Everton v Newcastle United preview: kick-off time, team news and form

Everton host Newcastle United at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Thursday 29th October 2026, with kick-off set for 7.45pm, as the two sides meet in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.

A place in the quarter-finals is the prize on offer, and Royal Blue Mersey has described the tie as a potential "season-defining game" for Everton given recent results (Royal Blue Mersey). The draw has already been made for the next round, with BBC Sport confirming that the winner of this match will travel to League Two side Fleetwood Town, who caused a major upset by knocking out the defending Premier League champions (BBC Sport) (Royal Blue Mersey) (ToffeeWeb).

Everton currently sit 11th in the Premier League. In all competitions, their last five games have gone WWDLL, including back-to-back defeats to Chelsea and Arsenal in their last two outings, while Newcastle's last five in all competitions read LWLLW, a run that includes a win over Crystal Palace in their most recent fixture. In the League Cup specifically, both sides arrive in good heart: Everton's last two League Cup games have both been won, beating Preston away and Wolves at home, while Newcastle have also won their last two in the competition, against West Brom and Millwall.

This is not a new rivalry in cup competition. Read Everton notes that the clubs' cup history stretches back 120 years and even takes in an FA Cup final along with a penalty shootout (Read Everton). ToffeeWeb has also published its own build-up to Thursday's meeting (ToffeeWeb).

On the team news front, Everton look set to be without several players. Liverpool Echo reports that David Moyes could be missing as many as seven players for the visit of Newcastle (Liverpool Echo), with further doubts flagged around Grealish, Branthwaite and Mykolenko (Liverpool Echo). Read Everton adds that the Toffees are "still waiting on several players" ahead of the game and notes Moyes has not held a conventional pre-match press conference this time (Read Everton). Club captain James Tarkowski has been speaking ahead of what Liverpool Echo describes as back-to-back clashes with Newcastle inside the space of five days, and has set out a "demand" for his side (Liverpool Echo). There has also been scrutiny on Brennan Johnson's starting place after what Read Everton called an "underwhelming" display in the defeat at Arsenal (Read Everton). No specific Newcastle team news appears in the build-up.

Away from the pitch, Everton's build-up has featured plenty of noise, including continued transfer talk around Rashford and reaction from Seamus Coleman on the club's current state, as covered by Read Everton and Royal Blue Mersey (Read Everton) (Royal Blue Mersey) (Read Everton) (Royal Blue Mersey).

Kick-off at the Hill Dickinson Stadium is 7.45pm UK time on Thursday 29th October 2026.

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