Everton boss David Moyes insists their FA Cup tie with Chelsea will decide their season.
Everton face a tough fourth-round replay with Chelsea after fighting out a 1-1 draw with the holders when they met at Goodison Park three weeks ago.
Moyes said: "It is no different from the way I felt a few weeks ago.
"If you ask, 'Does this make or break your season, is this your season over?' - that's a load of rubbish.
"The season is never over, you have got to play all the games that are put in front of you.
"Hopefully we will keep going through and get as far as we can but if we get knocked out, we get knocked out.
"We still have to play our league games and with the position we are in, we need to pick up more points.
"The cup becomes important but no more important than it was before."
