Everton Lunchtime Round-Up, Monday 26th October 2026: Carabao Cup Clash with Newcastle Dominates the Agenda
Everton are back in Carabao Cup action on Thursday as Newcastle United make the trip to the Hill Dickinson Stadium for a fourth-round tie, with David Moyes’ side keen to put recent league results behind them (Read Everton). Read Everton note that the Blues will be looking to respond after back-to-back 2-0 Premier League defeats, with the cup offering a quick chance to bounce back (Read Everton).
Selection is very much on the agenda ahead of the Newcastle game, with Moyes facing some tricky calls after going into Saturday’s defeat at Arsenal without Jarrad Branthwaite and Jack Grealish available to him (Read Everton). Read Everton suggest the manager will have some big decisions to make on his team for Thursday’s cup tie as a result (Read Everton).
Elsewhere, Moyes has been speaking about his own future, with the Liverpool Echo reporting comments he made at the Football Writers’ Association Northern Managers’ Awards Dinner, where he was guest of honour. Asked about a new Everton contract, Moyes said "I hope" when outlining his future plans, according to the Echo (Liverpool Echo).
On the analysis side, ToffeeWeb feel the time has come for Moyes to focus on Everton’s strengths, pointing to Bournemouth’s comfortable win away at Manchester United on Sunday as the kind of result Evertonians can currently only dream of, even though Everton themselves beat Man Utd at Old Trafford last season in backs-against-the-wall fashion (ToffeeWeb). Read Everton also carry comments from journalist Ian Croll, who argues that Everton’s problems go beyond simply whether Moyes should stay in charge, and that long-term success depends on wider issues at the club (Read Everton). Separately, ToffeeWeb discuss the club’s ongoing need for a striker, cautioning that finding one capable of genuinely transforming Everton’s fortunes with a big goal tally is far from straightforward (ToffeeWeb).
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