Thierno Barry's goals lead Everton to a 3-1 win over Coventry

Everton came from behind to beat Coventry City 3-1 in the Premier League. The visitors went ahead through Yann Gboho at the start of the second half, but they could not hold on to that lead for long.

Thierno Barry changed the match with his goals. The striker headed in Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall's cross from the middle, then scored his second in a similar way. The two goals were the ninth and tenth of Barry's season. He also assisted Dewsbury-Hall's goal for 3-1.

Refereeing decisions were a major part of the game. In the first half, a VAR review did not lead to a penalty when James Tarkowski was alleged to have pulled Caleb Yirenkyi's hair. In the second half, VAR spotted a foul when Taiwo Awoniyi went down after contact from Vitalii Mykolenko, but it was decided the contact was outside the penalty area. Claims of handball in Barry's winning goal were not ruled out either, as VAR could not find a clear angle to show handball.

Dewsbury-Hall, who was left out of Thomas Tuchel's England squad, responded with his goal on the pitch. With this win, Everton moved up to fifth place and were ahead of Liverpool for at least 48 hours. Coventry are two points above the relegation zone and could slip into the bottom three by the end of the weekend.