Stevenage 0 Everton 4: Win marred by Oviedo injury, admits Martinez

Roberto Martinez admitted that Everton’s FA Cup win over Stevenage was marred by the serious injury to Bryan Oviedo.

The 23-year-old Costa Rica international was taken to hospital with a suspected broken leg suffered while trying to block Simon Heslop’s shot in the 17th minute of the fourth-round cup tie.

We need to give Bryan as much support as we can now. He’s had a terrific season

Roberto Martinez

Steven Naismith scored twice in the first half before Johnny Heitinga headed home at the far post and Magaye Gueye added a late fourth to complete a comfortable for Martinez’s side.

And Martinez admitted that the injury overshadowed a “professional” performance from his Toffees side.

“It’s a real negative and an unfortunate incident. Those incidents give you a bad taste,” Martinez told BT Sport.

“We need to give Bryan as much support as we can now. He’s had a terrific season, I’ve been so impressed by his level and he’s a really important player in the group.”

The Spaniard continued: “It was a professional performance. We always looked a threat on the counter and a threat in front of goal. It was as good as it gets really in terms of a performance.

“It was a really good cup game. The incident with Bryan obviously affected everyone, but overall it was a proper cup tie and a really professional performance from our point of view.”