Everton drop Grealish for discipline breach, then beat Newcastle 3-1

📰 Everton left Jack Grealish out for a breach of discipline and still beat Newcastle 3-1 to reach the Carabao Cup quarter-finals. 📌 Key points 🚫 Everton ruled Grealish out for a "breach of club discipline". 🏃 Sky Sports reported that he failed to show for a training session. ⚽ Garner, Hackney and Barry put Everton 3-0 up. 🛡️ Dan Burn headed a late consolation for Newcastle on 88 minutes. 🏆 Everton face League Two Fleetwood, Arsenal's conquerors, in the last eight. 📝 What happened 🚫 Before kick-off Everton said Grealish was "unavailable for selection due to a breach of club discipline." Sky Sports News reporter Keith Downie said his understanding was that Grealish failed to show for a training session in the build-up to the tie. 🤒 Grealish, on loan from Manchester City, missed last weekend's 2-0 defeat at Arsenal through illness, having started the previous three league games against Ipswich, Hull City and Chelsea. ⚽ Without him, Everton led 2-0 at half-time through James Garner on 34 minutes and Hayden Hackney just before the break. Thierno Barry added a third on 69. 🛡️ Newcastle pulled one back on 88 minutes when Burn headed in Joe Willock's cross from close range, but it came too late. 📊 By the numbers • Score: Everton 3-1 Newcastle • Goals: Garner 34', Hackney 45', Barry 69' / Burn 88' • Grealish's previous league starts: 3 in a row • Quarter-final: Fleetwood v Everton, week of 14 December 🔭 Why it matters With the loanee's discipline now a public issue, questions hang over his place for the rest of the loan. Everton travel to League Two Fleetwood, who beat Arsenal on penalties, in the quarter-finals in the week starting 14 December.