Everton host Coventry as both seek to extend winning runs

Everton are set to host Coventry City in a Premier League match on Friday, November 6, with both teams seeking to build on recent wins. The reports published before kickoff do not establish the confirmed line-ups or the result. Everton enter the match after beating Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup and then in the league. A win would make it three victories in eight days, according to a preview published on matchday. Everton were seventh after nine league games, with three wins, four draws and two defeats, while Coventry were 16th on nine points, according to another pre-match preview. Everton manager David Moyes confirmed on Thursday that Jack Grealish remained unavailable, one report said. It described the match as the fourth straight one Grealish would miss, and said he had been left out of the squad for three matches after a disciplinary breach. A separate preview, published earlier, said his status was unclear and that Everton needed to make a fresh decision. Neither account gave a return date. With Grealish unavailable, writers debated possible changes to Everton’s attack and midfield, but no confirmed team was reported. A suggested line-up in one article included...