Jack Grealish will miss Everton's meeting with Coventry on Friday, with David Moyes saying only that the midfielder is not available and that the club will work with him again soon. The issue is understood to have come from an unauthorised absence from training, but Moyes has kept the return date private.
Moyes keeps the timeline closed
Speaking to the BBC, Moyes said: "No, Jack is not available. I wouldn't give you the plan but we will be working with Jack again soon." He added: "We just need to wait and see how things go."
That is as far as he went on the issue. Moyes said on Monday that Grealish still has a future at the club, but he would not say when he would be back.
What Everton lose without him
The absence matters because Grealish has already played 5 Premier League games for Everton this season and logged 299 minutes. He has not been an ever-present figure, but he has been involved enough for another missed match to affect Moyes' options straight away.
Everton also go into Everton vs Coventry with 13 points from 9 matches and 7th place in the Premier League. Grealish has already missed the two games against Newcastle in the Premier League and Carabao Cup over the past week, so this is not a one-off absence. The next league fixture after Coventry is away at Brentford on 2026-11-23, followed by a home match against Manchester City on 2026-11-29.
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