Everton 1-1 Sunderland – Official goals and highlights | FA Cup Sixth Round 17/02/12

To find out more about the The FA Cup visit: thefa.com The FA Cup on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Everton and Sunderland must meet again for a place in the FA Cup semi-finals after battling out a draw at Goodison Park. Phil Bardsley’s powerful free-kick gave Sunderland an early lead but after Tim Cahill headed the home side level it was a tale of almost unbroken pressure from David Moyes’s men in this sixth-round tie. Everton’s Royston Drenthe struck the crossbar and Sunderland keeper Simon Mignolet made a succession of fine saves – most notably in the closing moments with a double stop from John Heitinga and Nikica Jelavic. The visitors’ vast travelling support celebrated the result noisily at the final whistle but manager Martin O’Neill will know his side spent virtually the entire second half on the back foot and there is still much work to do in the replay at the Stadium of Light before an appearance at Wembley can be contemplated. Moyes restored the six players he rested for the Merseyside derby defeat at Liverpool – but Everton still started sluggishly as Sunderland were roared forward by 6000 fans. The Toffees were furious when justifiable penalty claims were ignored by referee Andre Marriner as Drenthe was brought down by Craig Gardner, and their frustration increased as the Black Cats took an early lead. Sunderland caught Everton napping with a free-kick as Bardsley was afforded too much time and space to pick the ball up from Jack …