Lampard feels hair pull should have led to Coventry penalty
Summary
Everton came from behind to beat Coventry 3-1, leaving Coventry 16th in the Premier League. Coventry manager Frank Lampard said his team should have received a penalty for James Tarkowski pulling Caleb Yirenkyi’s hair and disputed two other decisions; Everton manager David Moyes disagreed over the handball claim and criticized the hair-pulling rule.Key Facts
- Yann Gboho put Coventry ahead after the break.
- Thierno Barry scored twice, and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall added a late goal for Everton.
- Referee Stuart Attwell dismissed Coventry’s first-half penalty appeal after Tarkowski tugged Yirenkyi’s hair.
- Lampard also argued that Taiwo Awoniyi was fouled by Vitalii Mykolenko before Coventry scored, though replays showed the contact was outside the penalty area.
- Lampard disputed the decision to allow Barry’s second goal, claiming Barry handled the ball; VAR official Timothy Wood ruled it was not a handball offence.
- Everton moved to fifth in the Premier League after the win.
- Moyes said Barry did not handle the ball and called for changes to the hair-pulling rule.
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