Everton continue unbeaten home record against Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup | OneFootball

Everton are into the fifth round of this season’s Adobe Women’s FA Cup after defeating Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 at Walton Hall Park in a fourth round tie this evening.

Going into the game, The Toffees had never lost at home to Spurs and they continued that record thanks to goals from Kelly Gago and Heather Payne.

Everton were dealt a blow early on in this evening’s tie with captain Megan Finnigan being forced off with an injury. The life-long Evertonian went down inside the first 10 minutes and was unable to continue.

It was Spurs who went closest to breaking the deadlock in the early stages. Matilda Vinberg took aim at goal but her attempt was caught well by Emily Ramsey before former Toffee Hayley Raso played a perfect pass to Martha Thomas but she looped the ball into the gloves of the Everton keeper.

The best chance of the first half fell to Everton’s January transfer window signing Gago. She was found by Honoka Hayashi and made a run forward before shooting at goal but the ball was claimed by visiting keeper Eleanor Heeps.

Minutes after the restart, Gago did open the scoring for The Toffees. Sara Holmgaard provided the assist and Gago sent a left-footed shot low into the bottom right corner.

Eager to get a second goal, Heather Payne made a strong run down the left before delivering a ball over the top of the Spurs defence. Gago attempted to head the ball in but her attempt went wide of the target.

At the other end, Spurs pushed for an equaliser but they struggled to severely test Ramsey while the Everton defence stood firm.

Everton finally made sure of their progress in second half stoppage time. Toni Payne squared the ball to Heather Payne and she was able to net the second goal with an impressive shot from outside of the box.

Everton’s reward for this evening’s victory is a fifth round tie at Chelsea on the weekend of 8/9 February 2025.