Coventry City manager Frank Lampard expressed frustration after three controversial decisions went against his side in a 3-1 defeat at Everton. Thierno Barry scored twice and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall added a late goal as Everton came from behind to win. Yann Gboho gave Coventry the lead, but Lampard believes they should have been awarded a first-half penalty after James Tarkowski pulled Caleb Yirenkyi's hair.
Despite rule changes this season, Lampard argues the officials got it wrong, stating, "What is a hair pull? You've decided it is but it's not enough." He also felt Taiwo Awoniyi was fouled by Vitalii Mykolenko before the goal, though replays showed the incident occurred outside the box. Additionally, Lampard claims Barry handled the ball before his second goal, but VAR ruled it not a handball. Everton manager David Moyes denied the handball and criticized the hair-pulling rule, calling it "ridiculous." The loss leaves Coventry 16th in the Premier League, while Everton moves up to fifth.
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