Everton FC v Dagenham and Redbridge: All you need to know about the Blues' FA Cup third-round tie as Daggers seal progressRoberto Martinez's men will host League Two side Dagenham in the FA Cup third round following the London outfit's 3-2 replay win at Whitehawk
Everton will host Dagenham and Redbridge in the third round of the FA Cup.
Wayne Burnett's side came from behind to beat non-league Whitehawk in a second-round replay at the Enclosed Stadium to seal a trip to Goodison Park.
Here's everything you need to know about the Blues' opening tie of the competition.
When is it?Saturday January 9 - 3pm kick-off. The game will come just three days after the first leg of Everton's league cup semi-final clash with Manchester City, with the Blues also facing Manuel Pellegrini's men seven days later on the 13th.
How did they get to the third round?It took them 210 minutes but the Daggers eventually prevailed against Conference South outfit Whitehawk from Brighton with a 3-2 AET win at the Enclosed Stadium on Wednesday night.
Jamie Cureton gave them the lead at the Chigwell Construction Stadium, only for Jordan Rose to force a replay with a stoppage-time leveller.
In a topsy-turvy game at Whitehawk, the hosts took the lead through Danny Mills, only for Kyle Vassell to reply before the interval with Joshua Passley putting them ahead with just 12 minutes to go.
Defender Juan Cruz Gotta forced extra time but the Hawks' brave resistance was ended when Charlton Athletic loanee Stephen Obileye nodded a winner for the visitors.
Who are they?Dagenham currently sit 22nd in League Two and play their home games at the Chigwell Construction Stadium - also known as Victoria Road.
The club was formed in 1992 through a merger between Redbridge Forest and Dagenham after both clubs had fallen on hard times due to dwindling attendances.
But the club can trace back its ancestry to 1881 as Redbridge Forest was an amalgamation of three of the amateur game’s most famous clubs, Ilford, Leytonstone and Walthamstow Avenue.
Dagenham & Redbridge played its first match in The Football League on 11 August 2007, a 1–0 defeat to Stockport County. The club won its first Football League game at home to Lincoln City on 1 September 2007.
What's their stadium like (in case of a replay)?
The capacity at Victoria Road is 6,078 - making it the 103rd biggest ground in the country.
There are only five stadiums smaller in the top four leagues of English football and they belong to Fleetwood Town (League One), Accrington Stanley, AFC Wimbledon, Barnet and Crawley Town (all League Two).
Have we ever played them before?In a word, no. This will be the inaugural meeting between the two sides.
Any familiar faces?Justin Hoyte and Nyron Nosworthy will be most recognisable to Everton fans.
Hoyte came through the ranks at Arsenal and also played for Middlesbrough and Sunderland at Goodison Park.
Fellow defender Nosworthy, who like Hoyte signed for the Daggers earlier this year, also played for the Black Cats against the Blues.
What's their form like?Well, as you can probably tell from their current position in the League Two standings, not great.
They have won just two games all season - no fourth-tier side has fewer - a total shared with Yeovil Town and York City, who occupy the two places directly below them.
They sit just a point clear of both. York (44) are the only side to have conceded more than the Daggers (37) this season, while their tally of 21 goals scored (21) is joint with Yeovil as the second-worst in the division behind Hartlepool United (19) from 21 games played.
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