David Unsworth is urging Everton to be “courageous” and “mentally and physically tough” in their Carabao Cup fourth-round tie with Chelsea.



Unsworth will take charge of the Toffees at Stamford Bridge, where he insists his players have a “wonderful opportunity” to perform in front of a horde of travelling Evertonians.



And the former defender says his team have nothing to fear from a clash with Premier League champions Chelsea, with Everton bidding to reach the competition's quarter-finals for the third time in 11 years.



Asked what he expects from his side in west London, Unsworth told evertontv: “One hundred per cent commitment to the cause, a never-say-die attitude from the first minute to the 95th minute, whatever it takes… through to extra-time, maybe, who knows?



“And I want us to enjoy it, because when you enjoy things you perform better. We have to enjoy getting on the ball, be brave and courageous – although not by doing silly things – and be tough as well... mentally and physically tough.



“We want to go down there with no fear and to win a game of football.





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“Why would you be fearful of playing football at Stamford Bridge in front of the 4,000 Evertonians who are going down there and want to back you?“It is a wonderful opportunity for the players; a wonderful opportunity to get into the next round of the cup and to go on and get to a final and win a trophy."Unsworth was an instrumental figure in Joe Royle’s 1995 FA Cup winning Everton team. Royle took charge early in that campaign after the Toffees had claimed only eight points from their opening 14 Premier League matches.Royle won his first three games at the helm, with a victory at Chelsea sandwiched by home successes over Liverpool and Leeds United.Unsworth remembers that dramatic turnaround in fortunes 23 years ago but insists his focus is purely on his next visit to Chelsea – albeit the 44-year-old admits he is consistently seeking the counsel of Royle, now the Club’s professional development co-ordinator.“I never stop talking to Joe,” said Unsworth. “Why would you? He is vastly experienced, has great knowledge and will be with us throughout the journey.“I have not really thought about the game in 1994. But it was a great week, we beat Liverpool, then won three games in a row, which got us out of the bottom three.“I am just focused on the team and putting in a performance for all the thousands of Evertonians who go down there. We want to be stood there in front of them at the end of the game having gone through to the next round.“It is a long way to go and we need to give them something to cheer about.”Unsworth has already worked with a number of Everton’s first team in his position as Under-23s boss.And in addition to his experience of managing the likes of Tom Davies and Jonjoe Kenny, he included Phil Jagielka, Leighton Baines, Kevin Mirallas and James McCarthy in his side when he took charge of the Toffees' 3-0 win over Norwich City on the final day of the 2015/16 season.“I know the majority of the players inside out,” added Unsworth. “I know their games and how they are best suited to playing in whatever formation we decide to use.“That gives me a head start. But the lads I do not know, I will get to know very quickly.”