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Michael Keane and Jack Grealish Facing Everton Bans After Blues Reduced to Nine Men

Keane's three-match ban and Grealish's one-match suspension leave Everton's injury-hit squad even more depleted after their 1-1 draw with Wolves.

  • At Hill Dickinson Stadium, Everton were reduced to one man when Michael Keane and Jack Grealish were both sent off by referee Thomas Kirk, the match ending 1-1.
  • After VAR consultation, officials ruled that Michael Keane pulled Tolu Arokodare's hair in violent conduct and Jack Grealish earned a second booking for a sarcastic reaction.
  • Keane opened the scoring with a 17th-minute poacher's finish, but Wolves levelled via Mosquera's pass to Strand Larsen and Mane's second successive goal.
  • The suspensions add to Everton's strain as Senegal internationals Idrissa Gueye and Iliman Ndiaye remain at AFCON, four others are injured, and 18-year-old Harrison Armstrong was recalled last week.
  • A win would have put Everton FC just four points off the top four, but with only 23 goals in 21 matches, their top-four hopes seem unlikely.
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Everton's players in the duel against Wolverhampton (1-1) received two red cards and finished the match with only eight players on the field, both of whom were punished due to unusual situations. It was not the violent starts that normally lead to red cards. On the contrary, even Jack Grealish received two yellow cards without committing a single foul. Everton led from the 17th minute against the weakest team in the league with a goal from Micha…

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Michael Keane and Jack Grealish sent off as Everton are held by Wolves

Grealish’s second yellow card resulted in his first Premier League dismissal in a topsy-turvy game at Hill Dickinson

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The Telegraph broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.
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