Everton host Coventry looking to extend unbeaten run

Table positions tell the story

Everton sit eighth on ten points from seven matches, and four clear of their visitors. Coventry are seventeenth with six points from seven played, their goal difference of minus eight the product of a five-goal defeat to Brighton among their recent outings. A win would take Everton to thirteen points from eight; Coventry to nine from eight. A defeat leaves the visitors on six points from eight played.

Contrasting runs

The hosts have drawn twice and won twice in their last five, including 1-0 victories over Wolves and Ipswich. Their most recent result listed was a 0-2 defeat to Chelsea, Everton host Chelsea with both sides level on points having previewed that fixture. Coventry's recent form shows two wins, including a 4-1 result against Newcastle, but also three defeats, the latest a three-goal margin at Tottenham. The one previous meeting between the sides ended 3-0 to Coventry.

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