Everton vs Newcastle: Confirmed teams, full line ups in EFL Cup

Everton and Newcastle have named their starting teams for their meeting at the Hill Dickinson Stadium in the final match of the EFL Cup fourth round on Thursday – with Jack Grealish missing for the hosts because of a “breach of club discipline”.

The Toffees have reached this stage with two wins over second-tier clubs, beating Preston North End 4-0 away and prevailing 1-0 at home to Wolves through Charly Alcaraz’s 80th-minute goal.

The Magpies have advanced courtesy of two 81st-minute goals, Harvey Barnes deciding their contest at home to West Bromwich Albion in the second round before Joe Willock settled their trip to another Championship side, Millwall, in the third round.

The winners of the tie will progress to a quarter-final away to fourth-tier Fleetwood Town, who won at home on penalties against reigning Premier League champions Arsenal on Tuesday following a 1-1 draw.

Everton confirmed EFL Cup starting team vs Newcastle

Everton make two changes from their 2-0 defeat at Arsenal in the Premier League on Saturday as Hayden Hackney and Tyler Dibling replace Harrison Armstrong and Brennan Johnson.

As well as on-loan Manchester City playmaker Grealish’s absence, defender Jarrad Branthwaite remains absent because of concussion protocols.

Everton: Pickford, Rohl, Tarkowski, O’Brien, Mykolenko, Garner, Hackney, Dewsbury-Hall, George, Dibling, Barry

Substitutes: Travers, King, Maitland-Niles, Keane, Johnson, Norgaard, Alcaraz, Armstrong, Graham

Newcastle full Carabao Cup line up vs Everton

Newcastle make one alteration from their 2-0 win at Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Sunday, bringing in Jacob Ramsey for Joelinton in midfield.

Defender Lewis Miley (knock) and winger Matias Fernandez-Pardo (illness) are out, as are goalkeeper Ewen Jaouen (hamstring) and full-back Tino Livramento.

Newcastle: Hornicek, Dedic, Schar, Burn, Hall, Gonzalez, Ramsey, Murphy, Willock, Barnes, Osula

Substitutes: Pope, Botman, Joelinton, Bamba, Wissa, Thiaw, Steur, Toure, Elanga

Where to watch Everton vs Newcastle: TV channel, live online stream

Kick-off on Thursday is at 19:45 GMT (15:45 ET / 12:45 PT), with live coverage in the UK on Sky Sports Plus.

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Everton vs Newcastle EFL Cup stats

• These teams have met once before in the competition, Everton winning 6-5 away on penalties in the third round in November 2002 following a 3-3 draw after extra time
• Five of the goals came after the 76th minute on that occasion, starting with two by Newcastle’s Kieron Dyer. Alessandro Pistone put Newcastle ahead in the 100th minute but David Unsworth’s 112th-minute penalty led to the shootout
• Everton have won one of their last four home matches against Newcastle as part of a run bookended by 4-1 defeats last season and in April 2023
• The exception was a 3-0 win in December 2023 when all of their goals came after the 78th minute, scoring through Dwight McNeil, Abdoulaye Doucoure and Beto
• This is the second time in six seasons Everton have progressed beyond the third round, reaching the quarter-finals in 2023/24 but losing on penalties at home to Fulham following a 1-1 draw
• Their best runs in the competition have been two appearances in the final, losing 3-2 to Aston Villa after extra time in 1976/77 and 1-0 to Liverpool in 1983/84
• Toffees legend Dixie Dean is the 20-goal top scorer in the history of the fixture, nine ahead of Newcastle’s Hughie Gallacher
• Newcastle and Premier League all-time top scorer Alan Shearer is the only other player to have reached double figures (10) in the fixture
• The Magpies’ best run in the competition came when they lifted the trophy by beating Liverpool 2-1 in the 2024/25 final, also reaching the decider in 2021/22 – a 2-0 defeat to Manchester United – and 1975/76, when they lost 2-1 to Manchester City
• They have scored in each of their five away games in all competitions this season, keeping clean sheets in three of those matches and conceding four goals in each of the other two

Do EFL Cup quarter final ties go to extra time, replays and penalties?

Should they finish level after 90 minutes, EFL Cup ties go straight to penalties until the semi-finals, which take place over two legs.

If the scoreline is level after the second leg, extra time and – if necessary – penalties are used to separate teams.

The final is a one-off match at Wembley Stadium, with extra time and penalties used if required.

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