Overview
- The disciplinary omission on Thursday has left Jack Grealish unavailable for selection at Everton and out of the matchday squad.
- Manager David Moyes said Grealish can return to the team if he restores availability and match fitness and the club are satisfied with his commitment.
- Reporting describes a sequence of missed appointments that crept into a pattern: he missed the trip to Arsenal (listed as illness after appearing at the Pride of Britain Awards), missed part of a training session before the Carabao Cup tie, and was suspended from that cup game.
- Several outlets and club sources say Everton could end the season-long loan and send Grealish back to Manchester City in January, and Manchester City have reportedly been open to a permanent exit as his contract nears its end.
- Younger players such as Tyrique George and Tyler Dibling have stepped up in his absence, and Everton face a choice between enforcing dressing-room standards or trying to salvage the rehabilitation the loan was meant to provide.