Everton - Coventry City
Everton host Coventry looking to bounce back from Chelsea loss
Everton host Coventry City on Friday night sitting eighth on ten points from seven matches, four points behind the top six. The visitors arrive seventeenth, four points behind their hosts, having won two of their last five recent matches.
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Contrasting runs meet at the Hill Dickinson Stadium
Everton's recent form shows two wins, two draws and one defeat across their last five matches, the loss coming in their most recent outing. Coventry have won two and lost three in the same span, though their two victories, including a 4-1 result against Newcastle, suggest they can score when the game opens up. The single previous meeting between these sides ended 3-0 in Coventry's favour, though when or where that fixture took place is not recorded.
A win would lift Everton to thirteen points from eight matches, keeping them within range of the sides above them. Coventry would move to nine points with all three, still in the lower half but with breathing room over the bottom three. The hosts have drawn two of their last five and will be wary of dropping points at home to a side capable of finding the net, Coventry's 4-1 win shows they can punish mistakes.
The Grealish question lingers
Everton's season has been shaped in part by the Grealish's Everton loan is coming apart situation, a subplot that has followed them through recent weeks. Whether that affects selection or mood on Friday is unclear, but the hosts will want to refocus on a fixture they are expected to win. Coventry arrive without the pressure of expectation, having already shown they can take points off stronger sides when the chance presents itself.
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Will Everton shake off the Chelsea loss and beat Coventry?
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