Everton attacker Jack Grealish is expected to be missing from the Toffees squad to face Newcastle United in the Premier League tonight, according to The Athletic’s David Ornstein.
Everton manager David Moyes dropped the 31-year-old from the squad that faced the Magpies at the Hill Dickinson Stadium in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup last Thursday.
It was due to an unauthorised absence from training, but Grealish is set to miss tonight’s game as he is yet to regain fitness.
Everton are back at home on Friday when they host Coventry City, and it remains to be seen whether the Englishman will be available for the game.
Grealish missed Everton’s game before last week’s Carabao Cup victory over Newcastle due to illness.
Being unavailable for back-to-back games means he has to rebuild his fitness levels, and the attacker has to ensure he is back on the pitch as soon as possible.
He has yet to hit the ground running since returning to Merseyside on another season-long loan from Manchester City.