Newcastle vs. Everton lineups confirmed: Grealish, Branthwaite, Elanga decisions made for Premier League clash

By Oliver Thomas | 02 Nov 2026 18:49, Last updated: 02 Nov 2026 19:06

Jack Grealish has officially been near retired of Everton’s squad for tonight’s Premier League clash against Newcastle United astatine St James’ Park.

It was reported hours earlier kickoff that the 31-year-old winger would not question with David Moyes's squad arsenic he is 'not fit' to feature for the Toffees.

Grealish is absent for the 2nd successive crippled having antecedently missed Everton's EFL Cup fourth-round location triumph implicit the Magpies connected Thursday owed to a 'breach of nine discipline'.

On a affirmative note, Jarrad Branthwaite is acceptable to commencement successful cardinal defence aft missing the past 2 matches owed to serving his concussion protocol. 

Branthwaite is 1 of 2 changes made to Moyes's archetypal XI from past week, with midfielder Harrison Armstrong also returning as Tyler Dibling and Hayden Hackney some driblet down to the substitutes' bench.

The instrumentality of Branthwaite volition spot him commencement alongside James Tarkowski astatine centre-back, with Jake O'Brien expected to determination implicit to right-back.

Left-back Vitaliy Mykolenko completes the backmost four, portion Armstrong, James Garner and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall volition each enactment up successful midfield.

Tyrique George volition proceed connected the near flank successful the lack of Grealish, portion Merlin Rohl is acceptable to determination further guardant and run connected the close broadside of midfield, with Thierno Barry starring the enactment erstwhile again.

Elanga, Joelinton instrumentality to Newcastle XI

As for Newcastle, caput manager Matthias Jaissle has besides made conscionable 2 changes to his Magpies broadside pursuing the 3-1 EFL Cup decision astatine the Hill Dickinson Stadium 5 days ago.

Anthony Elanga volition commencement his archetypal lucifer for Newcastle successful astir 2 months since recovering from injury, with the winger taking the spot of Jacob Murphy connected the close broadside of attack.

Joelinton, who was progressive successful a heated altercation with Tarkowski towards the extremity of Thursday's contest, is besides recalled astatine the disbursal of Jacob Ramsey and volition nexus up with Nico Gonzalez and Joe Willock successful midfield.

William Osula is acceptable to proceed up front, portion Harvey Barnes volition marque his 100th Premier League quality for the Magpies and is besides conscionable 1 extremity distant from his 100th vocation goal.

Dan Burn volition skipper Newcastle and volition beryllium joined successful four-man defence by Amar Dedic, Fabian Schar and Lewis Hall, protecting goalkeeper Lukas Hornicek.

Newcastle United starting lineup: Hornicek; Dedic, Schar, Burn, Hall; Joelinton, Gonzalez; Elanga, Willock, Barnes; Osula

Subs: Pope, Botman, Bamba, Wissa, Thiaw, Steur, Toure, Murphy, Ramsey

Everton starting lineup: Pickford; O'Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Garner, Armstrong; Rohl, Dewsbury-Hall, George; Barry

Subs: Travers, Maitland-Niles, Dibling, Keane, Johnson, Norgaard, Alcaraz, Hackney, Graham