Everton drop Grealish and beat Newcastle in the cup, then face them again on Monday
Sunday 1 November 2026 · By Rachel Cooper
Everton play Newcastle at St James’ Park on Monday 2 November (kick-off 20:00 GMT, live on Sky Sports), five days after beating them 3–1 in the Carabao Cup. This was written on Sunday morning, so it is a preview. Everton are 14th on 10 points from eight games, a game fewer than most clubs.
Everton said Jack Grealish was left out of the cup tie for “a breach of club discipline”. The BBC reported that it related to him not turning up for training on Monday. David Moyes said: “It’s a club decision and I support it.” He did not say whether Grealish could return on Monday. Grealish returned to Everton on loan from Manchester City on deadline day, in the final year of his City contract, the BBC noted.
In his absence, Everton used the 20-year-old Tyrique George on the left. James Garner scored in the 34th minute with his first goal of the season, Hayden Hackney added his first for the club on 45 minutes, and Thierno Barry made it 3–0 on 69 minutes. Dan Burn headed in a consolation for Newcastle in the 88th minute. The Guardian said Newcastle had 28 shots to Everton’s 11, but only nine on target.
Moyes said of Barry: “He’s got some limitations but he’s trying hard to get better.” He added: “We’re not accepting any excuses for anything; ownership, transfer window.”
Jarrad Branthwaite is expected to be available, Everton FC said. The defender has missed the past two games with concussion, after a clash with Chelsea goalkeeper Emi Martínez nearly a fortnight ago. Moyes said he “should have recovered”. He also said he thought the squad had come through the cup tie without further injuries, though “you never know until you get them back in the following day”.
The cup win set up a quarter-final at League Two Fleetwood Town in the week of 14 December.
On Friday 6 November, Everton host Coventry (20:00 GMT).
Hill Dickinson Stadium is Everton’s home on the filled-in Bramley-Moore Dock, in Vauxhall, north Liverpool (L3 0BW). It opened to supporters in 2025 and replaced Goodison Park, still a short walk inland. Capacity is 52,769. The bowl sits against the River Mersey, with Regent Road and the city to the east and open water to the west. It feels like a dockside arena: brick and steel, a wide fan plaza, and a roof that throws the noise back onto the pitch.
Away supporters are in the lower tier of the north-east corner, a self-contained block straddling the North and East stands, at block 24. Enter the footprint through Gate E, the closest gate to those turnstiles, then cross the Budweiser Plaza. The plaza opens about three hours before kick-off and the turnstiles about two hours before. Tickets are digital and must be in Apple Wallet or Google Pay; a screenshot will not open the gate. A red light sends you to the away ticket office beside turnstile 24, where collections need identification. Under-14s must be with an adult over 18.
From those seats you are beside the northern goal, looking toward the South Stand. The pitch runs north to south, about 105 metres by 68, so the goals sit in front of the North and South stands, not the side stands. The South Stand is the home end: a steep rise of about 14,000, with rail seating below and seats above, built close to the pitch. That is where the loudest support gathers, straight in front of you. The East Stand, on Regent Road, is the side you meet from the plaza and houses the club store. The West Stand faces the Mersey, holds much of the hospitality, and is where the cameras and the players’ arrival sit. There are no pillars in the bowl.
Sandhills, on the Merseyrail Northern Line, is the closest station, about a fifteen-minute walk. Matchdays usually add trains and shuttle buses from the city centre and Bootle, but the dock streets fill early. Everton advise against driving: road closures and parking enforcement are routine, and coach parking on Regent Road is about ten minutes on foot from the away turnstiles. Home fans can walk the concourse on their level around all four sides. Away supporters cannot — your area is closed off, with its own kiosks. The ground is cashless, so bring a card. Rail seating is used in part of the away section; if your ticket is in a standing block, expect to be on your feet.
The teams still come out to Z-Cars, the tune that used to roll around Goodison. On the plaza, engraved stones set into the old dock tracks — the Dock Lines — tie the new ground to the old one, and they are worth a few minutes before Gate E. From the away corner the view is the steep blue wall opposite and the river light over the West Stand. The South Stand goal is dead ahead, and the North Stand goal is at your end of the field.