Sam Allardyce wowed by what he’s seen from Jack Grealish at Everton
Jack Grealish has been in superb form for Everton since completing his loan move from Manchester City.
David Moyes’ side have won two of their opening three Premier League fixtures, with Grealish breaking an Everton assist record after providing two against Wolves.
The winger will hope to continue his form when the Toffees welcome Aston Villa to the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday.
Grealish described himself as a “Villa fan” after he left the club in 2021, but club allegiances will not affect the England international’s commitment to his new club.
Everton are expected to hand Tyler Dibling his full debut for the clash, with Moyes also facing a selection headache in defence.
Sam Allardyce hails Jack Grealish impact at Everton
Grealish was nominated for Premier League player of the month last week, in what further underlined the monumental impact he has had on the Everton attack.
The Toffees have scored five goals in three games, and sit among the league’s best teams for chances and big chances created.
Much of that can be put down to the introduction of both Grealish and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, with the former leading the Premier League in assists and expected assists.
| Jack Grealish | Premier League 2025/26 |
| Assists | 4 |
| Chances created | 5 |
| Expected assists | 1.3 |
| Dribbles completed (per 90) | 2.8 |
| Big chances created | 2 |
The winger had looked to be past his best days last season, registering just two direct goal contributions in the league for Manchester City.
But the Everton move appears to have given the 30-year-old a new lease of life, and Moyes’ attack has profited massively.
Sam Allardyce has said as much, telling the No Tippy Tappy Football podcast on Tuesday that Grealish has transformed the Toffees.
“I saw Everton play at Leeds in the first game of the season and went ‘Moyesey, you’re going to have a real problem again this year if this carries on’,” the former England and Everton boss said.
“And then I’ve seen Jack come into the side and they’ve gone to another level.”
Jack Grealish can add goals to his game next
Assists have always been Grealish’s bread and butter – the winger provided 12 of them in his best ever Premier League campaign.
But the winger is more than capable of finding the net, too, scoring 32 during his time at Villa.
That goal-scoring is the only part of Grealish’s game that Everton have been yet to enjoy, and the England international will want to put that right in the coming games.
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