Emphasis on us doing well in the cups this year - Tarkowski
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Everton captain James Tarkowski believes the club is in a better position this season to mount a cup challenge as they are not being drawn into a relegation battle as things stand.
It has been a challenging few years at the club, but the arrival of David Moyes - in addition to getting new owners - has brought stability to the Toffees.
"There's definitely an emphasis on us doing well in the cups this year," said Tarkowski. "We've all seen Crystal Palace and Newcastle last year - teams outside the big six - win a domestic trophy so there's no reason why we can't go and do it.
"It's definitely been mentioned between the group of the players and staff that we want to go and win something.
"All through my career I've not done very well in cup competitions really, so I definitely want to go and win something.
"There's no reason why this year can't be the one."
Everton travel to Wolves on Tuesday in the third round of the Carabao Cup.
Since reaching the semi-finals in 2016, the Toffees have lost in the third round more times (five) than they have progressed.