Everton boss demands focus

Everton boss David Moyes has demanded a strong finish to the Premier League season despite the prospect of an FA Cup Final now being on the horizon.

Ahead of Wednesday's league meeting with Chelsea, Moyes has urged his players to secure fifth place in the table and a return to European competition.

The Stamford Bridge clash will be a rehearsal for next month's cup final, but Moyes has warned against complacency with six games still to go in their league programme.

"If any of them thought it was natural to go slack then they would be going slack at Wembley as well because they wouldn't be there," he said.

"If any of them think that's natural to them, it's completely unnatural to me. It can happen, but it won't be natural to me. I just won't allow it.

"We have an opportunity of finishing at least fifth and we have to try to do that."

Speaking about Sunday's FA Cup semi-final victory over Manchester United on penalties, Moyes added:"I wanted the players to be humble in their victory. That wasn't our cup final. It's still to come.

"We had a glass of champagne at the end of the night, but no more. The rest is on ice for another day."

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