Toffees no match for fourmidable Blues

Chelsea 4 Everton 1

Their 4-1 victory at Stamford Bridge, achieved with embarrassing ease, sets up a Fifth Round Goliath v David tie against League 1 side Colchester United and puts Jose Mourinho's side well on the road to achieving a league and Cup double.

Chelsea assistant manager Steve Clarke was delighted with Arjen Robben's display after the stick he got following Liverpool's Jose Reina getting sent off on Sunday. "The stick he got was unjustified but I thought his performance tonight was great, he has been playing very very well for us in the last few weeks and he continued that against Everton.

"We were great against Everton and great against Liverpool on Sunday, but didn't get any credit. I don't know why we don't.

"The FA Cup is high on our list of priorities. We want to win the FA Cup, Premiership and Champions League."

Everton boss David Moyes said his side could have done a bit more: "I thought the side did fine, but I was upset with the way we played in the first half.

"We over did it at times and Chelsea played the ball behind us.

"We tried to play small intricate passes, but got caught out time and time again. I didn't think a lot went for us."

Jose Mourihno left out Petr Cech, Joe Cole, Asier Del Horno, Claude Makelele and Damien Duff and started 'reserve teamers' Robert Huth, Glen Johnson and Shaun Wright-Phillips.

Arjen Robben may have endured unwelcome headlines for his part in getting Liverpool's Jose Reina sent of at the weekend, but he was outstanding last night.

You have to say the omens were never good for Everton, who lost their goalkeeper before the match when Richard Wright twisted his ankle in the warm-up and limped off to be replaced by rookie Iain Turner. Chelsea had the better of the early exchanges with Huth seeing his powerful header from a Frank Lampard corner headed off the line by Tony Hibbert in the fifth minute.

The inevitable goal came in the 22nd minute when Lampard switched play and Gudjohnsen sent an instant ball up to Hernan Crespo.

The Argentine chested the high ball down beautifully and in one flowing movement turned it into the path of Robben who finished sweetly. Simple, classy and deadly.

Chelsea were two up after 36 minutes when Nuno Valente brought down Wright-Phillips and Lampard converted from the spot.

Everton were still day-dreaming when Lampard took a free-kick two minutes later and Crespo headed his 12th goal of the season for 3-0.

There were one or two chances to add to the tally in the second-half but it wasn't until Arteta converted a penalty following a handball from Huth, that Chelsea burst into life again.

Almost as if they were consciously moving up a gear they swarmed up field and within a minute had made it 4-1, Terry thrashing home a loose ball after Huth's free-kick was blocked.

On current form there really is no stopping this

CHELSEA: Cudicini, Johnson, Huth, Terry, Gallas, Gudjohnsen, Wright-Phillips, Lampard (Geremi 79), Essien, Robben (Joe Cole 64), Crespo (Maniche 45).

EVERTON: Turner, Hibbert, Weir, Ferrari, Neville, Nuno Valente (Davies 45), Arteta, Kilbane, Osman (Carsley 82), Cahill, Beattie (McFadden 45).

Referee: P Dowd (Staffordshire).