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Thierno Barry double fires Everton to comeback win against Coventry

The most optimistic Evertonian – if that is not an oxymoron – could not have envisaged David Moyes’s team sitting fifth in the Premier League and Thierno Barry just behind Erling Haaland in the goalscoring chart at the end of…

Published: Friday, 6 November 2026 at 10:03 PM
Thierno Barry double fires Everton to comeback win against Coventry
Key Things to Know
  • Thierno Barry scored twice as Everton came from behind to defeat Coventry 3-1.
  • Everton won 3-1 after Yann Gboho had opened the scoring for Coventry.
  • Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall added Everton's third goal late in the game.
The Story in 60 Seconds

Everton mounted a second-half comeback to defeat Coventry City 3-1 at Hill Dickinson Stadium in the Premier League. After Yann Gboho put Frank Lampard's visiting side ahead, Thierno Barry scored two quick goals before Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall added a late third to secure Everton's third consecutive victory. The win lifted David Moyes's team to fifth place in the table as Moyes equalled Harry Catterick's record of 592 matches managed for the club.

Coventry saw two penalty claims turned down by referee Stuart Attwell and VAR, including a James Tarkowski hair-pull and a Vitaliy Mykolenko challenge. Barry equalised with a firm header from a Mykolenko cross before bundling in a controversial second goal that appeared to strike his arm. Barry later assisted Dewsbury-Hall's final goal to seal the win.

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