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Everton Player Ratings vs. Sheffield Wednesday: James Rodriguez runs the show

By Zac Jones

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - JANUARY 24: Séamus Coleman of Everton interacts with Isaiah Brown of Sheffield Wednesday following the Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round match between Everton and Sheffield Wednesday at Goodison Park on January 24, 2021 in Liverpool, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - JANUARY 24: Séamus Coleman of Everton interacts with Isaiah Brown of Sheffield Wednesday following the Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round match between Everton and Sheffield Wednesday at Goodison Park on January 24, 2021 in Liverpool, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) /
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Everton cruise past Sheffield Wednesday into the fifth round of the FA Cup.

Everton went into Sunday’s FA Cup tie as favourites, coming up against struggling Championship side Sheffield Wednesday. However, the Blues did have a number of injuries to deal that threatened to disrupt the side, with Lucas Digne and Alex Iwobi ruled out of the game, along with more long term absentees in the likes of Allan and Jean-Phillipe Gbamin.

With the players that were available to him, Carlo Ancelotti picked his strongest possible side and called for a better performance from his players than they gave him in the previous round against Rotherham United.

Ancelotti must have been pleased with what he seen last night as the Toffees cruised to an impressive 3-0 victory against Sheffield Wednesday. Everton took the lead in the first half through Dominic Calvert-Lewin and put in a thoroughly professional second half performance, adding goals from Richarlison and Yerry Mina, to put the tie to bed.

It was a solid overall team performance from the Blues, but here are the individual player ratings for last night’s FA Cup tie.

Robin Olsen – 7

As he did against Rotherham in the previous round, Robin Olsen deputised for Jordan Pickford and put in another professional performance. The Swedish goalkeeper had a fairly quiet evening but had to be alert to save a couple of early efforts, most notably a well-struck drive from Adam Reach in the first half.

Olsen was also needlessly clattered by Wednesday striker Callum Paterson, but remained unfazed and was a calming presence throughout the game and dealt with everything he had to with relative ease.