Everton recover to beat Coventry and move fifth

Everton recover to beat Coventry and move fifth

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2026-11-07 20:29:25
Everton came from behind to beat Coventry 3-1 on 6 November, moving fifth while Coventry were left 16th in the Premier League.

Everton came from behind to beat Coventry 3-1 on 6 November, moving fifth in the Premier League while Coventry were left 16th.

Scoring sequence

Yann Gboho gave Coventry the lead after the break before Thierno Barry scored twice for Everton. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall then scored a late goal.

Decisions

James Tarkowski tugged Caleb Yirenkyi's hair while jumping for a ball, but referee Stuart Attwell dismissed Coventry's claims for a penalty. The rules around hair pulling have been relaxed: hair pulling does not automatically mean a foul or a red card, as excessive force and intent are also considered.

Replays showed that the contact between Vitalii Mykolenko and Taiwo Awoniyi was outside the box. VAR Timothy Wood ruled that Barry's alleged handball was not a handball offence.

Lampard questions penalty decisions

Coventry boss Frank Lampard said: "They're saying it's not enough of a pull and I think it's a hard area to be in. What is a hair pull? You've decided it is but it's not enough. I have looked at them, sometimes with emotions in the moment you can't be clear on the sidelines. I think the rules are fine. It's not a red card. I kind of get that because I think in a game of football there's a lot of stuff happens that's not absolutely dramatic. You know they can happen but I think if the the rule remains that it's a foul so I felt it was a foul."

Lampard added: "Taiwo for me on the line of the box is a penalty. You've got to give the foul in real time anyway, the ref did let it go, and I felt it was a penalty."

Moyes calls for rule to be addressed

Everton boss David Moyes said: "The hair pull rule has changed so it would be a booking if it was but I still think it's ridiculous that rule is in the game. I can't understand why they don't fix this completely because I don't see it as a good rule at all."

Three players were sent off for hair pulling last season, after which the law was relaxed at the start of this season.

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