Grealish Left Out Again as Discipline Row Rumbles On
Jack Grealish's spell on the outside at Everton continues, with the winger set to miss a third successive game after being axed from the Carabao Cup win over Newcastle United for a breach of club discipline, and now left out again for the Premier League trip back to Newcastle.
Read Everton explains that David Moyes faces a "familiar" challenge in handling Grealish, after the player was left out of the Carabao Cup victory having missed a training session without permission (Read Everton). The same outlet later reports that fresh claims have emerged about what Grealish was up to in the days before that omission, citing claims from The S*n that he spent time away before the breach came to light (Read Everton).
The Guardian confirms the story has moved on from the cup tie, reporting that Grealish has been omitted again for the Premier League trip to Newcastle, which would be his third game missed in a row. They add that he has been left on Merseyside to work on his fitness rather than travelling with the squad (The Guardian).
Meanwhile, the Liverpool Echo's focus for Monday night is on team selection more broadly, with writers Chris Beesley and Connor O'Neill picking their line-ups for the trip to St James' Park and weighing up decisions involving both Grealish and Jarrad Branthwaite (Liverpool Echo). While the other reports concentrate on the disciplinary situation itself, the Echo's piece gives Everton fans a sense of how Moyes might shape his side without Grealish available.
Taken together, the picture is of a situation still unfolding rather than fully resolved. The initial breach that saw Grealish dropped for the Newcastle cup win has since grown into a longer absence, with The Guardian suggesting fitness work is now part of the reasoning for his continued omission, while Read Everton's follow-up report shows speculation about the finer details hasn't gone away.
For Everton supporters, the key takeaway is that Grealish won't be involved as Moyes's side head to Newcastle for Monday Night Football, with the club seemingly keen to address the issue before bringing him back into the fold.
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