Eduardo strike caps Arsenal victory

Arsenal FC took a belated place in the FA Cup quarter-finals after a comfortable 3-0 defeat of Burnley FC, while Everton FC beat Middlesbrough FC 2-1 for a semi-final berth.

Eduardo goal
A postponed match in a previous round meant the Arsenal against Burnley tie was put off until quarter-final weekend, and once the encounter began the Gunners ensured no repeat of their League Cup elimination by the second-tier club, taking a 25th-minute lead with Carlos Vela's deft chip. Eduardo da Silva, making his second appearance of the season having returned from long-term injury with two fourth-round replay goals against Cardiff City FC three weeks ago, made it 2-0 with a volley early in the second half and late on Emmanuel Eboué secured victory and a quarter-final against Hull City AFC on 17 or 18 March.

Walcott return
Along with Eduardo playing 71 minutes, there was further good news for Arsenal, who visit AS Roma on Wednesday leading their UEFA Champions League first knockout round tie 1-0, as the Croatia striker was replaced by Theo Walcott. The winger was making his comeback nearly four months after dislocating his shoulder on England duty.

Everton through
In the day's quarter-final tie, Everton came from behind to knock out Middlesbrough. David Wheater headed in just before the break to give the visitors a deserved lead but shortly after the interval Tim Cahill crossed for Marouane Fellaini to equalise. Six minutes later, half-time substitute Louis Saha won the tie with a close-range header from Steven Pienaar's pass. In the semi-finals, Everton play Manchester United FC and Chelsea FC face Arsenal or Hull. The games will be played at Wembley on 18/19 April, and the final on 30 May.