EVERTON BOSS DAVID MOYES BLASTS 'RIDICULOUS' RED CARD AND POINTS FINGER AT JACK GREALISH

Everton failed to beat rock bottom Wolves at Hill Dickinson Stadium with David Moyes left furious as the Toffees had both Michael Keane and Jack Grealish sent off by Thomas Kirk, officiating only his second Premier League game

Jack Grealish of Everton reacts to referee Thomas Kirk sending him off(Image: 2026 CameraSport)

Furious David Moyes described the decision to give Michael Keane a red card for hair-pulling as ‘ridiculous’. But the Everton manager did admit he was unhappy with Jack Grealish for following Keane to the dressing-room after collecting two yellow cards for dissent in the space of a few moments.

Young referee Thomas Kirk was sent to the video monitor by VAR Chris Kavanagh after Keane had challenged Tolu Arokodare late in the second half of the 1-1 draw with Wolves at Hill Dickinson Stadium. And as Keane appeared to tug Arokodare’s hair, Kirk decided he had no option but to dismiss the Everton centre-half, who had given his team a first half lead.

But Moyes fumed: “It is not violent, it is not forceful and it is not deliberate. So, all of those things I have said mean it shouldn’t have been a red card. I think it was a really poor decision to send him to the screen in the first place. (Marc) Cucurella got his hair pulled - violent conduct, a deliberate action, no problem with that.

“But this was in the game, on a ball coming up, and unless you have played the game, you might not understand. I have been a centre-half and there is no way I am jumping to out-jump a big centre forward and think .. ‘oh, by the way, I am going to out-jump him and, at the same time, I am going to pull his hair’

“I don’t know anyone on the planet who is good enough to think that way when they are jumping up. I thought it was a ridiculous decision by the referee but more by VAR. I thought the ridiculous bit came from VAR.

“If anyone grows their hair a bit longer, they have a chance of getting it pulled. Crazy. It was a ridiculous decision. Everybody was frustrated, everybody could not believe it.”

Moyes himself was so frustrated that he was booked by Kirk but the Everton manager was still annoyed with Grealish who was booked for dissent and was then dismissed for sarcastically applauding a Kirk decision. And when Moyes was asked if Grealish had been unprofessional and if he would be having words with the on-loan Manchester City man, he curtly replied: “Yes, I agree - and I already have done.”

Although Moyes is furious about the Keane decision, he was unsure whether the club would appeal against it, even though they now face being without their defender for three games. Grealish will miss one game for his two yellow cards.

Moyes, though, did admit he was not pleased with Everton’s performance prior to the Keane dismissal, which came in the 83rd minute - seven minutes before Grealish was sent off.

“Not great,” he said after a Mateus Mane strike had earned Wolves a point. “It was always going to be a difficult game but we could have gone two up before half-time. But we never really felt as though we got a grip of it.”

- Andy Dunn

'MYSTERY WOMAN' SPOTTED WITH JACK GREALISH HAS BEEN IDENTITY REVEALED AFTERR MAN CITY STAR MADE 'SHE'S NOT WITH ME' CLAIM AT LONDON HOTSPOT

The 'mystery woman' seen leaving a London hotspot behind Manchester City star Jack Grealish has had her identity revealed as ex-model Emma Silverton.

WHAT HAPPENED?

England international Grealish was followed out of the Chiltern Firehouse – a popular celebrity hangout – by Silverton during a night on the town. The 29-year-old forward made of point of telling onlookers that the blonde behind him was "not with me".

DID YOU KNOW?

Grealish, having been caught on camera, doubled back into the venue before re-emerging and stepping into a chauffeur-driven car. Silverton was seen asking "are you guys coming?" out of the window of a different vehicle before everyone went on their way.

THE GOSSIP

Silverton is a former model that spent six years on the books of an agency in New York, allowing her to work with designers such as Alexander McQueen, Issey Miyake, Sonia Rykiel and Burberry. She is now, according to The Sun, a freelance photographer that has worked on "film and music video projects".

- Chris Burton

ENGLAND CRUISE AGAINST FINLAND IN REBOUND FROM GREECE LOSS

England enjoyed a 3-1 win over Finland thanks to goals from Jack Grealish, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Declan Rice at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on Sunday to get their Nations League campaign back on track after Thursday's humbling loss to Greece.

England are second in Group B2 with nine points after four games, level on points with leaders Greece who host Ireland later on Sunday, while Finland are bottom without a point.

"I think we could have had a few more [goals], especially towards the end as the game opened up," Grealish told ITV.

"It was difficult at times in the first-half, but we went in at half-time with a one-goal lead, and then I think we dominated the game."

Grealish opened the scoring in the 18th minute with his fourth England goal when Angel Gomes spun and slipped a clever pass into the path of the winger, who slotted the ball into the far corner past goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky.

"The goal came from the manager letting us play with that freedom," Grealish said.

Alexander-Arnold then bent a free kick from 20 metres over the wall into the top corner in the 74th minute before Rice tapped home substitute Ollie Watkins' cross 10 minutes later after making a bursting run from midfield.

"I was still in my own half, in the box when the ball got played to [Watkins], and I thought 'you know what, just keep going,' and it was just instinct being aware, Ollie's crossed it and I arrived there," Rice said.

Arttu Hoskonen pulled one back for Finland with an 87th minute header from a corner, the lapse in England's defence costing keeper Dean Henderson a clean sheet on his first start.

"At the end, we were a bit gutted as players to concede from a set piece. But ... we needed a win today, so happy with that" Grealish added, who celebrated his goal with a thumb-sucking gesture to celebrate the birth of his daughter last month.

England's interim manager Lee Carsley made six changes from the shambolic 2-1 defeat by Greece at Wembley, with captain Harry Kane back from injury to lead the line.

England also returned to a more conventional formation after Carsley's experimental lineup without a main striker against the Greeks failed miserably.

Carsley has faced scrutiny since the loss, his first since Gareth Southgate stood down as England manager after Euro 2024.

Sunday's win, at the stadium that hosted the 1952 Olympics, kept alive England's hopes of automatic promotion to League A of the Nations League after they were relegated last time out.

They need to finish top of the group to automatically secure a berth in the competition's highest section, which likely means a victory when they play Greece again in Athens on Nov. 14.

Finland will regret missing chances when England led 1-0, including two from Fredrik Jensen who fired just wide in the first-half and missed a sitter early in the second, flashing the ball over from close range and burying his head in his hands.

Game Information

Helsinki Olympic Stadium

7:00 PM, October 13, 2024

Helsinki, Finland

Line: ENG -1.5

Over/Under: 2.5

Referees: Giorgi Kruashvili

- Reuters 

MAN CITY INJURY BLOW AS STONES, WALKER OUT FOR ARSENAL CLASH

John Stones went off injured in England's game against Belgium on Tuesday. Getty

 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has been dealt a double injury blow ahead of the crucial Premier League clash with Arsenal after confirming on Friday both John Stones and Kyle Walker will miss out.

Stones and Walker picked up injuries playing for England during the international break and will not be available for Arsenal's visit to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

Kevin De Bruyne, Éderson, Jack Grealish and Manuel Akanji are all expected to be fit to face Mikel Arteta's side, who are top of the table level on points with Liverpool and one point ahead of City.

"Kyle and John are out, it is what it is," Guardiola told a news conference on Friday.

"Kevin is such an important player. It has been a tough season for him with injuries, being out for a long time. He trained really well yesterday [on Thursday] so we will see what we're going to do in the next days."

Stones has suffered injury problems this season and has been limited to just 22 games in all competitions. He played 90 minutes for England against Brazil last Saturday and was picked to start again against Belgium three days later.

Gareth Southgate has come in for criticism for picking Stones twice in such a short space a time but asked whether he was disappointed, Guardiola refused to get involved in the row. "I don't have any comments on that," he said.

On Sunday, Guardiola will come up against Declan Rice, a player he tried to sign in the summer. City lodged a bid for the England midfielder before he swapped West Ham for Arsenal in a club record deal worth £105 million ($132.6m)

"He's not the first one who we wanted who didn't join us," Guardiola said. "Either they don't want to come or whatever, he took his decision and good luck.

"All the teams in the Premier League would have signed Declan Rice, an international captain and a young player playing a lot of games regularly. That's why Arsenal pushed."

- Rob Dawson, Correspondent

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