Romelu Lukaku did the damage against his former club, breaking the deadlock on Saturday night with a stunning individual strike before putting the tie beyond Chelsea with a second in a frantic final 13 minutes, which also saw Diego Costa and Gareth Barry sent off.
So, from Lukaku haunting his former employers to Chelsea's season reaching an abrupt end, we ponder five talking points from the game...
Lukaku haunts Chelsea
Romelu Lukaku celebrates after opening the scoring
When Chelsea decided to sell Lukaku - a player who had made just 15 Blues appearances - to Everton in 2014 for £28m, many questioned their reasoning.
However, after an inconsistent debut season at Goodison Park, at the end of which Chelsea won a fourth Premier League title, their decision appeared justified.
Diego Costa scored with consummate ease last term as Chelsea cantered to the title, but fast forward 12 months and things are very different.
Lukaku's prolific form this term is a thing to talk about after his exit from CHELSEA, His first goal showed exactly how far he has progressed since the Stamford Bridge shackles were let loose.
Sumptuous control, strength, pace and agility were all on display as he sent Everton on their way to Wembley in stunning fashion, leaving a trail of smarting Chelsea players lying in his wake.......lolz
Morinho was lucky he wasn't the coach that took CFC to Godison park.
Lukaku's exit from CFC has cost them the road to Wembley.
Costa up to old tricks
Costa was involved in a number of bust-ups at Goodison Park
In recent weeks, we've been treated to Diego Costa at his brilliant best - intensity, directness and, importantly for Chelsea, goals. He treads a fine line when he takes to the field but several incidents at Goodison suggest he crossed that line.
The Spaniard reverted back to his old petulant self after being on the receiving end of a painful looking challenge from Gareth Barry on eight minutes.
He sought retribution immediately, as he normally acts colliding with the Toffees midfielder to earn his first booking of the game. As the referee gave the card, Costa spat on the ground near to the official.
He couldn't get the chip off his shoulder, as the rest of his first half was strewn with theatrical appeals for free-kicks and confrontations with opposition players. The half-time break momentarily calmed Costa down, with the striker coming close to breaking the deadlock when his low effort from an acute angle flashed across the face of goal.
But things reared to a head once the visitors slipped two goals behind, with Barry in the firing line again. Costa was issued a second yellow for appearing to throw his head towards Barry, who refreshingly did not react, before motioning to bite him on his neck.
If you watch the replay you'll see that He went in with his chest first, then his face and it looked as though he was thinking about biting him. You cannot be clear if he did bite him, his lips were on his neck... but it's not clear.
To me I think he bite him on the neck, but people keep saying he didn't......
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