Three calls frustrate visiting manager
Lampard watched his side lead through Yann Gboho after half-time before a Thierno Barry brace and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall's late goal sealed Everton's comeback. However, the visitors were furious after referee Stuart Attwell and video assistant referee Timothy Wood rejected three major appeals. Alongside Tarkowski's clash with Yirenkyi, Coventry were denied claims for Vitalii Mykolenko tripping Taiwo Awoniyi and a Barry handball.
Relaxed regulations spark penalty debate
Although hair-pulling rules were relaxed this season following three red cards last term so only excessive force and intent warrant dismissal, Lampard felt Tarkowski's first-half tug inside the area remained a clear foul.
Speaking after the match, Lampard said: "They're saying it's not enough of a pull and I think it's a hard area to be in. What is a hair pull? You've decided it is but it's not enough. I have looked at them, sometimes with emotions in the moment you can't be clear on the sidelines.
"I think the rules are fine. It's not a red card. I kind of get that because I think in a game of football there's a lot of stuff happens that's not absolutely dramatic. You know they can happen but I think if the the rule remains that it's a foul so I felt it was a foul."
Rival bosses dispute handball incident
While replays suggested Mykolenko's clip on Awoniyi occurred just outside the box before Gboho's opener, Wood also cleared Barry's second goal despite the ball appearing to change direction off his arm.
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Addressing both incidents, Lampard added: "Taiwo for me on the line of the box is a penalty. You've got to give the foul in real time anyway, the ref did let it go, and I felt it was a penalty.
"The Barry one is handball, I've heard they are saying it didn't touch his hand but I've seen an angle where he has flicked it in with the final touch. VAR is there for that.
"I can't sit here and say I know everything and they should give all three of them, if one or two of them don't go our way, but they would clearly change the game."
However, Everton manager David Moyes denied the handball claim while questioning the hair-pulling regulation: "We've had plenty [of decisions] which have gone against us. It certainly doesn't hit his hand.
"The hair pull rule has changed so it would be a booking if it was but I still think it's ridiculous that rule is in the game. I can't understand why they don't fix this completely because I don't see it as a good rule at all."
International break offers welcome reset
Friday's victory lifted Moyes' side to fifth in the table while leaving Coventry 16th ahead of the November international break. The Sky Blues were left to rue why Barry's goal stood when Nottingham Forest had a similar effort disallowed against Tottenham Hotspur earlier this season. Lampard must now rally his aggrieved squad before top-flight action resumes later this month.
