Everton host Newcastle United at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Thursday evening, looking to respond after back-to-back Premier League defeats.
David Moyes’s side began the season with an eight-match unbeaten run across all competitions but have since lost 2-0 to both Chelsea and Arsenal, the latter defeat marking Moyes’s 400th loss across all competitions in a managerial career spanning several clubs. Everton have slipped into the bottom half of the table, five points behind rivals Liverpool in fourth. Everton have scored just eight goals this season, more than only the three teams in the relegation zone, and are now bidding to avoid going three consecutive matches without finding the net for the first time since mid-December.
Everton team news
Jarrad Branthwaite is out with concussion after missing the defeat at Arsenal, and Jack Grealish is a doubt having also been absent through illness. Moyes is working with a small squad and is not expected to make wholesale changes, though this tie offers an opportunity for fringe players to impress.
Michael Keane and Ainsley Maitland-Niles could both return in defence, Hayden Hackney, Christian Norgaard and Carlos Alcaraz are contenders to start in midfield, and Tyler Dibling, who was named man of the match in the third round, could come into the attack. Moyes has been eliminated from seven of his last ten EFL Cup ties against Premier League opposition as a manager, and Everton’s last trophy came in the 1994-95 FA Cup. Everton reached this round with a 4-0 away win at Preston North End in round two and a narrow 1-0 home victory over Wolves in round three.
Everton predicted lineup
Everton possible starting XI (4-2-3-1): Pickford; Maitland-Niles, O’Brien, Keane, Mykolenko; Hackney, Armstrong; Dibling, Alcaraz, George; Barry
When will the match kick off?
The match kicks off at 19:45 BST on Thursday, 29 October 2026.
How to watch Everton vs Newcastle United?
The match will be broadcast live on Sky Sports+ in the UK.
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