Everton had a terrible afternoon, losing 2-0 to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, while David Moyes’ side also suffered injuries to several key players.
Manager David Moyes has revealed that Jack Grealish could suffer a hamstring injury. Currently on loan at Manchester City, he has been a star player for Everton this season.
The Englishman has two goals and four assists, but could face a long-term absence. Grealish was sacked late on and replaced by summer signing Tyler Dibling, but Moyes made clear the problem with the winger.
“Jack felt some pain in his hamstring so we have to be careful with these players,” the Everton manager said in his post-match press conference.
Grealish’s departure is the second injury blow Everton have had to deal with at Stamford Bridge. In-form midfielder Keiynan Dewsbury-Hall was also sent off due to problems of his own, with Moyes suggesting his sending off may have thrown the Toffees out of sorts.
He added: “It was a shock for us and we didn’t really recover from what we needed to do after that. It took us a little while, but by the time we got to half-time I thought we were more likely to score.”
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“It seemed really tough for us to lose 2-0 because Jack had a chance on goal. We didn’t score but they distributed the points straight away and got on the pitch and made it 2-0 so it felt tough. But look, we did a little bit of that last week against Nottingham Forest. We scored in the minute before half-time, so it was a little bit like that.”
The injuries to both players forced Moyes to make the difficult decision to also remove midfielder James Garner to avoid suspension. he said: “Yes, we should consider that.
“We sent Jimmy off at the end. He played as well as anyone on the pitch. But we knew we had another game next week so we couldn’t book him. So we sent him off with 10 minutes left and tried to protect him a little bit for the next game.”
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Everton ended up losing 2-0 at Stamford Bridge, ending their recent splendid run of form. The return of Cole Palmer and Maro Gusto caused damage for Enzo Maresca’s side.
This leaves Everton in eighth place in the Premier League ahead of next weekend’s clash with league leaders Arsenal. Meanwhile, Chelsea are now in fourth place, eight points behind the Gunners, following their win.
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