David Moyes on The Edu Tackle says: “It all turned on the referee not sending Edu off for his tackle. We are 1-0 up and if Edu is then sent off, and it’s incredible that he isn’t, it would have made a big difference. Edu went on to be very influential for Arsenal tonight.”

David Moyes on The Match says: " People probably thought it was a great goal but the boy(Quincy Owusu-Abeyie) charges past three or four of our players and knocks them over like skittles. That was pretty average from our point of view. But all credit to Arsenal, they’ve got some very good young players coming through. They are very fortunate to have so many players to choose from whereas all we’ve got are the ones we had tonight. Our lads have been tremendous this season and tonight will be treated like a blip and we’ll get on with our business again on Saturday. We’ve had a great start and we probably haven’t got enough players to be in too many competitions. We’d rather be in but we’re not and it’s over and done with."

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Everton won't be making many changes like the arse. Marcus Bent may sit this game out as we play the rotation system (Everton Style). Benty has sore hamstrings (god bless). Big Dunc is favourite to step in if he recovers from the thigh strain, which kept him out of the Chelsea game. Dickie Wright is hopeful he can overcome his back injury to play against his old club. Jimmy Mac and Joey Yobo could also play, leaving Big Nige, Tommy Grav and Davey Weir on the bench.

Moyesy says: Highbury is a great place to go for a cup-tie and we will be doing our best to get through to the last eight. We are having a good run in this competition but to start talking about us being able to get through at Highbury is premature. But we want to play the better teams in big games like these - that is what we want for our future.”

Alan Irvine says: “We’re going to Highbury believing that we have a real chance to progress. Arsenal see it as a competition for helping to develop their young players who are on the fringes of the first-team, while we see it as an opportunity to get to a cup final and hopefully get into Europe. So, we’re looking at the game differently. It’s a crucial game for us and we feel we can win it. But then again, if we were going to play Arsenal’s first-team, I’d still be confident. It is going to be a tough game - it’s Arsenal away and we’re not going to estimate their young players. They can play exactly like their first-team do. You’ve always got to be conscious of the fact that Arsenal can break quickly. We’ve got to make sure that when we’re attacking, we’re organised defensively. We’ve also got to make sure that we cause plenty of problems for them. We’ve got to make sure that when we get the ball we keep it - and when they do get the ball, we will have to win possession back quickly. There is no doubt that we would have rather had a home tie again. We would have felt that we would have been happy to take on anyone at Goodison."

Everton From: Wright, Martyn, Turner, Watson, Pistone, Stubbs, Weir, Bent, Campbell, Ferguson, McFadden, Kilbane, Gravesen, Cahill, Chadwick, Yobo, Osman, Bosnar, Hibbert, Fox.

Cockney Toffee's Everton XI To Start: Wright, Hibbert, Stubbs, Yobo, Pistone, Osman, Cahill, Gravesen Kilbane, McFadden, Ferguson.

Cockney's Bet : £10 Everton 2-1 (10/1), £10 Kevin Kilbane First Goalscorer (12/1)

Everton will come face to face with a young Arsenal side. No Terry Henry and co but still some names in the team.

Moyesy says: “Arsenal have a great conveyor belt of talent coming through and they went to Manchester City with those lads and won. I watched the tape of that match yesterday and while they are a reserve team, I wouldn't mind spending the money some of them cost. They are the best club in the country and have some fabulous players, and even behind those lads they have more fabulous players, and we will find we are up against some of them. We know this is another tough game."

Alan Irvine says: "Arsenal away is a very tough game, but on the positive side, we know that it won’t be Arsenal’s strongest team, albeit there will be very good players on display in that team. You’ve got players like Flamini who played in the UEFA Cup Final last season, Van Persie, Fabregas, so we’ll have to be on our guard." (09/11/04)