Everton chasing rare Coventry home win as Kevin Campbell record resurfaces
Everton have won just one of their nine previous home Premier League meetings with Coventry City, a record David Moyes will hope to improve when the sides meet at Hill Dickinson Stadium tonight.
According to Squawka, Everton have drawn six and lost two of those encounters, with their only victory coming courtesy of a Kevin Campbell double in April 1999.
Campbell’s double helped Everton’s survival fight
The late striker scored both goals in a 2-0 victory at Goodison Park on 11 April 1999, putting Walter Smith’s side ahead after 29 minutes before securing the points in the 88th. It was an important result for Everton, who were battling to avoid relegation. Campbell’s arrival on loan from Trabzonspor proved decisive in their survival that season, and his goals against Coventry remain part of that story.
Everton subsequently drew 1-1 with Coventry at Goodison in October 1999 before losing 2-1 on Boxing Day 2000. The Blues did, however, win the clubs’ most recent competitive meeting, a 3-1 victory at Highfield Road in January 2001.
Tonight’s match is therefore Everton’s first opportunity in more than 25 years to improve their home Premier League record against Coventry.
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Moyes’ side enter the game seventh in the table after successive victories over Newcastle United, while former Everton manager Frank Lampard returns to Merseyside with the visitors.
For more on the fixture’s history, see our Everton v Coventry head-to-head record and matchday guide.
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Gary Gowers is a sports journalist and the editor of Read Everton, where he leads daily coverage of Everton news, transfers and analysis. He also writes about Manchester City for Read Man City and motorsport for Read Motorsport. A former accountant, he became a freelance writer in 2011 and has written for BBC Sport and Metro.
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