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Archive photo · 22 July 2024Everton Drops Jack Grealish for Breach of Club Discipline Ahead of Newcastle Carabao Cup Tie
“it was a ‘club decision’”
“no player is bigger than the club”
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Jack Grealish dropped for Newcastle Carabao Cup by Everton over breach of club discipline. Sanction follows unauthorised training absence reported by multiple outlets.
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Grealish sidelined
Everton left Jack Grealish out of its Carabao Cup tie with Newcastle United on Thursday after the club said he was dropped for a "breach of club discipline". Everton did not disclose further details, and the BBC said the sanction came as a result of an unauthorised absence from training. Everton then overcame Grealish's absence to win 3-1 and book a quarter-final tie at League Two Fleetwood Town.
James Garner, Hayden Hackney and Thierno Barry scored for Everton in the 3-1 win over Newcastle at Hill Dickinson Stadium, and Dan Burn added a late consolation. The same BBC report said Grealish, 31, is on loan at Everton from Premier League rivals Manchester City and had featured five times for them this season in the Premier League.
Moyes backs decision
David Moyes backed Everton's decision to drop Grealish, telling Sky Sports that it was a "club decision" and that he supported it. Keith Downie understood the reason was that Grealish "failed to show for a training session" in the build-up to the cup tie. Everton boss David Moyes said, "I’m not going to give any details," when asked about Grealish's absence after Everton's 3-1 win over Newcastle.
Everton announced Grealish was absent for disciplinary reasons, and it described Grealish as having missed training on Monday without permission. Everton punished Grealish for skipping training when he was not authorised to do so, while Everton had said the sanction was for a breach of club discipline.
Quarter-final next
Everton booked their place in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals after the 3-1 win over Newcastle, and the club set up a tie against League Two Fleetwood Town. RTÉ said Everton pounded on a defensive mistake to take the lead in the 34th minute, with Garner firing low into the far corner for his first goal since January. Everton will travel to Fleetwood Town in the last eight in December, after Fleetwood's win over Arsenal earlier in the week.
“It is unknown when he will be available again.”
Jordan Pickford was to the fore against his old adversaries as Everton resisted sustained spells of pressure from Newcastle. Grealish's next availability remained unclear in the sources, with the BBC noting he had been left out of the matchday squad and BioBioChile saying it was unknown when he would be available again.
