Player ratings vs. Everton (FA Cup)

All of the following must take into account the fact that I was stuck behind several pillars in the lower tier of Goodison Park.

Schmeichel: 7 - Largely quiet game, although made one excellent second half save. Kicking a bit tentative today.
Simpson: 6 - Has developed a bad habit of not getting the full way out to wingers as they cross. Sometimes caught out of position as well today. Has had better games.
Morgan: 7 - A big presence in closed space. Able to defend pretty deep in general, which played to his strengths.
Huth: 7 - Cleared a lot with his head from within his own box. Standard Huth performance.
Chilwell: 7 - Was punished for the Everton goal, although didn't have a lot of support. Otherwise stood up to a lot of Everton targeting very well, winning and intercepting a lot.
Albrighton: 6 - A relatively quiet performance; struggled on the ball in the first half for lack of an outlet, but always keen to attack quickly.
Drinkwater: 7 - Couldn't impart much will on the game in the first half, improved in the second and played an excellent assist for the winner.
N'Didi: 8 - Very exciting debut. Any noticeable problems he had looked attributable to communication, which should improve over time. But he was strong in the challenge, technically good and was impressive at reading the danger. My choice for our MOTM.
Mendy: 7 - Much better speed and stamina than we'd seen from him so far. I'm still not sure he has a particularly unique skill set but he looked far more up to speed today.
Gray: 7 - Some good, determined work in the lead up to the equaliser, but still a frustrating player at times because I want more from him considering the hype. Drifted in and out again but gave good attacking impetus when in the game.
Ulloa: 5 - Had one chance early on but was then rendered almost useless except for defending corners as we were pushed deeper and deeper. Really needs some pace beside him to get him into dangerous positions.

Subs:
Musa: 8 - A bold but positive choice to replace Ulloa after his injury. He started the same as usual, taking too many touches and getting knocked off the ball, but grew into his role as he took advantage of the space Everton offered and looked full of confidence by the time he'd got his second. First time I've seen him holding possession under pressure from a decent defender. More of this Musa, please.
Fuchs: 6 - Some nice moments and imparted influence, but didn't look like he quite knew his position and angles in left midfield. Surprisingly, more useful for keeping the ball in the Everton half.
Kaputska: n/a - Looked somewhat out of place to me, although he bought one free kick nicely. Too little to judge.


After a pretty turgid first half, the game sprang into life in the second half and ultimately felt like a case of the team that wanted it more winning it. Hopefully we can get a plum draw in the next round, while Everton are left to wonder what might have been. No doubt they'll be disappointed as they are in a perfect situation to have prioritised this competition if they'd got through a couple of rounds.

On another note, did anyone else keep having to do double-takes at Ashley Williams, thinking it was Joleon Lescott playing instead? I guess that's probably not a good comparison to have...