Everton excludes Grealish for breaking disciplinary code

Grealish dropped for breaching team discipline code; English media reports he missed training.

Everton excluded Jack Grealish from Thursday's League Cup quarter-final against Newcastle for breaking the club's disciplinary code. While Everton did not publicly disclose the reason, English media reported that the 31-year-old winger skipped a training session.

Grealish, on loan from Manchester City until the end of the season, has made five appearances for Everton so far. He missed Saturday's 2-0 defeat to Arsenal due to illness. Without him, Everton beat Newcastle 3-1 on Thursday, with goals from Garner (34'), Hackney (45') and Dewsbury-Hall (69'). Willock scored for Newcastle in the 88th minute.

Everton will face Fleetwood Town in the quarter-finals after their victory.