Everton vs Coventry 3-1

Everton came from behind to beat Coventry 3-1 at Hill Dickinson Stadium, with Thierno Barry scoring twice after Yann Gboho had put the visitors ahead on 52 minutes.

The first half ended goalless at 0-0. Coventry struck first in the 52nd minute through Gboho, and Everton hit back four minutes later when Barry levelled from Vitaliy Mykolenko's pass. Barry then scored his second of the match on 61 minutes to turn it round, making it 2-1 before the interval.

Everton kept control of the scoreline from there and added a third on 81 minutes, when Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall finished from Barry's assist to make it 3-1. Everton made three changes on 73 minutes, while Coventry made three on 86 minutes, but the home side protected the lead and saw out the match with a late handover of players in both teams.

The numbers were close. Coventry had 51% of the possession and 438 passes to Everton's 420, but Everton had more shots, 16 to 15, more on target, 7 to 4, and a slightly higher xG at 2.24 to 1.42. The teams were level on corners at 2-2, while Everton had 3 saves to Coventry's 4.

Jarrad Branthwaite was booked for Everton on 88 minutes and Caleb Yirenkyi was booked for Coventry on the same minute. There were no red cards.