Everton recently lost Jack Grealish to a season-ending injury, and he is potentially already being missed.
Jack Grealish sustained a foot injury last month, and was required to undergo surgery for the issue.
Grealish confirmed via a social media message that he won’t feature again this term, meaning David Moyes must now seek a solution.
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Jack Grealish of Everton in action during the Premier League match between Everton and Brighton & Hove Albion at Hill Dickinson Stadium.
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Tyrique George was brought in as cover, and has made a handful of appearances so far and has looked lively.
But there’s no denying Jack Grealish’s injury is a big blow, and the statistics underline his importance to the team.
Everton have a better record with Jack Grealish playing
Jack Grealish playing for Everton.
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This season in the Premier League, Everton have played 27 games so far.
For 18 of those games, Grealish has started for the Toffees with his record as follows: eight wins, four draws and six losses.
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This has yielded a 44.4% win percentage.
That means Grealish has not started the other nine games.
Everton WITH Grealish starting in PL Everton WITHOUT Grealish starting in PL
Games – 18 Games – 9
Wins – 8 Wins – 2
Draws – 4 Draws – 3
Losses – 6 Losses – 4
Win % – 44.4% Win % – 22.2%
And in those games, Everton’s record is worse: two wins, three draws and four losses – giving a 22.2% win percentage.
In the last five games that Everton have not had Grealish for, the Toffees have taken five points from a possible 15, winning just one game against Fulham.
Everton are missing Grealish’s spark
Some felt Grealish could be guilty of slowing Everton’s play down.
While that may be true, his absence is clearly being felt at the moment, given the results since he got injured, and Everton’s record when he starts and when he doesn’t.
Jack Grealish warming up for Everton.
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He remains near the top of the assists chart with only four players ahead of him.
In total, he’s created 38 chances in the Premier League so far according to Stat Muse, indicating that he is someone who provides. And perhaps he’d have more assists to his name if there was better quality ahead of him.
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