Everton secured an impressive 3-1 victory over Newcastle United to book their place in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup, overcoming the absence of Jack Grealish, who was left out of the squad following a disciplinary issue. Ukrainian defender Vitaliy Mykolenko started for the Toffees, played until the 87th minute and received a yellow card during a determined performance.

Goals from James Garner, Hayden Hackney and Thierno Barry secured the victory for the Merseyside club. Newcastle United managed to find the net through Dan Burn late in the game, but his effort proved little more than a consolation as Everton comfortably saw out the result.

2026-27, EFL Cup

Everton - Newcastle United 3:1 (2:0)
Goals: Garner J-s, 34 (1:0); Hackney, 45 (2:0); Barry T., 69 (3:0); Burn, 88 (3:1)

Everton: Pickford; Tarkowski; O´Brien; Mykolenko (Maitland-Niles, 86); Dewsbury-Hall (Nørgaard, 86); Hackney (Armstrong H., 65); Garner J-s; George (Alcaraz C., 76); Dibling (Johnson B-n, 76); Röhl; Barry T.
Substitution: Armstrong H. (from 65); Alcaraz C. (from 76); Johnson B-n (from 76); Nørgaard (from 86); Maitland-Niles (from 86)
Bench: Travers; King T.; Keane M.; Graham
Yellow Cards: Hackney 60; Dewsbury-Hall 74; Mykolenko 81; Pickford 89; Tarkowski 89

Newcastle United: Hornicek; Schär; Burn; Dedic A.; Hall; Nico González (Steur S., 81); Barnes H. (Elanga, 46); Willock; Ramsey J. (Joelinton, 46); Osula (Wissa Y., 46); Murphy J-b (Toure B-a, 67)
Substitution: Elanga (from 46); Joelinton (from 46); Wissa Y. (from 46); Toure B-a (from 67); Steur S. (from 81)
Bench: Pope; Botman; Bamba Al.; Thiaw
Yellow Cards: Schär 81; Burn 89; Joelinton 89