One of five all-Premier League ties in the FA Cup fourth round takes centre stage at Goodison Park on Saturday as Everton play host to Luton Town.
The two teams, who are separated by just one point and one place in the top-flight table, required replays to progress from their FA Cup third-round ties, with the Toffees edging past Crystal Palace and the Hatters coming out on top against League One side Bolton Wanderers.
After losing each of their final four fixtures of 2023 to end the year on a whimper, Everton have since made an unbeaten start to 2024 and are yet to concede a goal, as they followed up back-to-back goalless draws with Crystal Palace and Aston Villa in the FA Cup and Premier League respectively with a slender 1-0 success over the Eagles just over a week ago.
A fabulous first-half free kick from Andre Gomes helped the Toffees end their six-game winless run in all competitions as well as avoid successive FA Cup third-round eliminations.
Amid off-field uncertainty with Everton facing fresh Premier League charges for alleged breaches of financial rules, Sean Dyche expressed both relief and delight for the way that his players battled to victory against Palace following a "tough" period for all Evertonians.
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