Arteta eager to take his second chance against Chelsea

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The Spanish playmaker, sent off against Arsenal in December, had to endure a three-match ban and sat out the 2-1 defeat at Chelsea.

"It was hard sitting and watching that game," he said. "I did not want to miss it and I was unhappy with the red card."

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Determined mood: Mikel Arteta, who missed the first leg after being sent off against Arsenal (above), is aiming for Wembley

He continued: "Now I want to be in the side to help the team get to the final. That is the objective. We want to win finals, win trophies and make this club bigger. Everyone wants to do that.

"It will be a crazy atmosphere, everyone will go mad and get right behind the team. But we have to give the fans what they want, keep them behind us."

Everton will give late fitness tests to Andy Johnson, Manuel Fernandes and Tony Hibbert, who all have minor leg injuries, while Joseph Yobo, Steven Pienaar and Ayegbeni Yakubu are away on African Nations' Cup duty.

But Arteta believes Everton have the strength to cope.

He said: "We are all very excited, we cannot wait for the game and we are all being very positive about it. This is a great chance for the club.

"It will be a great atmosphere and we are ready for it, no doubt about that."