Jack Grealish alongside a circle inset of Ally McCoist.
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Samuel Fabre
Mon 6 October 2025 8:10, UK
Jack Grealish scored his first goal for Everton in the 2-1 win over Crystal Palace on Sunday.
The result leaves Everton in eighth place in the Premier League, with Grealish’s contributions this season becoming a driving force in Everton’s attack.
Grealish has formed a brilliant partnership with Iliman Ndiaye, with the pair registering nine goal contributions between them in the Premier League already.
Despite his brilliant form, Thomas Tuchel omitted Grealish from the England squad once again for October, yet Ally McCoist has placed his faith in the 30-year-old.
Everton winger Jack Grealish celebrates against Wolves
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Jack Grealish could be in the next England squad
Grealish broke a 12-year-long Everton record by registering four assists across his first two Premier League games.
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Grealish’s two assists versus Wolves in his first start for the Toffees showcased the quality he was bringing to the Hill Dickinson Stadium.
Speaking on talkSPORT on 6 October, McCoist believes Grealish holds an edge over England’s other attacking options.
He said: “He’s been a breath of fresh air for everybody involved, and it will be a matter of time before he’s back in the England squad.
“England have Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden, Cole Palmer, Noni Madueke; it’s an embarrassment to the riches.
“I think the one thing Grealish has over the other players is that he’ll win you more free-kicks high up the pitch.”
Grealish has won 26 free-kicks this season, the most of any player in the league.
Minutes played 556
Goals 1
Assists 4
Shots 10
Pass accuracy (percentage) 85.6
Chances created 17
Free-kicks won 26
Grealish’s stats this season (via FotMob)
The winger, on loan from Manchester City, has collected 39 caps and scored four goals for England.
He was on the scoresheet in England’s 6-2 demolition of Iran in their opening World Cup game in 2022.
Last season saw Grealish drop out of the England reckoning as he struggled for game time at Manchester City.
Moving on loan to Everton has been the best thing that could have happened to his career at this stage, and the Everton loanee will be looking to make a push for Tuchel’s 2026 World Cup squad.
Grealish isn’t the only English Everton player to impress, with Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall’s performances going under the radar.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall has what it takes to make the England squad
Dewsbury-Hall joined Everton for £29million, with the 27-year-old in search of Premier League minutes that he wasn’t receiving at Chelsea.
Playing further forward just behind Beto, his industrious nature has been very effective under David Moyes, registering a goal and assists in six league games this season.
The September internationals saw the breakthrough of Nottingham Forest’s Elliot Anderson, and Dewsbury-Hall is a similar profile of player that could be key for the Three Lions.
With England having world-class attacking players, Dewsbury-Hall would be applied deeper, yet it is a role that he is familiar with from his time at boyhood club Leicester City.
Both Grealish and Dewsbury-Hall will need to keep up their performances, yet with the future of Everton looking promising under Moyes, there is every possibility that both could make a real charge for the England squad over the next eight months.
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