Everton striker Thierno Barry
Everton striker Thierno Barry
The Toffees fought back to defeat Frank Lampard's side 3-1 at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Friday.
Yann Gboho put the Sky Blues ahead in the 52nd minute, but Barry's thumping header restored parity.
Barry's second was a more srambled effort, before Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall rounded out the win for David Moyes' side.
The victory lifted Everton up to fifth before the weekend Premier League games.
But Hackett thinks Barry's go-ahead goal was perhaps fortunate to stand.
Why Keith Hackett thinks Thierno Barry's second could have been ruled out
Barry now has six Premier League goals for the season, only two fewer than he managed in the entirety of the previous campaign.
The 24-year-old bundled his second effort over the line in a goal that was not necessarily one for the purists.
There was a lengthy discussion on Sky's coverage of the game about whether Barry hand handballed before the ball went over the line.
It was explained by the Premier League that was inconclusive evidence to disallow the goal.
But former PGMOL chief Hackett thinks there was reason to disallow it.
Speaking exclusively to Goodison News, Hackett said: "You cannot score a goal directly with you hand either deliberate or accidental.
"I would suggest that there is sufficient evidence to rule this goal out."
Was Thierno Barry lucky with Everton's second goal?
Truthfully, it is difficult to say that goal should have been ruled out, and that has nothing to do with Everton bias.
There is nothing conclusive to suggest Barry handled the ball before it nestled in the back of the goal.
Therefore, you have to fairly argue that goal was absolutely fine to stand and Barry has another for his tally this season.
So, it does not feel fair to say he was lucky, it just feels like there's not to suggest it should be ruled out.