Frank Lampard left Everton vs Coventry feeling hard done by after Coventry lost 3-1 at Everton. He said the match turned on two penalty calls and a handball check on Everton's second goal, while David Moyes backed the goal and praised Thierno Barry's impact.

Lampard's complaint over the key decisions

Lampard said Coventry should have had two penalties and that Everton's second goal should not have stood. Speaking to mirror.co.uk, he said, "The VAR ones, VAR looked at them. The hair pull on Caleb. Taiwo, I think he gets contact on the edge of the box which is a penalty. Then the second goal for them comes off the player's hand."

He added: "If you're going to check the angles, there is an angle where it flicks in off his hand. VAR looked at it and decided not. The last touch to score is off the hand, in my opinion."

The dispute centred on three incidents in all, including a possible hair pull on Caleb Yirenkyi and the handball complaint on Everton's second goal. Moyes was clear he saw it differently, saying: "I've seen the goal, I didn't think it hit his hand."

Barry's double and Moyes's response

The other side of the story is Barry, who scored twice in the comeback and took his season total to 6 goals in 10 Premier League appearances. Moyes called his form "Fabulous" and joked, "Haaland's worried about him catching him!"

Barry's second goal was his 10th of the season, and he was the decisive player in the win. Everton have now come from behind to secure a third win in eight days at Hill Dickinson Stadium, with Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall sealing all three points nine minutes from time.

Lampard's frustration will hang around the result, because Coventry believe they were denied two penalties and remain convinced the second Everton goal should have been ruled out. Everton, though, leave with the points and Barry leaves with another double, which is the part of the night Moyes will care about most.

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