Everton beat Coventry as Lampard questions three decisions

Everton came from behind to beat Coventry City 3-1 in the Premier League on Friday, as Coventry manager Frank Lampard questioned three refereeing decisions he said went against his side. Everton scored through Thierno Barry, who netted twice, and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall after Yann Gboho had given Coventry the lead early in the second half. Lampard said Coventry should have been awarded a first-half penalty after Everton defender James Tarkowski pulled Caleb Yirenkyi’s hair while they challenged for the ball. Referee Stuart Attwell rejected the appeal. Lampard said he considered the contact a foul under the rules, which were changed this season so hair-pulling is no longer automatically treated as a red-card offence in most circumstances. He also argued Coventry deserved a penalty after Vitalii Mykolenko made contact with Taiwo Awoniyi near the edge of Everton’s penalty area. Lampard said Awoniyi’s foot was entering the box and his knee was on the line. One match account said the contact was judged marginally outside the area; Lampard maintained that it should have resulted in a penalty. Lampard’s third complaint concerned Barry’s second goal, which put Everton ahead 2-1. The...