Neither manager seems particularly happy with the state of officiating, then. Which should give the referees pause, but, well, y’know. “We saw it last weekend at Anfield and elsewhere, and again this weekend, and all evidence suggests that Howard Webb’s reponse to VAR criticism is to abdicate all responsibility,” writes David Dein. “He was a weak referee so it’s absolutely no surprise to see him weak with the top position in the referees body. The whole body is not fit for purpose.”

David Moyes speaks to Sky Sports. “The efforts were good … the performance didn’t reach what we’ve been doing recently … getting three points in the Premier League, you take it any way you can … hugely important for us, it keeps us nearer the top end … I have to give Coventry credit … we had no divine right to come here and think you’d beat Coventry … I didn’t … I don’t think we did … things could have gone the other way for them … it’s not a night for being negative, I just know we can play much better … I’m bothered [about VAR mistakes] because we want it to be right … but we’ve had a few decisions recently that we don’t think have gone [our way] … Newcastle, Man City last season, which was hugely important for us getting into Europe and didn’t go in our favour … sometimes things go for you, and sometimes they don’t … it’s easier to talk about it when they go for you … if it had gone against me I’d have probably been complaining a bit more.”

Thierno Barry talks to Sky Sports. “I am very happy … we wanted to win … and I scored two goals! … I just try to do my best … I want to score in every game … I am in good form in this moment … I will try to keep on.”

He’s also asked about the potential use of an arm in his second goal, but unsurprisingly straight-bats that line of questioning: “A goal is a goal.”

And then the final gambit from Sky interviewer: “I have the player of the match award but you have to do your dance first before I pass it on, come on.”

No, you come on. Let’s maintain some decorum, shall we? Barry politely declines; he’d have been well within his rights to tell the Sky dude to bugger off and file the award where the sun doesn’t shine.

Everton celebrate to the soundtrack of Elton John taking a guess as to why they call it the Blues. And well they might! They responded magnificently to falling behind early in the second half. Having been practically somnambulant up until that point, they awoke with a start, Thierno Barry scoring twice and setting up Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall for an absolute thriker to decide a hard-fought game. Full marks for all of that … though they were given a big hand by VAR, who denied Coventry two possible penalties, and waved through the role of Barry’s left arm in Everton’s second goal. Really fine margins decided all three moments, and it’ll be interesting to hear Frank Lampard’s view. But tonight’s about David Moyes, Mr 592, whose Catterick-equalling feats have been rewarded with a win that takes the Toffees into the international break on a high. Coventry will go away to lick their wounds, but theirs wasn’t the performance of a relegation team, and they will surely play worse and win.