Everton host Coventry City in the Premier League at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Friday.
David Moyes’s Everton sit seventh with 13 points from nine matches, two behind fifth-placed Liverpool, and go into the match on the back of back-to-back wins over Newcastle United in the EFL Cup and the league. Frank Lampard’s Coventry occupy 16th spot on nine points, just three behind eighth-placed Bournemouth, having recovered from losing their opening four league matches to win three of their last five, most recently a 3-1 victory over Sunderland.
Everton’s recent form has been built on a resurgent Thierno Barry, who has scored eight goals in 12 appearances this season and found the net in both matches against Newcastle, with Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall named player of the match on each occasion.
Coventry, meanwhile, head into the fixture with their focus purely on the league after an EFL Cup exit, with trips to face Crystal Palace and Leeds United to follow the international break. Everton have won only one of their previous home meetings with Coventry in the Premier League era, a 2-0 success in April 1999, and the visitors have taken two wins from their last three encounters, including a 2-1 win at Goodison Park when the sides last met in December 2000.
Everton vs Coventry City – Match preview and team news
- Date: Friday, 6 November 2026
- Kick-off: 20:00 GMT
- Venue: Hill Dickinson Stadium
- Referee: Stuart Attwell
- Last meeting: Coventry City 2-1 Everton, December 2000, Premier League
Team news
Everton
Everton have no fresh injury concerns, though Jack Grealish’s involvement remains uncertain after he missed the last two matches for disciplinary reasons. Moyes could field the same XI that started the win at Newcastle, with Barry continuing up front and Dewsbury-Hall again operating as the number 10.
Coventry City
Aurele Amenda, Haji Wright, Josh Eccles and Luke Woolfenden are all unavailable through injury, while Bobby Thomas and Frank Onyeka both need to be assessed before kick-off. Jack Rudoni, the club’s leading scorer with four goals, is set to continue at number 10 alongside Taiwo Awoniyi up front.
Form
Everton
Everton have won three, drawn four and lost two of their nine league matches this season, a record that represents a strong start given the criticism that followed an underwhelming summer transfer window, and they remain unbeaten across their last two matches in all competitions.
Coventry City
Coventry have lost just three of their 18 Premier League meetings with Everton and arrive full of confidence, having won three of their last five matches after a difficult opening month that brought four straight defeats.
Predicted lineups
Everton possible starting XI (4-2-3-1): Pickford; O’Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Armstrong, Garner; Rohl, Dewsbury-Hall, George; Barry
Coventry City possible starting XI (4-2-3-1): Rushworth; Van Ewijk, Mfuni, Pinnock, Dasilva; Yirenkyi, Torp; Sakamoto, Rudoni, Gboho; Awoniyi
How to watch Everton vs Coventry City?
The match will be broadcast live in the United Kingdom on Sky Sports.
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