Moyesy says: "We have had to knock out a couple of big teams already. I'd love to say we can win it, but we need a bit of good luck. I thought it was a good all-round performance from the team. I was worried about how it would turn out with the absence of Steven Pienaar and Marouane Fellaini, but it turned out well in the end and the players deserved it. Victor Anichebe did well and Jack Rodwell shone again. He showed what he can do so overall I'm very pleased to get through."

Mikel Arteta says: "This is the only way we can win a trophy with Everton and we have a chance if we keep on playing like we have for the last few months. We stepped up another gear, we want to keep going."

Tim Cahill says: "I dedicated the goal to the people who have lost their lives in Australia in the bush fires. It has affected all the Australian national team and puts everything into perspective. I'm just really happy I can put something back. I have been away with the Australian national team and we’ve all been talking about it. It just puts everything into perspective. I’m just really happy I have been able to contribute something with the goal and the gesture. I think we all felt we would like to do something, no matter how small, for the families of those affected. This is a massive a win for us. This is what we play for. People say finishing inside the top four is a big task but this cup is amazing and we want to achieve something special."

* Tim Cahill wearing a black armband for the Australian people who lost their lives in the bush fires.

* The Villa fans singing 'your support is Fucking shit' while sat next to 2,500 empty seats that the soft cunts sent back a few days before. BIG TOMMY FROM LITHERLAND

* The youngster before the game who came on to take a shot against Tim Howard at the home end and scored....With the brave lad only having one leg and on Crutches! Well done son. Your Mum & Dad must be very proud indeed. Remember kid, you did it in open play....Villa couldnt. Take note O'Neil. BIG TOMMY FROM LITHERLAND.

* 5 mins before kick off, the mascots are put through on goal and normally slot in the ball in the back of the net. But not the Villa mascot - he's put through but somehow missed an open goal - cue the street end ironic cheers. Then at his 2nd attempt he enters the 6 yard box and he hits the post - cue everyone pissing themselves!! Priesty

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Bar-stool report by WOODSY

So for the first time in seven years, we have reached the quarter finals of FA Cup. Sounds impressive, and in some ways it is, given our limited resources. To be honest, I believe we can always play better than we did today, and had we been playing Manure or Chelski, we would now be facing another season sans-silverware. To give the boys credit though, they took the game to Villa and asserted themselves for the most part on the pitch. Make no mistake, this Villa side could be destined for greatness within the next couple of years, as could we should the fates be kind enough. Best of all, the Christmas insult was avenged.

So the game was only three minutes old when Petrov pulled off a magnificent save with ex-shite Friedel beaten, but Rodwell was on hand to fire into the roof of the net. Goodison was sent into early raptures, but they would die away after just five minutes of belief and ecstasy, when Hibbert ignored Jagielka’s defensive presence and decided to be a hero, tackling Agbonlahor inside the area. He went down like a sack o’ cack, and Milner duly dispatched the spot kick under Howard.

To give the blues credit, they continued to dictate play, albeit without causing too many problems. After 24 minutes, it was Sidwell’s turn to be villain, fouling Anichebe to give Everton a penalty. Arteta showed his class with an excellent strike into the opposite corner from Friedel. Having regained the lead, Everton sat back somewhat and allowed Villa back into the contest. Luckily, Baines and Jagielka were playing out of their skins, and they could always rely on the back four to deal with any genuine threats, but the question was - for how long?

The second half brought no respite for Everton, as Villa continued to threaten the back line, In particular, Agbonlahor looked like he would continue his scoring streak at Goodison on a couple of occasions, with Gardner also giving Neville and Rodwell a difficult time. Howard was forced into real action for the first time, getting a last ditch hand to divert a certain goal from Carew. Fifteen minutes later though, Everton were through to the sixth round. A quick break produced a great ball from Anichebe to Cahill, Villa’s defence nowhere, and Cahill guided the ball into the corner for 3-1.

To give Villa credit, they continued to fight long after the game was lost. It was always going to be Everton’s day, however, and despite absorbing mounds of pressure, they never once looked without confidence or assurance of their footballing ability. So an entertaining FA Cup game came to an end, a great advert for the home-grown talent rule, which may yet save England from any further embarrassments, and a home game versus Middlesbrough or West Ham awaits.

RATINGS:

Howard - 7 - Good all round display, should give him a higher mark for the brilliant save, but apart from a few crosses, never had too much to deal with.

Baines - 7 - Another competent display, justifying his presence in the first team, chased attackers all day and produced some good passes.

Lescott - 6 - To be honest, one of his poorer games, was somewhat clumsy and slow at times, but could have been a lot worse.

Jagielka - 8 - Class, class, class. Always in control of Villa’s threats.

Hibbert - 5 - Worked hard, but was shown up by Young too many times, and poor reading of the situation resulted in the equaliser.

Gosling - 6 - An enigma. Sometimes utterly anonymous, other times he was nothing short of lethal.

Neville - 6 - Same comments as for Lescott.

Arteta - 9 - Man of the match by a country mile, well played Mikky!

Rodwell - 7 - Decent game all round, looks to have real potential

Cahill - 7 - Always a thorn in Villa’s side, showed why he is a genuine threat up front.

Anichebe - 7 - Seemed to have the right sort of attitude today. Needs to shoot more though.

Referee Martin Atkinson - 4 - A poor display, did not appreciate the blood and thunder of an almost exclusively British cup tie. Too many free kicks and bookings for decent challenges, also failed to send off Petrov - but I suppose we can forget about that one can’t we? ;-)

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* 3 - 1 to Everton. Cahill with 2 and Baines with the other. Sidwell for Villa. Addie Graves. Birkenhead

* Everton 1 – 0 Villains. Tough match, our defence to hold strong against a breaking villa, our superior ball control telling with Tiny to nod one home mid way through the second half. COYB. Ashley

* After being proved completely wrong last week, my prediction of an "after the lords mayor show" like performance against Bolton resulted in one of the most complete performances from this Everrton team this season. I really shouldn't be giving any predictions at all! However I think with the loss of Screech we will struggle against a very good Aston Villa side. I think it will be 1 1. I think Tim will get the goal. Oz Blue

* 3-2 to the Blues. Revenge for the league defeat and an F.A. Cup cracker. Dave Tommo

* Everton to go ahead with a Cahil header. Villa to show their true colours and have a man sent off and Arteta to score the winner. 2-0 to Everton. Knocker.

Well here we go again for ninety more nerve jangling minutes as the Blues look to secure a place in the FA Cup's last eight for the first time since 2002. Ironically if my memory serves me right, that was Walter Smith's last match as Everton Manager as we lost at Boro in the Cup, and weeks later Moyesy's reign started. We as fans deserve some silverware, but so does Moyesy, who over those six years has guided Everton from perennial relegation fodder to season in season out a top six club.

We will have to do it once again the hard way, with news that Screech will not recover in time form his back injury, and Peanuts is still sidelined for another week or so. Tiny will be done in after flying half way round the world this week, as will Tim Howard. Thankfully all the International boys came through their matches unscathed, and unlike the shite from across the park, we will just roll our sleeves up and get on with things. Good news in that Louis Saha is fit again, and normally Moyesy would not throw him in at the deep end so quick, but he may have no option but to do so against Villa. Dan Gosling will continue in the middle in place of the injured Peanuts, and the back four will remain the same even though Leighton Baines made way for Joey late on last week. Moyesy would be committing hari kari if he drops the very much in form left back.

The Blues are unbeaten at home since the last gasp winner by Villa back in early December, so as they say revenge is sweet. It is refreshing to know that Villa's record in the FA Cup of late is as healthy as ours, with the Midlanders going out of the Competition in twelve of the last fourteen seasons to Premiership opposition, so lets hope that trend continues.

Moyesy says: "I hope the atmosphere can be recreated. The three games against Liverpool (shite) saw good atmospheres at Analfield and at Goodison. The last Aston Villa game was exciting so the supporters will be coming to it hoping for more of the same. So hopefully we will generate a good atmosphere." We have not had many good cup runs and I want to have a run in the cup. It will be very difficult to win the Premier League for the Everton supporters so the cups become a realistic opportunity for us. It would be nice if we could have a run and give them something to shout about." (14/02/09)

Everton from: Howard, Hibbert, Jagielka, Lescott, Yobo, Baines, Gosling, Arteta, Van der Meyde, Neville, Osman, Cahill, Rodwell, Saha, Nash, Castillo, Baxter, Jacobsen

Kipper's XI To Start: Howard, Baines, Lescott, Jagielka, Hibbert, Gosling, Arteta, Neville, Osman, Cahill, Saha

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Ex shite target Gareth Barry is suspended for this one, so ex Blues target Steve Sidwell is likely to fill in as captain. Defender Luke Young should be fit after withdrawing from the England squad to face Spain in midweek. Another ex shite Emily Heskey is struggling after his midweek exertions with England.

Genial Irishman Martin O'Neill Says: "I have been very impressed with Everton. There is a great durability about them. They are strong - strong minded - and they have been going well for some quite considerable time. They are the only side in recent seasons to break into that top four and they are always there or thereabouts. They played a couple of months without two centre-forwards and had midfielders doing the job in a makeshift role. Their results didn't suffer. They have gained a lot through that. In terms of camaraderie, I think it might have helped them. They have found ways to win when they haven't had the players fit. I have the utmost regard for the football club and the job the manager has done there." (14/02/09)

Villa from: Friedel, Guzan, Cuellar, Gardner, Davies, Knight, L. Young, Shorey, Reo-Coker, Milner, Petrov, Sidwell, A. Young, Osbourne, Salifou, Agbonlahor, Heskey, Carew, Delfouneso.