EVERTON legend Graeme Sharp believes Jermaine Beckford can help Everton beat Chelsea at Goodison on Saturday.

The former Toffees goal hero insists Beckford has the pace to cause problems for Carlo Ancelotti’s rearguard in the fourth round FA Cup tie, and could force John Terry into errors.

Beckford, who has been on target five times in his debut season with David Moyes’ side, was substituted at half-time against West Ham at the weekend, but Sharp has backed him to bounce back.

He said: “Jermaine can keep running into the channels and pull John Terry into areas where he’s not comfortable. He has shown he is a quick, lively player and will create chances by being in the right place at the right time.

“Now he’s got an opportunity to really make a name for himself, and it’s not like he hasn’t scored important goals in the FA Cup before. Hopefully it’s a competition he’s got a knack of finding the back of the net in.

“For him and the rest of Everton’s players the Chelsea game is a big opportunity.”

Beckford scored against Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United in the FA Cup last season, while still playing in npower League One for Leeds United. His last goal for the Blues came in the 215th Merseyside derby, when he finished smartly to give his side a second half lead.

Meanwhile, highly-rated Everton defender Luke Garbutt has been named in the England Under-19s squad for their forthcoming friendly against Germany.

The game takes place at the B2net Stadium, Chesterfield on Tuesday February 8 (7.30pm ko).

Left-sided Garbutt, who Everton signed from Leeds United as a 16-year-old for £600,000, has yet to win a cap for Noel Blake’s Under-19s but has played for England at every other age group including the Under-17s for whom he made 24 appearances.

The promising 17-year-old, who played in Everton’s 1-0 FA Youth Cup defeat to Middlesbrough on Monday, will be hoping to impress Blake ahead of the UEFA European Championship Elite Round Qualifiers which begin in May.

Garbutt is selected in the squad alongside a couple of players with Premier League experience, Chelsea’s Josh McEachran and Liverpool’s Jonjo Shelvey, along with highly-rated Southampton frontman Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

One former Everton academy prospect, meanwhile, has moved on for the second time this season. Striker James Vaughan, 22, has rejoined championship side Crystal Palace on loan for the second time this season, after a proposed move to Celtic fell through.