LIVERPOOL, England — Thierno Barry scored twice in five minutes as Everton came from a goal down to beat Coventry City 3-1 in the Premier League at Hill Dickinson Stadium on Friday.
The first half finished scoreless, with the sides level 0-0 at the break.
Coventry City took the lead seven minutes into the second half, when Yann Gboho scored in the 52nd minute. The official match record lists no assist on the goal.
Everton were level four minutes later. Barry scored his first of the night in the 56th minute, with Vitalii Mykolenko credited with the assist.
Barry scored again in the 61st minute to put Everton ahead 2-1. The official match record lists no assist on the goal.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall completed the scoring in the 81st minute, making it 3-1, with Barry credited with the assist.
Everton recorded 16 shots to Coventry City's 15, with seven shots on target to four. Possession was nearly even, Coventry City holding 50.2 per cent to Everton's 49.8 per cent, and corners were two apiece. Jordan Pickford made three saves for Everton, while Carl Rushworth made four saves for Coventry City.
Each side had one player booked, both in the 88th minute — Jarrad Branthwaite for Everton and Caleb Yirenkyi for Coventry City.
The win lifts Everton to fifth place in the Premier League table on 16 points from 10 matches. Coventry City stay 16th on nine points from 10 matches.
Everton: Pickford; Röhl, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Garner, Armstrong; Dibling, Dewsbury-Hall, George; Barry. Coventry City: Rushworth; van Ewijk, Mfuni, Pinnock, Dasilva; Yirenkyi, Torp; Sakamoto, Rudoni, Gboho; Awoniyi. Referee: Stuart Attwell. Attendance: 52,395.