Barry double lifts Everton to fifth as Moyes matches club record

Everton moved into fifth place in the Premier League after coming from behind to beat Coventry City 3-1 at Hill Dickinson Stadium on Friday. Thierno Barry scored twice before Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall added the third, with BBC Sport reporting that the victory also marked David Moyes' record-equalling 592nd match as Everton manager.

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The sides were level at 0-0 at half-time before Yann Gboho put Coventry ahead in the 52nd minute. Barry overturned that lead with goals in the 56th and 61st minutes, then supplied the assist for Dewsbury-Hall to score in the 81st. Everton finished the night on 16 points from 10 league games, one point above Liverpool, who had played nine.

Coventry manager Frank Lampard disputed several decisions after the defeat. Speaking to BBC Match of the Day, he argued that James Tarkowski's hair pull on Caleb Yirenkyi should have brought a penalty and that Barry's second goal involved handball. Those were Lampard's assessments, not the officials' rulings: no penalty was awarded for the hair-pulling incident and the goal stood. Moyes acknowledged that Coventry had made the game difficult for his team.

For Dewsbury-Hall, the win followed disappointment earlier in the day when he missed out on Thomas Tuchel's England squad for the forthcoming Nations League fixtures. According to BBC Sport's separate post-match report, Tuchel said the midfielder had been close to selection. Dewsbury-Hall told Sky Sports that representing England remained his ambition and that he would keep trying to earn a call-up through his club performances.

Barry's double took him to 10 goals across all competitions this season, already beyond the eight he scored last term. BBC Sport reported that the forward had struggled for form and confidence after joining Everton from Villarreal, but his scoring return has improved this campaign. Dewsbury-Hall also described the freedom Moyes gives him to move around the pitch in his midfield role.

The result gave Everton consecutive Premier League victories and accompanied a personal landmark for their manager. Moyes drew level with Harry Catterick for the most matches in charge of the club. In comments published in Everton's match programme and reported by the BBC, Moyes expressed pride in the milestone and stressed the club's importance to his family.