Barry scores twice as Everton beat Coventry 3-1 to move fifth

Everton came from behind to beat Coventry City 3-1 at Hill Dickinson Stadium on Friday, with Thierno Barry scoring twice before setting up Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall for the third. The result put David Moyes's side fifth in the Premier League and gave them a third successive victory, according to Andy Hunter's match report for The Guardian. Barry's double took him to 10 goals in all competitions this season.

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The match also marked a managerial milestone: Moyes equalled Harry Catterick's total of 592 games in charge of Everton. His team did not initially provide a performance to match the occasion. Although Everton enjoyed possession after Coventry's positive start, visiting goalkeeper Carl Rushworth was rarely under sustained pressure. He saved from Vitaliy Mykolenko, while an opportunity for Harrison Armstrong ended with Barry penalised for handball in the build-up.

Coventry became more threatening as the first half progressed. Jack Rudoni created an opportunity for Tatsuhiro Sakamoto that Jordan Pickford saved, and both Rudoni and Victor Torp subsequently tested Everton's defence. The visitors also appealed for a penalty following James Tarkowski's challenge involving Caleb Yirenkyi and Ethan Pinnock, but neither referee Stuart Attwell nor video assistant referee Timothy Wood awarded one.

Another Coventry penalty appeal came shortly after half-time when Taiwo Awoniyi went down following a challenge by Mykolenko. The contact was judged to have occurred outside the area. Coventry then took the lead through Yann Gboho, who received Rudoni's pass and, with a deflection off Tarkowski helping the move, held off Everton defenders before finishing past Pickford. That advantage lasted less than 10 minutes before Everton had turned the game around.

Barry headed the equaliser after Coventry failed to clear a Tyler Dibling delivery and Mykolenko sent the ball back across. His second followed Tyrique George's cross to the far post and an attempted clearance by Jay Dasilva. The Guardian reported that the ball may have struck Barry's hand before crossing the line; the goal stood. The precise point of contact remained uncertain in the report, unlike the headed finish that had drawn Everton level.

Barry then supplied the pass that sent Dewsbury-Hall through to score inside Rushworth's near post, completing the comeback against Frank Lampard's team. The striker therefore contributed directly to all three Everton goals on a night when the hosts had struggled before the interval. For Coventry, the eventual two-goal defeat followed a lead and several unsuccessful penalty appeals, while Everton finished with another win and an improved league position.