tireless, intelligent team tormented Everton once again. After the dramatic comeback here in August and last month’s win at the Vitality Stadium, the final act for Sean Dyche, Bournemouth made it a hat-trick of victories over Everton this season to advance into the fifth round. The final FA Cup act for Goodison centred on two first-half mistakes from James Tarkowski, who conceded a penalty scored by the impressive Antoine Semenyo and lost possession for Daniel Jebbison’s strike. David Moyes’s side reacted strongly in the second half but hit a post three times and had another attempt cleared off the line.
