Everton vs Coventry: Premier League preview

Premier League

Everton

D11 Oct · Hull City 2-2 EvertonL17 Oct · Everton 0-2 ChelseaL24 Oct · Arsenal 2-0 EvertonW29 Oct · Everton 3-1 NewcastleW2 Nov · Newcastle 0-1 Everton

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Coventry

W19 Sep · Nottingham Forest 0-1 CoventryW12 Oct · Coventry 4-1 NewcastleL19 Oct · Tottenham 3-1 CoventryL24 Oct · Coventry 0-1 FulhamW31 Oct · Coventry 3-1 Sunderland

Friday 6 November 2026 · 21:00

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Everton host Coventry on Friday evening in a Premier League match that finds both sides in contrasting but complicated patches of form. The hosts enter as clear favourites, with the bookmakers giving them a 56% chance to win, Coventry 20%, and the draw 24%.

Form guide

Everton arrive on the back of two wins from their last three, having lost one. The most recent of those was a 1-0 victory away at Newcastle in the Premier League on 2 November, four days after a 3-1 home win over the same opponents in the League Cup on 29 October. Before that run of two wins, they had been beaten 0-2 away at Arsenal in the Premier League on 24 October. Stretching back across all five of their most recent games, Everton have won two, drawn one and lost two, scoring six and conceding seven. In the three away games among their last five, Everton won once, drew once and lost once, scoring three and conceding four, and kept one clean sheet. In the Premier League, Everton sit seventh with 13 points from nine games, having won three, drawn four and lost two.

Coventry's last five results have brought three wins and two losses, with nine goals scored and six conceded. Their most recent game was a 3-1 home win over Sunderland on 31 October. Coventry lost 0-1 at home to Fulham on 24 October, seven days before that, and five days before that defeat they had lost 1-3 away at Tottenham on 19 October. Earlier in the run, Coventry beat Newcastle 4-1 at home on 12 October, and their fifth most recent result was a 1-0 away win at Nottingham Forest on 19 September. In the three home games among their last five, Coventry have won twice and lost once, scoring seven and conceding three, though they failed to score in one of those matches and kept no clean sheet. Coventry have scored nine league goals and conceded sixteen this season, at a rate of 1.78 conceded per game.

Head to head

The two clubs have not met in a competitive match in recent seasons, so there is no head-to-head record to go on.

Team news

Everton have two players carrying doubts ahead of this match. Tyrique George is doubtful through injury, while Jack Grealish is a doubt following a coach's decision.

Aurèle Amenda misses out with a calf injury, and Haji Wright is ruled out with a muscle injury. Joshua Eccles is a doubt with an ankle injury, Bobby Thomas is doubtful with a calf injury, and Luke Woolfenden is doubtful with a knee injury.

What to watch

Everton's xG average across their last five matches stands at 1.40, against an average xG against of 1.63, which points to a side that has been slightly outplayed in terms of chance quality but has remained competitive. Everton have scored at a rate of 1.25 goals per game in their home league matches this season and conceded at 1.00 per game.

Coventry's average xG across their last five matches is 0.85, with an average xG against of 1.25, suggesting they have been the side more frequently under pressure in terms of chances created and conceded. Their away league record this season shows one win and three defeats from four games, with a scoring rate of 0.50 per game and 1.75 conceded per game. Coventry have had six days since their last match, giving them a slight rest advantage over Everton. How well Coventry cope without their absentees away from home will be central to the game.