Everton FC are holding a safety meeting at 1pm to determine whether or not tonight’s FA Cup third round tie with Peterborough United at Goodison Park will go ahead.

Everton came out on top in the only previous competitive meeting between the sides in a League Cup second round tie in September 2006. James Beattie’s header deflected off Jude Sterling for an own goal to put the Toffees in front. Trevor Benjamin levelled for the home side after the break, before Tim Cahill’s scrambled finish won it late on.

Everton defender Ashley Young said it would be the high point of his career if he lines up against his 18-year-old son Tyler when the Merseyside club host Peterborough United in the third round of the FA Cup later on Thursday.

For the first time in 154 years of the FA Cup, father and son will potentially face each other on opposing teams in a competitive match on Friday, January 10. The history is likely to be written when Everton's veteran player Ashley Young faces off against his 18-year-old son Tyler,