Jack Grealish is ready to start for Everton away at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, David Moyes, the Everton manager, confirmed this week. Everton have scored just once in their last five away meetings with Spurs, a record Moyes will be keen to change at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
"Jack Grealish is ready to start," Moyes said, ending any lingering doubt over the forward's fitness before kick-off.
Yes. Moyes confirmed this week that Grealish will feature from the first whistle against Tottenham, having overcome the fitness concern that had put his involvement in doubt.
Garner remains a doubt after he was substituted with an injury during last week's match, and Moyes said he had no update on the midfielder's condition. Christian Nørgaard, a summer signing, is also sidelined and is not expected back until after the international break, which runs from 21 September to 6 October and will see countries play four games instead of the usual two.
Moyes is expected to set his side up in a 4-1-4-1 shape, with Jordan Pickford in goal behind a back four of Vitaliy Mykolenko, Jarrad Branthwaite, James Tarkowski and Ainsley Maitland-Niles. Hayden Hackney is set to hold the midfield with Garner out, alongside Grealish and Merlin Röhl, with Tyrique George offering width. Jake O'Brien, Harrison Armstrong, Garner, Brennan Johnson, Charly Alcaraz and Tyler Dibling are the options named among the substitutes. The line-up was first outlined by Yahoo Sports this week ahead of the trip to north London. Supporters can check the full squad list and injury news on our squad and injuries pages.
Everton go into the game eighth in the Premier League on five points from three matches, having drawn 2-2 with Manchester United at Goodison Park on Sunday, 6 September, when Tyrique George and Ainsley Maitland-Niles scored for the home side. That result means Everton are unbeaten in their last five outings, a run Moyes will want to extend on the road. The table can be tracked on our standings page.
Everton were denied the chance to relegate Tottenham on the final day of last season, losing a game that would have sent Spurs down. Moyes' side next return to Goodison Park to host Ipswich Town, who sit 14th, on Saturday, 19 September, a fixture supporters can find on our fixtures page.
