Premier League, GWK 10
David Moyes left out Jake O’Brien from the team that beat Newcastle on Monday night and brought Tyler Dibling into the team.
Merlin Rohl moved to Right back as Everton looked to gain their 3rd victory in a week.
Everton XI: Pickford; Garner, Rohl, Tarkowski, Mykolenko; Armstrong, Branthwaite; Dibling, Dewsbury-Hall, George; Barry.
The first real opportunity of the night came in the 8th minute as the visitors looked to get after Everton but the blues were able to turn a Coventry attack into one for us. Dewsbury Hall set Tyrique George off and attacking the Coventry half and he saw a lovely run wide from Barry at the left side of the penalty area and George played him in with a good ball. Thierno couldn’t get the ball out from under his feet though and the space was quickly closed off by Coventry and by the time Barry got a shot away he was surrounded and the shot was easily blocked and cleared.
The blues didn’t let Coventry fully clear their lines though and good high pressing saw a block fall to Mykolenko on the edge of the area to hit a shot that forced the Coventry goalkeeper into action to keep out.
25 The Blues had a free kick that saw a goalmouth scramble with the ball bobbling about between a group of players inside the 6 yard box. There was a possible handball from Barry but then the ball looped up invitingly for Harrison Armstrong but his attempted header was cleared when it looked a certain goal. Had he converted the goal wouldn’t have stood as the officials then give a free kick for an offence against Barry.
36 Coventry Chance – A Branthwaite header was regained by Coventry on the corner of the Everton penalty area and a neat ball into Sakamoto saw a shot saved by Pickford and then cleared. It was big opportunity for Coventry to take the lead.
39 There was then a VAR check on Tarkowski who appeared to get tangled in the hair of a Coventry player whilst attempting a headed clearance. Perhaps fortunately for the Blues no penalty was given. The incident certainly didn’t seem to be as clear as the one last season that saw Michael Keane sent off with a clenched fist full of the opponents hair.
Coventry were the team looking more likely to break the deadlock and had another couple of half chances before the Half Time whistle gave the blues the opportunity to sort themselves out during the interval.
HALF-TIME: Everton 0 Coventry 0
Everton 1st Half Coventry
0.21 XG 0.58
52% Ball Possession 48%
3 Total shots 8
1 Shots on Target 2
0 Big Chances 1
9 Touches in Oppo box 11
48 The first opportunity of the second half saw a VAR check for a Penalty after it looked like Mykolenko had caught the back of the legs of the Coventry player but again the blues survived the check. It was deemed that the offence had taken place just outside the area and as no foul was originally given on field the game then restarted without even a Coventry free kick.
49 Everton Chance – Dewsbury Hall combined out wide with Merlin Rohl to pick out the run into the area of Harrison Armstrong but his shot across goal was saved comfortably by the Coventry keeper.
52 Goal – Coventry got the breakthrough that looked like it was coming. A long ball out to the left was flicked on inside and back to Rudoni to play in Sakamoto who was closed down but squeezed the ball into Yann Gboho who poked past Pickford to put Coventry ahead 0-1
56 GOAL – EVERTON Thierno Barry
Everton didn’t take long to respond and after an attack down the left was poorly cleared by Coventry out wide to the right, Everton regained the ball and Mykolenko put in a cross that was cleared back to where it came from and gave the blues full back another crossing chance. This time he put a great ball in and right onto the head of Thierno Barry who powered the ball into the net to equalise for the Blues!! 1-1
61 GOAL EVERTON Thierno Barry
Merlin Rohl was in a central area and fed a ball to Mykolenko on the left who then found George who twisted and turned back and fourth before finding some space down at the touchline to clip a ball towards the back post for Barry to bundle home his 10th goal of the season and put Everton ahead 2-1
There was a VAR check for handball from Barry but it was deemed there wasn’t conclusive evidence to chalk off the goal.
66 Everton chance Dewsbury Hall
Dewbury Hall was being urged to shoot from outside the box by the Home crowd and he duly did. His curling left footed effort was seen though through the bodies and tipped around the left hand post!!
73 Substitutions for Everton
Jake OBrien on for Merlin Rohl
Hayden Hackney on for Harrison Armstrong
Brennan Johnson on for Tyler Dibling
73 Substitution for Coventry
Brandon Thomas Asante on for Yann Gboho
81 GOAL EVERTON Kiernan Dewsbury Hall
Branthwaite come forward into the full back area out on the left and played a ball into Barry in the centre circle. Barry had spotted Dewbury Hall breaking through on the left a played a delicious ball to the left corner of the area for Kiernan to run onto and collect. Kiernan then drove towards the byline and absolutely smashed a shot in at the near post to squeeze it the right side of the post and past the goalkeeper for a brilliant Everton goal and a 2 goal lead. 3-1
The Hill Dickinson was finally in celebratory mood as the Blues were now firmly in the driving seat after recovering from going behind brilliantly.
85 Everton Chance Tyrique George
Tyrique again caused Coventry problems driving in from the left and he fired a shot that was saved and flashed to Barry who just wasn’t quite able to put his flash header into the empty net and it went wide.
86 Substitutions for Coventry
Matt grimes, Gustavo Hamer & Loum Tchaouna on for Victor Torp, Jack Rudoni & Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
87 Substitution for Coventry
Sidiki Cherif on for Taiwo Awoniyi
88 Yellow Card Jarrad Branthwaite – Jarrad slides through to seemingly win the ball cleanly from Yirenki but to everybody’s dismay, Atwell shows him a yellow card.
Yellow Card Caleb Yirenkyi – Yirenki himself goes in the book for a pull back on Tyrique George
89 Substitution for Everton
Michael Keane on for Jarrad Branthwaite
6 Minutes of added time
90 Substitution for Everton
Charly Alcaraz for Tyrique George
96 Everton chance
Hayden Hackney fired a header in after a Dewbury Hall cross picked him out but he was too far out and the header went straight to the Coventry keeper.
FULL-TIME: EVERTON 3 Coventry 1
Referee Stuart Atwell
Attendance 52,395
Everton 2nd half Coventry
1.21 XG 0.63
47% Ball Possession 53%
12 Total shots 7
6 Shots on Target 2
5 Big Chances 2
22 Touches in Oppo box 16
Everton Overall Coventry
1.43 XG 1.21
50% Ball Possession 50%
15 Total shots 15
7 Shots on Target 4
5 Big Chances 3
31 Touches in Oppo box 27
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