Source: Liverpool_Echo
Scunthorpe v Everton match preview, FA Cup third round
To be played at Glanford Park, Saturday 8 January - kick off 3pm[LNB] Scunthorpe's last five games[LNB]Jan 3: Championship - Scunthorpe 1 Watford 2[LNB]Jan 1: Championship - Doncaster 3 Scunthorpe 0[LNB]Dec 28: Championship - Burnley 0 Scunthorpe 2[LNB]Dec 4: Championship - Millwall 3 Scunthorpe 0[LNB]Nov 27: Championship - Scunthorpe 0 Coventry 2[LNB]Everton's last five games[LNB]Jan 5: Premier League - Everton 2 Spurs 1[LNB]Jan 1: Premier League - Stoke 2 Everton 0[LNB]Dec 28: Premier League - West Ham 1 Everton 1[LNB]Dec 20: Premier League - Man City 1 Everton 2[LNB]Dec 11: Premier League - Everton 0 Wigan 0[LNB] Past meetings[LNB]The Blues have only met Scunthorpe twice in their history, winning on both occasions. The ties came in a Leagu Cup clash over two legs in the 1997/98 season under Howard Kendall. EFC won the first match at Scunthorpe 1-0 thanks to a goal from midfielder Gareth Farrelly.[LNB]In the second leg at home, Everton were comfortable victors as Graham Stuart, John Oster and Danny Cadamarteri backed up a Nick Barmby double for a 5-0 win on the night and a 6-0 aggregate triumph.[LNB]For more on the Blues' five FA Cup wins, see our 12 days of Christmas special by clicking here.[LNB]Quick Quiz (answers on next page)[LNB]1) Where did the Blues finish in the Premier League table in the season they played Scunthorpe in the League Cup, 1997/98?[LNB]2) Howard Kendall was an FA Cup runner-up one as a Blues player and twice as a manager - name the three seasons in which these matches took place.[LNB]3) Which former Blue played more than 150 games for Scunthorpe between 2001-06?[LNB]4) Which Everton full-back of the late 1980s came to Goodison Park from Scunthorpe United?[LNB]5) Which international cricketer played a handful of games for Scunthorpe in the 1980s?[LNB]See next page for video of Dan Gosling firing in against Liverpool during the Blues' 2009 cup run >>>>>>
