Overview
- David Moyes confirmed Grealish was left out at Burnley because he has a virus and was unwell over Christmas.
- The winger trained on Tuesday, and Moyes said he hopes to have him available for the Forest match this coming Tuesday.
- With Grealish unavailable, Dwight McNeil and Tyler Dibling started out wide, as Everton’s options were thinned by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall’s hamstring issue and AFCON call-ups for Iliman Ndiaye and Idrissa Gueye.
- Everton drew 0-0 at Turf Moor, and Moyes criticised the performance, noting a lack of creativity without Grealish, Dewsbury-Hall and Ndiaye.
- Separate tabloid claims about a costly Christmas party were reported but have not been corroborated by the club, which attributes Grealish’s absence to illness.