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Lampard: VAR didn’t do its job

Coventry boss Frank Lampard says VAR 'didn't do its job' in his side's defeat to Everton as three reviews controversially went against his side.

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Published: Friday, 6 November 2026 at 11:20 PM

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Frank Lampard stated VAR failed to do its job during Coventry's 3-1 loss to Everton.
Coventry were defeated 3-1 by Everton after opening the scoring on Merseyside.
Two Coventry penalty appeals were dismissed following challenges on Caleb Yirenkyi and Taiwo Awoniyi.

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Coventry manager Frank Lampard criticized VAR following his side's 3-1 Premier League defeat against Everton on Friday Night Football. Coventry took the lead before falling to defeat on Merseyside, with Lampard arguing that video assistant referees Timothy Wood and Gary Beswick failed to intervene on three crucial match-defining incidents.

The contested decisions included an unpenalized hair pull by Everton defender James Tarkowski on Caleb Yirenkyi, a rejected penalty appeal after Vitalii Mykolenko clipped Taiwo Awoniyi, and a potential handball preceding Thierno Barry's second goal of the match.

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