Moyes rests key players

Everton boss David Moyes appeared to be looking ahead to the weekend’s FA Cup semi-final against Liverpool as he made five changes from the side that drew with Norwich on Saturday.

Everton boss David Moyes appears to be looking ahead to the weekend’s FA Cup semi-final against Liverpool as he makes five changes from the side that drew with Norwich on Saturday.

Striker Nikica Jelavic and full-back Leighton Baines are left out of the squad entirely, with John Heitinga, Denis Stracqualursi, James McFadden, Leon Osman and Marouane Fellaini all coming into the starting line-up.

Sunderland boss Martin O’Neill has made only one change from their draw with Tottenham, David Vaughan coming in for the injured Nicklas Bendtner, but Phil Bardsley and Lee Cattermole have been passed fit.

Everton: Howard, Hibbert, Jagielka, Heitinga, Neville, Gueye, Fellaini, Osman, Pienaar, McFadden, Stracqualursi.

Subs: Mucha, Gibson, Drenthe, Distin, Coleman, Anichebe, Duffy.

Sunderland: Mignolet, Bardsley, Turner, Kilgallon, Colback, Larsson, Vaughan, Cattermole, McClean, Gardner, Sessegnon.

Subs: Westwood, Bridge, Wickham, Richardson, Ji, Meyler, Kyrgiakos.

Referee: Kevin Friend.