Everton Beat Coventry 3-1 as Thierno Barry Scores Twice and Sets Up Dewsbury-Hall to Climb Into Fifth

Everton came from behind to beat Coventry City 3-1 at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Friday, November 6, in a Premier League Matchweek 10 game. Thierno Barry scored twice in five minutes and then set up Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall for the third goal. The win moved David Moyes' side up to fifth place in the table before the international break.

Coventry were making their first visit to Everton's new stadium and played well for the first hour. They created chances and were the better team for long spells. They went ahead seven minutes into the second half. Yann Gboho finished off a neat move with great determination to make it 1-0 in the 52nd minute.

Everton had been struggling to break Coventry down, but the goal changed the game. In the 56th minute, Barry equalised with a header at the back post. Five minutes later, in the 61st minute, he scored again. He outjumped Jay Dasilva at the far post, and the ball went in off his body and past a panicked Carl Rushworth in the Coventry goal. The Frenchman's two goals, scored in a similar style, turned the match around.

Everton sealed it in the 81st minute. Barry collected the ball just inside the Coventry half, turned and threaded a pass down the left channel. Dewsbury-Hall ran on to it and smashed a powerful shot past Rushworth at his near post. It was a late finish to a match that Everton had made their own after the break.

Barry has now scored 10 goals this season. That is already more than he scored in the whole of last season, when he had eight. He was Everton's only fit striker for the game, and he led the line superbly.

Coventry boss Frank Lampard was unhappy with three VAR decisions that went against his side. They had two penalty appeals turned down, one of them for a hair pull by James Tarkowski. Lampard also felt Everton's third goal should have been ruled out for a possible handball by Barry earlier in the move. The VAR did not intervene.

The win was also a landmark night for Moyes. It was his 592nd match in charge of Everton, which equals the club record set by Harry Catterick. Moyes can now overtake Catterick on his next game in charge.

For Coventry, it was a disappointing end to a good first hour. They had turned in a superb performance before the Barry double swung the game in Everton's favour.