Where the FA Cup will be won and lost.In an age when winning the Champions League is regarded by many as the ultimate prize, with Premier League success the benchmark in the domestic game, one could be forgiven for assuming the FA Cup has lost some of its glamour.Try telling that to Guus Hiddink or David Moyes.Chelsea, contemplating a second successive season without silverware, are desperate to bid adieu to Hiddink with a trophy, with midfielder Frank Lampard admitting he would be "devastated" to fall at the final hurdle at Wembley.And, for Everton, a major domestic trophy would not only end a 14-year wait for silverware, but also go a long way to rewarding Moyes' impressive reign at Goodison Park with tangible success, a Cup to go alongside four top-six finishes in five campaigns.For the Toffees to do that, though, they will have to up"There was a time, before Hiddink took over, when they were having such a poor run that they looked a team in complete disarray. But they've turned their season around, suffered just one defeat in 21 games, and they'll go into the game with such confidence.
PHIL McNULTY BLOG
The odds and statistics may favour Chelsea - but... this is exactly how Moyes and Everton like it.
"Still, I don't think David Moyes will set the form book - Chelsea are odds-on favourites to pick up a fifth FA Cup.mind being underdogs at all - in fact, I'm sure he'll enjoy it."Everton have had a terrific season in their own right and Moyes will know, looking at the way his team have played and the teams his side have beaten, that they have every hope of beating another big team and picking up the trophy."
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