Everton’s top 3 games of 2016

Everton 2-0 Chelsea (March 12)

Everton suffered disappointment in the League Cup and with their league campaign somewhat petering out, they turned their attentions to a shot at the FA Cup.

As did Guus Hiddink’s Chelsea, who themselves had suffered a disastrous title defence, and both sides met in the quarter-final at Goodison Park back in March in a bid to claim a place in the last four at Wembley.

And it was Martinez’s Everton that produced a brilliant display to see off the Blues 2-0, with Romelu Lukaku producing a moment of individual magic to give the Toffees the lead 13 minutes from time.

In what was a bad-tempered affair, Lukaku netted again against his former club just five minutes later to secure their passage to the last four, as Everton looked to win the FA Cup for the first time since 1995.

However, they lost in the semi-finals to eventual winners Manchester United 2-1 on April 23.