Moyes backs Everton's decision to drop Grealish for the Newcastle match

Grealish left out of the squad due to a disciplinary breach

Jack Grealish was left out of Everton's squad for the Carabao Cup fourth-round tie against Newcastle on Thursday after, according to reports, the winger on loan from Manchester City missed a training session before the game. AFP reports. Everton won the match 3-1 at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.

Moyes: 'a club decision, and I support it'

Head coach David Moyes declined to go into detail about Grealish's absence but backed the coaching staff's decision: 'It was a club decision. I support the decision. I don't want to talk too much about it.' Asked about the team's performance on an evening when the scandal could have distracted the players, Moyes responded with praise for the club's 'values': in his words, all the players accept the standards of behaviour on and off the pitch and 'did a brilliant job'. Grealish had also missed the Premier League defeat to Arsenal on Saturday — due to illness. AFP also notes that the Manchester City player has repeatedly been criticised for his behaviour off the pitch, including late-night incidents and reports of drinking alcohol late at night.

Everton reach the quarter-finals

Goals from James Garner and Hayden Hackney in the first half and a strike from Thierno Barry in the 69th minute secured a comfortable win for Everton; Dan Burn scored a consolation goal for Newcastle. In the quarter-finals in December, Everton will face fourth-tier side Fleetwood, who sensationally knocked out the reigning Premier League champions Arsenal on Tuesday. Everton have never won the League Cup, and the club's last major trophy dates back to the 1995 FA Cup. 'Once you say the word