Good evening from Goodison Park
Welcome to SunSport’s live coverage of tonight’s FA Cup fifth round tie where Premier League Everton, will host National league Boreham Wood, in the first ever meeting between the two sides.
Frank Lampard’s men are heavy favourites this evening after a convincing 4-1 victory over Brentford in the fourth round, having required extra time to defeat Hull in the third.
However, Boreham Wood manager, Luke Garrard, will be hopeful of yet another upset, after beating championship Bournemouth, 1-0 in their fourth-round tie. The club have also swept aside AFC Wimbledon and dispatched local rivals St Albans 4-0 on their path to Goodison Park.
Everton head into the game after a controversial 1-0 loss to current Premier League leaders, Manchester City. A highly contested handball in the area looked a certain penalty for Everton, but referee, Paul Tierney waved away any claims. The Toffees currently sit just one place outside of the relegation zone.
Elsewhere, promotion hopefuls, Boreham Wood are off the back of a 1-0 league win against Eastleigh, the same side they beat in the first round of the FA Cup earlier in the season. The National League side currently sit in 4th place, with three games in hand over third placed Wrexham, who they play next week.
The match is scheduled for 20:15 in Merseyside, and we’ll bring you confirmation of the two teams shortly as we build up to kick-off.