Everton manager Frank Lampard praised Boreham Wood for their effort in Thursday's FA Cup fifth-round tie at Goodison Park.
The non-league side kept the scores level until the 57th minute when Salomon Rondon scored Everton.
Speaking after the 2-0 win, which has booked a quarter-final meeting with Crystal Palace, Lampard said: "Clean sheet but we were too slow in the first half and Boreham Wood were organised, we did not give them enough problems. Second half we were more urgent, a brighter performance and we created a lot. You need that goal to give you comfort in a game like this and when we got it, it was comfortable. All credit to them, they made it tough for us. It was a big night for them but we got the job done.
"There are lots of factors, it was a huge, huge night for them, well deserved and they had a massive support that travelled up. It was the game of their life for some of the players and they gave it their all. They are well coached, well organised and are no fools. If you don't score early, there may be nerves around the ground and I understand that. Fair play to them, I wish them well going forward.
"We train at a level and play at a level in the Premier League which you have to make that count. In the first half we didn't, we made it easy for them but when we raised the level and moved the ball quicker, you can see spaces open up and created from that."
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