David Moyes happy to see Everton progress into FA Cup’s fourth round

04 January 2010 07:30
EVERTON manager David Moyes breathed a sigh of relief after his side's nervy FA Cup third-round victory over plucky Carlisle.[LNB]The League One side were heading for a deserved replay until Tim Cahill and Leighton Baines - with an injury-time penalty - snatched a 3-1 victory for last season's beaten finalists.[LNB]James Vaughan had give Everton an early lead but after Kevan Hurst's scuffed equaliser the Cumbrians more than matched their Premier League opponents.[LNB]Moyes said: 'The scoreline was a little flattering, but we are through. We are also still in Europe and our league form is picking up, so things are starting to go our way.[LNB]'I was not surprised by Carlisle, but I was disappointed that when we went one up early on, we were not able to build on that and control the game better. We were disappointed with a lot of things but I cannot be disappointed with the result. We had nine players injured and two away at the African Nations Cup, plus one suspended.[LNB]'It was a battle, but we expected that. The same thing happened last season in the third round when we struggled to a 1-0 win at Macclesfield, but still ended up reaching the final.[LNB]'That is what the FA Cup is all about. Maybe the save from Tim Howard pushing that shot onto the bar got us through.[LNB]'We got great help from a couple of youngsters who came on. Seamus Coleman had a hand in the second goal and Kieran Agard won the late penalty.

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