That’s all from me. After a poor first half Everton improved after the introduction of Richarlison, and the second half was a case of when, and then how many. They next play Spurs on Monday and still need to move away from the bottom three. Boreham Wood defended resolutely, helped by a very pedestrian opening 45 minutes from Everton, and even in the second allowed few clear chances. It was a fine end to a fine Cup run, and they now turn their attention to Wrexham on Tuesday, a key game in their push for promotion against a side two points and one place above them in the National League (the Wood have three games in hand). Here’s the match report again. Bye!
Andy Hunter has filed his match report from Goodison Park:
There was no seismic upset at Goodison Park but no FA Cup rout or humiliation either. Boreham Wood, bidding to become only the second non-league club to reach the quarter-finals, made life extremely difficult for Everton before Premier League superiority told.
Salomon Rondón struck twice in the second half to take Frank Lampard’s team into a last eight meeting away at Crystal Palace. They will need to improve significantly on this display to reach the semi-finals at Wembley but the night belonged to Luke Garrard and his accomplished side. The Hertfordshire club defended expertly throughout and underlined why they are firmly in pursuit of promotion to the Football League this season.
Everton have been a class act since drawing the non-league side, Garrard had said, with the Premier League club paying for their visitors’ specially commissioned fifth-round kit, taking care of travel arrangements and sorting their accommodation. The same was true of Everton’s moving anti-war statement prior to kick off too.
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