Everton vanquish Villa

15 February 2009 13:50
Everton overcame Aston Villa 3-1 in an enthralling FA Cup tie at Goodison Park to book their place in the quarter-finals.[LNB] Jack Rodwell opened the scoring after just four minutes, firing home from close range after Stiliyan Petrov had used his arm to clear Tim Cahill's header off the line.[LNB]Villa equalised four minutes later as Gabriel Agbonlahor was brought down in the box by Tony Hibbert and James Milner converted the penalty.[LNB]Everton were awarded a spot-kick of their own following a foul by Steve Sidwell on Victor Anichebe in the 24th minute and Mikel Arteta stepped up to send Brad Friedel the wrong way. [LNB]Tim Cahill's volley 14 minutes from time then secured Everton's progression to the last eight and ended Villa's FA Cup hopes for another season. [LNB]

Source: SKY_Sports