Everton name Coventry lineup as Moyes nears club record

Everton named their starting lineup for Friday’s Premier League match against Coventry City, as manager David Moyes was set to equal Harry Catterick’s club record for most games in charge. The confirmed teams included Jarrad Branthwaite, who started after earlier previews questioned whether he would be fit to play following his early exit against Newcastle United on Monday. Everton’s starting XI was Jordan Pickford; Merlin Röhl, James Tarkowski, Branthwaite and Vitaliy Mykolenko; Harrison Armstrong and James Garner; Tyler Dibling, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Tyrique George; and Thierno Barry. Jack Grealish remained unavailable, while Jake O’Brien and Hayden Hackney were among the substitutes. Coventry’s lineup was Carl Rushworth; Milan van Ewijk, Jonathan Mfuni, Jamal Pinnock and Jay Dasilva; Frank Onyeka and Victor Torp; Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, Jack Rudoni and Ephron Mason-Clark; and Taiwo Awoniyi. Former Everton striker Ellis Simms was named among Coventry’s substitutes. The confirmed teams differed from some pre-match projections, which had suggested changes to Everton’s defence and Coventry’s starting side. Moyes wrote in Everton’s matchday programme that managing the club that...