Everton 3, Coventry 1: Barry's two-goal answer keeps the Toffees rising
Everton conceded first at the start of the second half and scored three times in 29 minutes to move up to fifth.
Everton beat Coventry City 3-1 at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Friday, 6 November, turning a goal down early in the second half into a comfortable win through Thierno Barry's two goals and a late finish from Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
A quiet half, then a jolt
According to ESPN's match coverage, the first half offered few clear chances. Coventry came out livelier after the break and took the lead in the 52nd minute, when Yann Gboho turned in the box after Everton failed to clear a scramble and poked the ball past Jordan Pickford.
The lead lasted four minutes. Barry headed in a Vitaliy Mykolenko cross in the 56th minute to level it. Five minutes after that, he got on the end of a Tyrique George cross at the right post and scored from close range, ESPN's account says, with a possible handball briefly questioned. It was the striker's 10th goal in all competitions this season.
Barry in the middle of everything
Barry was involved in all three Everton goals. In the 81st minute he sent Dewsbury-Hall in behind on the left, and the midfielder beat Carl Rushworth at the near post to make it 3-1.
The underlying numbers lean Everton's way without describing a rout. ESPN lists expected goals of 2.25 for Everton against 1.40 for Coventry, with shots on target at 7 to 4 and possession split 50-50. Rushworth made four saves; Pickford made three.
What it means
The result lifts Everton from seventh to fifth in the Premier League on 16 points, according to ESPN, and extends a run of three straight wins across league and cup. Coventry stay 16th on 9 points after a third consecutive league defeat; their record this season stands at three wins and seven losses from ten games.
For Coventry, the picture is of a side that found the opening goal in a game that stayed level on possession, then could not hold on to it for more than four minutes. For Everton, it is a second-half response that came quickly and was finished off by the two players who had combined for the third goal.
Note: ESPN's published shot map conflicts with its own scorer list in several places. Torch has relied on the scorer list, final score and commentary, which agree with one another.