Moyes takes no chances as strong side crush Cheltenham A decade on, the ESPN cameras were at Cheltenham Town no doubt in the hope of seeing the Premier League side at least run close by a home team placed fourth in League Two, 66 places below their visitors, and undefeated at Whaddon Road since October. What they got instead was a comprehensive victory by the Merseysiders, who showed their intent by starting with a near full-strength team and duly took a firm grip on proceedings with early goals from Nikica Jelavic and Leighton Baines, the latter a penalty. Leon Osman, Seamus Coleman and Marouane Fellaini completed the scoring in the second half - Russ Penn replying for Cheltenham - as Everton set up a fourth-round trip to Bolton Wanderers or Sunderland, who meet in their replay at the Stadium of Light a week today. Everton may be in the chase for Champions League places but the FA Cup has brought Moyes' closest shaves with silverware - a final appearance in 2009 and last year's run to the last four, when they won at Sunderland en route - and they gave little chance to opponents who have still never beaten a top-flight team With 6,891 people packed inside this neat, compact ground, Whaddon Road was sold out for the first time since Newcastle United won 2-0 here in the fourth round of the Cup in January 2006. Cheltenham began with plenty of energy, fashioning an early opening for Darren Carter, their former West Bromwich and Birmingham midfielder. It followed good work by their left-winger Kaid Mohamed, who got the better of Coleman but Carter failed to connect cleanly with his shot and the ball trickled wide. If that stoked up the home crowd, their hopes were quickly dampened. Moyes had asked Jelavic to raise his game in front of goal and the Croat duly came up with the opening goal, his first in six matches, after 11 minutes. Bryan Oviedo jinked in from the left and combined with Fellaini to craft a shooting opportunity for the big Belgian. He drove a low, angled shot past Scott Brown and on to the far post, where Jelavic was first to the rebound, stretching to turn home as the Cheltenham defenders looked in vain to the assistant referee. Neville Southall kept a clean sheet for Cheltenham when Everton lost a testimonial match here in 1990 and home goalkeeper Brown made a save that would have pleased the Welshman when diving across his goal to pluck away Baines' free-kick bound for the top corner. It proved in vain as the left-back soon added Everton's second. With Cheltenham unable to clear their lines, Phil Neville sent a long throw into the six-yard box, where Alan Bennett was penalised for climbing on the back of Fellaini. It looked a harsh decision but Baines duly tucked the ball low to the right. Everton had taken the wind out of Cheltenham's sails and for Moyes it was reward for a strong team selection. Apart from the Shrewbury defeat, he has suffered an embarrassing exit against Oldham in the third round of this competition in the past, and also saw a much-changed team exit this season's League Cup at Leeds United. Last night the Scot took no such risk, altering just two names from the victorious starting XI at Newcastle on 2 January, with Victor Anichebe and Oviedo coming in for Steven Naismith and the absent Steven Pienaar. Everton may be chasing the pot of gold that is Champions League qualification but the lure of this old pot should not be underestimated, not least for Moyes, a man still seeking to deliver Everton's first trophy since 1995 and tangible reward for his shrewd team-building at Goodison. Last season, lest it be forgotten, Moyes reversed the popular trend by prioritising an FA Cup quarter-final against Sunderland ahead of a Mersey derby. Cheltenham heads did not drop and Jermaine McGlashan came close when he flashed an effort over the crossbar. Even when Osman turned in Baines' low cross shortly after the restart, Mark Yates' men kept at it and quickly got a goal back as Penn drove past Tim Howard after 51 minutes. That meant Everton have now conceded a goal in each of their last 18 outings. It really was game over six minutes later, however, after a fine strike by Coleman. The Irishman marked his return from injury by breaking down the right, feeding Anichebe out wide, and then meeting his return ball into the box with a first-time lob over Brown. Moyes took the opportunity to give Baines a well-deserved rest, sending on Magaye Gueye to spark a flurry of changes, and McGlashan almost profited from the England full-back's departure, finding space down Everton's left and steering a rising shot over the crossbar. The contest was over but there was still plenty of satisfaction for the home side. As their chairman, Paul Baker, had noted beforehand, this was a "golden opportunity" to showcase a club usually overshadowed by racing and rugby; moreover, on a purely financial level, the tie reaped the Gloucestershire team around £200,000 - no mean sum, given their broadcasting revenue from the Football League in the last tax year totalled £400,000. Bennett went close with a header but it was Fellaini who rounded off the scoring at the other end, turning in Anichebe's cross. The home fans could look on the bright side, chorusing "We're gonna win 6-5," but Everton are the ones with their eyes on something shiny. Substitutions: Cheltenham Taylor (Carter, 66), Duffy (Goulding, 66), Deering (McGlashan, 80). Everton Gueye (Baines, 63), Naismith (Osman, 68), Hitzlsperger (Jelavic, 80). Man of the match Fellaini. Match rating 6/10. Possession: Cheltenham 44%, Everton 56%. Attempts on target: Cheltenham 3, Everton 8. Referee K Friend (Leicestershire). Attendance: 6,891.