Everton manager Roberto Martinez has called on his players to respond positively to their 4-1 defeat against Arsenal in the FA Cup.

The Toffees were knocked out in the quarter-finals on Saturday as they were comfortably beaten at the Emirates Stadium.

Martinez now wants his team to make amends this Sunday when they travel to Newcastle United in the Premier League.

"If you don't get hurt by [defeat] you have got nowhere to go really if you don't have those feelings," the Spaniard is quoted as saying by Sky Sports News.

"We are fully focused now. We have just got the league - 33 points to play for, which is a phenomenal amount.

"The season now is very much alive for us. As a group now we have got a clear indication of where we need to get."

Everton are currently in seventh place in the Premier League table.

Written by
Jack Prescott