Everton come from behind to beat Coventry 3-1 for Premier League match on Friday, but Coventry boss Frank Lampard no happy with three big referee and VAR calls wey go against im side.
Yann Gboho give Coventry the lead after the break, but Thierno Barry score two goals and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall add a late goal to give Everton the win. The defeat leave Coventry 16th for table, while Everton move fifth.
Coventry get two penalty appeals and a possible handball for Everton second goal. VAR officials Timothy Wood and Gary Beswick review dem, but nothing give; referee Stuart Attwell also no award dem on field.
Lampard main complaint na first-half incident when James Tarkowski pull Caleb Yirenkyi hair as dem jump for ball. Referee no give penalty, and VAR check am but no change decision. Rules around hair pulling don relax this season, and e no automatically mean foul or red card, with excessive force and intent considered.
Lampard talk say e don look the incident and e feel na foul. E say officials tell am say the pull no reach, but e no agree: ‘I think the rules are fine. It’s not a red card. I kind of get that… but if the rule remains that it’s a foul, I felt it was a foul.’
E also feel Taiwo Awoniyi was fouled by Vitalii Mykolenko before Coventry goal, though replays show the contact happen outside box. Lampard still call am penalty for im side. For Barry second goal, Lampard insist handball, but VAR official Timothy Wood rule say no handball offence.
Lampard tell Sky Sports say VAR no do im job. E say e no like to sound like moaner, but big decisions change games, and e feel the calls cost Coventry. ‘VAR is there for that and it didn’t do its job,’ Lampard talk.
Everton boss David Moyes no agree say Barry handle ball. Moyes also talk say hair pulling rule need addressing, and e add say Everton don get plenty decisions against them too. E say the ball no hit Barry hand.
