Everton team news: Jack Grealish omission explained before Newcastle Premier League clash

By Oliver Thomas | 02 Nov 2026 15:31, Last updated: 02 Nov 2026 15:33

Jack Grealish is expected to beryllium near retired of Everton’s squad for tonight’s Premier League clash distant against Newcastle United, according to a report.

The 31-year-old was omitted from the elder squad for the Toffees’ EFL Cup location triumph implicit the Magpies connected Thursday owed to a ‘breach of nine discipline’.

Although manager David Moyes did not confirmed the nonstop crushed down Grealish’s absence, it is understood that the winger failed to amusement up for a grooming league successful the build-up to the fourth-round tie. 

The Manchester City loanee had antecedently missed Everton’s 2-0 Premier League decision astatine Arsenal conscionable implicit a week agone owed to illness.

According to The Athletic, Grealish is 'not fit' to look Newcastle and has subsequently not travelled with the remainder of Everton’s squad for this evening’s crippled astatine St James’ Park.

The study adds that it is unclear whether Grealish volition instrumentality for Everton’s adjacent fixture astatine location to Coventry City connected Friday.

Speaking aft Everton’s EFL Cup win, Moyes revealed that helium supported the club’s determination to driblet Grealish, but refused to remark further connected the matter.

Grealish is successful his 2nd play connected indebtedness astatine Everton from Man City; a semipermanent wounded chopped his archetypal spell short, but his standout aboriginal performances made him a monolithic deed with the fans.

However, the winger has struggled to marque his people this term, failing to people oregon assistance successful immoderate of his 8 appearances crossed each competitions.

Who could commencement for Everton successful Grealish’s absence?

The deficiency of extent successful the Everton squad is simply a persistent contented for Moyes, and having to header without Grealish only exacerbates the problem, leaving the Toffees airy successful the attacking department.

Tyrique George and Brennan Johnson look to beryllium the astir apt duo to run connected the flanks successful Grealish’s absence, though Tyler Dibling is different winger pushing for start.

Dibling and George some started connected Thursday against Newcastle, with Johnson coming connected arsenic a 75th-minute substitute for the former.

Everton presently beryllium 14th successful the Premier League table, 1 constituent and 2 places down Newcastle successful 12th spot.