Everton 1 Sunderland 1

FA Cup quarter final day and Sunderland face the mighty blues. There was an amazing atmosphere at Goodison Park today - all the tickets had been sold in hours. Thousands of colourful and noisy Sunderland fans packed the Bullens Road stand. The game itself was closely contested, but Everton played the best football, and should have progressed to the semi finals. However Sunderland defended well; indeed they went ahead early in the first half, only for Tim Cahill to score a typically brave headed goal before half time. I suppose Everton's best chance has gone; the game at the Stadium of Light the week after next will be tough. Nevertheless, Everton showed today that they have the better footballing skills, so we can still hope.

A view from the terraces.