Everton 3-1 Coventry: Thierno Barry double as Lampard fumes at three VAR calls

7th November 2026

Updated 7 Nov 2026, 07:34 · First published 7 Nov 2026

Thierno Barry scored twice and set up a third as Everton came from behind to beat Coventry City 3-1 at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Friday night – but Frank Lampard left fuming after three VAR calls went against his side.

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ScoreEverton 3-1 Coventry City

Everton scorersThierno Barry 56′, 61′; Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 81′

Coventry scorerYann Gboho 52′

VenueHill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool

Everton now5th in the Premier League

Coventry nowTwo points above the relegation zone

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How the game went

Coventry took the lead early in the second half when Yann Gboho struck on 52 minutes. Everton hit back within four minutes through Barry, and the striker added a second on 61 minutes before turning provider for Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall to wrap up the win nine minutes from time.

Three VAR calls that infuriated Coventry

The big decisions

39 minsNo penalty or red card after James Tarkowski was accused of pulling Caleb Yirenkyi’s hair

49 minsTaiwo Awoniyi’s fall under Vitalii Mykolenko’s challenge judged to be outside the box

61 minsBarry’s second goal allowed to stand – no conclusive evidence of handball

What the managers said

“VAR didn’t do its job.”

Frank Lampard, Coventry manager, who said the big decisions “absolutely” changed the game

“We want it to be right.”

David Moyes, Everton manager, admitting the Coventry calls bothered him

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What it means

The win lifts Everton up to fifth in the Premier League table. Coventry stay two points above the bottom three, but could slip into the relegation zone depending on this weekend’s results.