Everton 2 Middlesbrough 1: Everton reached the FA Cup semi-finals for the first time since winning the competition in 1995 when they came from behind to beat Middlesbrough. Everton battled back after David Wheater had headed Middlesbrough in front just before halftime.

Wheater rose unchallenged to head in a cross from Matthew Bates and although Everton keeper Tim Howard got one hand to the ball and scooped it out of the net with the other, it had clearly crossed the line.

Everton's goals also came from headers with Marouanne Fellaini outjumping Robert Huth to loop the ball over stranded keeper Brad Jones after 50 minutes.

Substitute Louis Saha took advantage of slack Boro defending to add a second from Steven Pienaar's cross seven minutes later.

Boro, bidding to reach the semis for the second time in four seasons, will now have to concentrate on avoiding relegation from the Premier League.