Everton 2-0 Chelsea: FA Cup quarter-final - as it happened

Full-time: Everton 2-0 Chelsea

It's Everton who progress to the semi-finals, and they have a former Chelsea star to thank.

For the Londoners, meanwhile, there is much to contemplate. They have been knocked out of two competitions in the space of a few days.

Chelsea are throwing everything they have at Everton, but it's a case of too little too late.

Goodison Park is bouncing and we've got four minutes of added time still to play on Merseyside.

Red card (Barry)

Gareth Barry trips Cesc Fabregas moments later and he too, receives a second yellow card.

He'll probably bump into Costa in the tunnel.

Red card (Costa)

It goes from bad to worse to ... downright miserable for Chelsea.

There's another flashpoint involving Diego Costa, who is fouled and then puts his head into Gareth Barry.

He is shown a second yellow and Costa takes Chelsea's hopes of rescuing this cup tie with him down the Goodison Park tunnel.

GOAL: Everton 2-0 Chelsea (Lukaku)

How can Chelsea respond to that magic from their former player? They have less than ten minutes to find a goal, and keep their season alive.

By the way, Lukaku has now scored in each of his five FA Cup appearances for Everton.

GOAL: Everton 1-0 Chelsea (Lukaku)

A moment of brilliance from Lukaku. The former Chelsea striker weaves his way past a number of players before delivering a pinpoint finish into the bottom corner.

That's the Belgian's 24th goal of the season and surely, it is among his best.

Less than 20 minutes to go now and we're still waiting for our first goal of the evening.

After the initial promise, this one has failed to catch light. Here comes a sub - Oscar is replacing a fellow Brazilian.

Surely the players will start to feel the pace of this game as the clocks winds down? It has been hectic stuff, even though there has been a distinct lack of quality.

Tiredness could play a crucial role in the outcome of this cup tie, as both sides look for a winning goal.

Right, we've played more than an hour at Goodison and it's still goalless, even though the game has livened up of late.

Both managers must be considering a change of two. Especially Roberto Martinez, who knows home advantage and Chelsea's mid-week woes ought to play into the hands of his side.

Wowzer.

Diego Costa almost opens the score for Chelsea, after dancing neatly around the keeper - but from the tightest of angles imaginable, he sends his effort across the face of an unmanned goal.

That was almost brilliant from the centre-forward.

This game is crying out for a moment of inspiration, to be honest. Here's a reminder of who Chelsea have on their bench:

Begovic, Baba Rahman, Terry, Loftus-Cheek, Oscar, Traore, Remy

And Everton...

Howard, Stones, Niasse, Besic, Osman, Deulofeu, Kone

Everton come (relatively) close from a corner.

Funes Mori climbs to meet Cleverley's corner but his effort goes narrowly over the bar. Chelsea's goal remains intact.

The Everton fans at Goodison are trying to roar their team on to victory, but it's more of the same so far in the second period.

Is either side willing to risk losing this game in order to win it? Will tiredness take hold of Chelsea, given their mid-week game?

We're back underway at Goodison.

Let's hope for some more goalmouth action (and less arguing) in the second period on Merseyside.

Half-time: Everton 0-0 Chelsea

Lots of perspiration but minimal inspiration for either side at Goodison Park. The opening minutes hinted at an end-to-end game, but it hasn't really turned out that way, sadly.

Anyway, let's hope for better in 15 minutes' time.

The best moment of the half is provided by Willian, whose long range freekick is tipped over the bar by the Everton keeper.

The Brazilian has probably been the Blues' best player this season and his setpiece expertise could be crucial today.

Chelsea are now starting to assert themselves, with the likes of Pedro and Willian buzzing between Everton's defensive lines.

Cesc is looking to pull the strings, too, as the west Londoners push for a goal before half-time.

Oh, a sniff of an opening for the away side, as Pedro gets on to Cesc's through pass ahead of Robles.

However, the former Barcelona man can't keep the ball in play. Everton survive.

We're through 35 minutes at Goodison Park and there has not been a chance of note. In fact, the most eye-catching aspect of the game has been Diego Costa's fouling and falling.

Hopefully things will pick up slightly before we hear the half-time whistle.

Chelsea are struggling to string any passes together at the moment. They are simply being hustled and harried every time they have the ball.

Coming on the back of their Champions League loss, the Toffees might reason that they will tire as the game progresses, too.

The game is beginning to take shape after that frantic start.

Tom Cleverley takes a shot from distance that screws wide of the goal, but Everton are in charge of the game for the moment.

Still lots of huffing and puffing from both sides, but we're yet to see a great deal of quality.

Having said that, there is a really good zip about the match, which is encouraging the Goodison faithful.

The tempo of the match is really great to see. It would just be nice if some football was played by either side, rather than there being so much fouling and moaning.

Everton's players are flying into every tackle at the moment, there's a furious pace to the game.

Guus Hiddink gets to his feet to voice his displeasure at what he has seen, while Pedro is down for the moment.

Another foul on Costa shortly afterwards and already, you can sense that something controversial is brewing.

The Chelsea players might want to encourage their controversial teammate to calm down.

Gareth Barry trips Diego Costa in the centre of the park - suddenly it's all kicking off at Goodison.

It was a minor foul, but there's an Everton player on the ground now. It's Barry. The replay suggests Costa was seeking some early revenge during the resulting passage of play.

Costa goes into the book. A yellow is probably sufficient in that instance, to be fair.

At the other end, meanwhile, Kenedy fires over the bar after linking up with Pedro. It's been a decent start from both teams - let's hope it continues in that fashion.

We're underway at Goodison!

Everton are in their traditional blue strip, meaning Chelsea have donned their white number.

The first effort of the game is a volley from Tom Cleverley, but it is easily saved.

The teams make their way onto the pitch to the sound of Z-cars. Kick off is nearly here.

Remember, there is a semi-final place on the line tonight.

Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink...

"It is big in the context of this season from Chelsea. We are in a very safe spot in the league which means that the FA Cup is even more important than it always is," he said. "We have had two days of recovery from the Champions League, no time to mourn and cry. We have to go on. We must be resilient.

"I know Diego Costa well now and he always likes to play. He limped off but he wants to play and we will see how he is. It would be a beautiful achievement to win the FA Cup."

Everton manager Roberto Martinez's pre-match thoughts...

"Any time you get to the last eight it's a vital opportunity. The cups have been full of good football, we were very close to getting to the League Cup final and now this in an opportunity in front of our own fans," he said, according to the BBC.

"Chelsea will be looking at this competition in the same way, it's a big footballing occasion."

There are around 20 minutes to go until kick-off now, and the players are busily going through their last-minute preparations.

It goes without saying that this is a huge match for both sides, as neither appears to have anything else left to play for this season.

Who will come out on top? We'll soon find out...

Just in case you missed it earlier, by the way, Eden Hazard is missing through injury, but John Terry is fit enough to make the bench.

Here's a reminder of how Chelsea are likely to line up this evening...

Away from Goodison, meanwhile...

Antonio Conte's appointment at Chelsea will be official as soon as next week, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport.

The former Juventus head coach and current Italy boss is in the process of completing the "final steps" of talks with the Premier League side, concerning who is to join him as part of his backroom team at Stamford Bridge.

Gazzetta suggests Conte will be joined by his brother Gianluca, a scout, with Angelo Alessio to be named his assistant manager and Paolo Bertelli to join as a trainer.

Everton shareholder Farhad Moshiri is a spectator at today's game at Goodison.

It'll be interesting to see what impact he makes on the club and English football more generally.

For the time being, however, he will simply be playing the role of fan alongside Bill Kenwright.

In the build-up, Lukaku has been looking forward to facing his former club as he seeks glory at Wembley later this year.

"You shouldn't look to the past but now we have got a new opportunity [to reach Wembley] and we have to make sure that we take it," Lukaku told evertontv. "You have to earn what you deserve. If we win games then we will get what we deserve.

"If we beat Chelsea then we can look forward, we will go to Wembley which is the biggest venue of football. It is not going to be easy but we are up for it, we have worked hard [to get to this stage] and we are going to give our maximum."

In case you're wondering - and you probably are - Eden Hazard is missing because of a small issue with a tendon in his hip area, according to Chelsea.

Meanwhile, John Terry has to make do with a place on the bench. This could be the last time he appears for Chelsea in an FA Cup tie today, remember.

Breaking team news:

Everton: Robles, Coleman, Funes Mori, Jagielka, Baines, Cleverley, Barry, Lennon, McCarthy, Barkley, Lukaku

Subs: Howard, Stones, Niasse, Besic, Osman, Deulofeu, Kone

Breaking team news:

Chelsea: Courtois, Azpilicueta, Cahill, Ivanovic, Kenedy, Mikel, Matic; Willian, Fabregas, Pedro, Diego Costa

Subs: Begovic, Baba Rahman, Terry, Loftus-Cheek, Oscar, Traore, Remy

Chelsea captain John Terry is in contention to make his long-awaited return from a hamstring injury in the FA Cup quarter-final against Everton at Goodison Park.

Guus Hiddink said in his pre-match press conference: "He worked rather well the past days and he will be included in the list to travel.

"He has not practised a lot in the recent weeks and days but it was a little bit intensified the last two days and today we will see if he has a big reaction from yesterday's training."

Team Form

Everton

• Last Five: L W W L W
• Last Result: Everton 2-3 West Ham United

Chelsea

• Last Five: L D W W W
• Last Result: Chelsea 1-2 Paris Saint-Germain

Roberto Martinez: "It depends what way you want to look at it. If you are pessimistic, you'll say that Chelsea will now be focused on the FA Cup. If you are optimistic, you'll say that they won't now have that feel-good factor after [Wednesday's] result.

"The reality is that Chelsea are an outstanding team and we know what they have achieved since Guus Hiddink arrived — they are unbeaten in domestic competition."

What does this game mean to Chelsea?

Chelsea enter this tie after being eliminated from the Champions League following their 2-1 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain at Stamford Bridge.

The final aggregate score was 4-2 as the Blues had lost the first leg in France with the same result.

The two losses in the Champions League are Guus Hiddink's only defeats since he took charge at Chelsea.

The Dutchman will be looking to keep his domestic unbeaten streak intact when the west London club face Everton on Saturday.

What does this game mean to Everton?

Everton come into this fixture after giving away a two-goal lead in the last league tie against West Ham United.

The Hammers, who were trailing by two goals in the final quarter of the game, went on to win it 3-2 at Goodison Park in the last league tie, in which Kevin Mirallas was sent off in the first half.

The Merseyside club have struggled under Roberto Martinez this season and the pressure is on the Spaniard to deliver.

A victory over the Premier League champions in the FA Cup will be a massive boost for the manager and the club.

Good afternoon and welcome to our live coverage of what promises to be a cracking game at Goodison Park.

Everton are taking on Chelsea in front of their home fans, with both sides knowing this is their last chance to claim some silverware this season.

We will bring you the much-anticipated team news shortly, so sit tight.