Everton feel pinch of injury woe

Everton’s injury problems worsened before the FA Cup tie with Chelsea when striker James Beattie pulled out with a calf injury.

Everton’s injury problems worsened before the FA Cup tie with Chelsea when striker James Beattie pulled out with a calf injury.

Manager David Moyes had to name three teenagers on the bench and was already without nine players before Beattie’s withdrawal, although Simon Davies did return after an ankle problem and Duncan Ferguson played in attack.

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