Sean Dyche reached his first cup quarter-final as a manager after seeing off former club Burnley thanks to a major contribution from a couple of other Clarets old boys.
On an emotional night at Goodison, Dwight McNeil set up James Tarkowski for an early breakthrough to keep Everton in the hunt for their first major trophy since 1995.
Amadou Onana sealed the win early in the second half as Burnley’s much-changed side offered little resistance in Dyche’s first game against the club that sacked him in 2022.
Ashley Young then applied the final touch in injury-time by turning in Beto's cross from close range
Before kick-off, Everton legend Joe Royle helped lay a wreath for his friend and long-time Blues chairman Bill Kenwright who died last week.