Season › 2013-14 › News Everton vs Swansea City Lyndon Lloyd , 15 February, 0comments | Jump to most recent FA Cup 5th Round Preview With the unexpected benefit of a full week's rest, thanks to the postponement on Wednesday of the Premier League clash with Crystal Palace due to dangerously high winds, Everton take on Swansea City this Sunday in the Fifth Round of the FA Cup. When it comes to each round's draw, the least you can hope for is a home draw and the Blues were duly handed their second tie at Goodison Park of this year's competition and, though they have been paired with top-flight opposition, it was at least a team over which they have had the Indian sign for a very long time now. Not that that should matter much in the heat of a do-or-die cup tie, but Everton, knowing that they are just two wins from a day at Wembley, will take all the omens and weight of history they can get. Swansea have never beaten the Blues and the only time the two clubs have met in the FA Cup was 60 years when Everton won 3-0. This match-up against Roberto Martinez's former club would have been a meeting between the managers who steered their respective teams to the domestic cup triumphs last season had Michael Laudrup not recently been forced out of the Swansea hotseat. Instead, Martinez goes up against Gary Monk, someone he knows very well from his days in South Wales. Article continues below video content Monk is unbeaten in charge of the Swans so far, having overseen a handsome derby victory over Cardiff City in his first match, followed by the midweek draw at Stoke City, but this will be his biggest test so far. He could be boosted by the return to fitness of Michu though, after a long lay-off. The Spanish forward has been out of action since December so is lacking match fitness but he is in the frame to play. For Martinez, he will no doubt have welcomed the extra few days' training for the likes of Lacina Traore and Gerard Deulofeu, two players whom he sees as being crucial to both the FA Cup run and the run-in to the League season. Traore was tipped to make his debut in some form against Palace in midweek, had that game gone ahead, and, with Romelu Lukaku still a week or so away from fitness, the Ivorian could get the nod to start if his manager deems him fit enough. Deulofeu is in a similar position and in need of playing time but his hamstring injury was more severe than Traore's and he might need to be eased back into action more gradually. Furthermore, the experience of Ross Barkley, who Martinez admits he may have rushed back too quickly from a foot fracture, offers a cautionary tale for the manager to ponder as he draws up his starting XI. With victory guaranteeing a quarter-final berth, there is a lot riding on this game and Martinez has acknowledged as much, making it more likely that he will field a strong side. Should Traore not make the starting line-up, it's conceivable that Martinez will go with a similar team to the one he would have played against Palace, although perhaps, given the stakes, with Kevin Mirallas in the side at the expense of Aiden McGeady. Kick off: Sunday at 1:30pm Full Coverage: ToffeeWeb Match Reports Memory Lane — FA Cup Fifth Round Live Matchday Forum About these ads © ToffeeWeb