Match report as Luton snatch late victory at Everton in FA Cup fourth round; Vitali Mykolenko own goal puts visitors in front before half-time; Jack Harrison equalises in second half for Everton; Cauley Woodrow scores injury-time winner to send Hatters through
Saturday 27 January 2024 21:33, UK
Cauley Woodrow scored a 96th-minute winner to send Luton into the FA Cup fifth round for only the second time in 11 years with a 2-1 victory at Everton.
The additional five minutes indicated had already passed when a goalmouth scramble at a corner saw Woodrow convert from close range after Arnaut Danjuma's clearance had rebounded off him.
It spared the blushes of Hatters goalkeeper Tim Krul, whose error looked like allowing the hosts to escape with a replay in a tie distinctly lacking in magic for the majority.
The Netherlands international let Jack Harrison's long-range shot squirm from his grasp and trickle over the line to cancel out Vitalii Mykolenko's contentious first-half own goal.
Everton's backup goalkeeper Joao Virginia, man of the match in their third-round replay victory over Crystal Palace 10 days ago, had kept them in the game with two crucial saves while Nathan Patterson also cleared a shot off the line.
Everton started Beto in place of the injured Andre Gomes, their match-winner against Palace, for only his sixth start of the season in a switch to 4-4-2.
While the frontman was full of enthusiasm, any hope he could quickly dovetail with Dominic Calvert-Lewin was soon dispelled as the pair barely linked up with each other and frequently found themselves in the same area challenging for the same ball.
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