As a reward for their EFL Cup victory over Walsall, Yeovil Town will be travelling to Merseyside to face Premier League giants Everton - a club that the Glovers have had strong connections with in recent years.
This relationship was largely built through Yeovil manager Darren Way's friendship with former Toffees' boss Roberto Martinez, which have enabled to bring a number loan signings to Huish Park from Goodison Park.
Perhaps the most notable of these players is Irish central defender Shane Duffy - now of Blackburn Rovers - who made 37 appearances for the Glovers during the course of two loan spells in their Championship campaign of 2013-14.
Duffy went on to make his debut for Eire against Costa Rica in the summer of 2014 and was part of Martin O'Neill's squad for their Euro 2016 campaign in France - appearing against Italy in their final group and the host nation in the last 16, when he was dismissed for a foul on Antoine Greizmann.
Also on loan at Yeovil from Everton during the 2013-14 season was midfielder John Lundstram, who made 14 appearances for the Glovers, scoring two goals. Lundstram is currently with Oxford United in League One.
Way also used his connections with the Toffees last season to help keep the Glovers in the Football League when he signed young midfielder Liam Walsh on loan.
Walsh helped to add a touch of class to the Glovers' midfield, and whilst he may not feature against Yeovil at Goodison a number of his contemporaries such as Ryan Ledson and Jonjoe Kenny - who enjoyed loan spells in League Two with Cambridge United and Oxford United respectively last season - as well as highly rated midfield pair Tom Davies and Kieran Dowell could.
It promises to be an intriguing contest, as the Glovers look to make life sticky for the Toffees.
