It has borne the brunt of manager Rafa Benitez and his players.
Not a victory in eight matches.
But against Arsenal came the long-awaited three-pointer after late goals by Richarlison and Gray.
Richarlison was probably happiest.
After two conceded goals, he finally got a goal approved, after nodding in a rib return.
Richarlison thought he had nodded Everton to the lead just before the break, but the VAR check showed that he was in an offside position and referee Mike Dean rejected the goal.
Instead, Martin Ödegaard took the opportunity to score the first goal of the match in the second extra minute.
Some Everton fans escaped that cold shower in the pouring rain over Goodison Park.
According to the BBC, around 200 supporters rose after 27 minutes and left the arena in protest that the club has not won a title in 27 years and lacks ambition.
The protest can also be linked to the fact that sports director Marcel Brands has left the club after a power struggle with Benitez.
Brands has recruited players for over three billion kronor and he is said not to have appreciated that Carlo Ancelotti (now in Real Madrid) was replaced by Benitez this summer.
Richarlison certainly had the margins against him.
Once again, he celebrated a goal, only to have it ruled out for offside again after a review of the video judges.
For the third time in a row, with a quarter left, he nodded coldly in 1-1, a lob over Aaron Ramsdale after Demarai Gray scored the crossbar.
Edward Nketiah, Arsenal's substitute, got the next big chance of the match, but his header hit the post.
Gray then got a dream hit in the second extra minute and the ball went into the post.