Everton left-back Leighton Baines has his sights set on FA Cup glory after admitting that former cup heartaches spur his side on.
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The Toffees were in good form on Tuesday when they saw off Oldham 3-1 in their FA Cup fifth-round replay at Goodison Park, with the England defender slotting home from the penalty spot in the 34th minute.
And Baines admitted that his Everton team-mates, having appeared in three FA Cup semi-finals in the last five seasons, are eager to finally achieve a FA Cup final victory for Toffees manager David Moyes.
"We have gone close to winning it a couple of times and so it's whetted the appetite," he said. "We feel we have unfinished business with the FA Cup. We want to go that bit further and win something now.
"We are on the right track but we have another difficult game in the next round against my old club, Wigan."
Baines will be wary of not taking anything for granted when his side meet Roberto Martinez' men on the 9th of March, knowing the Latics have always posed a stern test in previous encounters between the two clubs.
"We will be favourites at home but we have had tough games against them over the past few years," he added. "They have just come off the back of a good win so their confidence will be up."
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