Farhad Moshiri, Everton's owner, will be in the directors' box on Monday night for one of the most significant games in his five-year reign.
There will be one empty seat to his right after the latest development in a chaotic period for the club. Marcel Brands, who Moshiri appointed as director of football in 2018, left his post with immediate effect on Sunday, paying the price for a disastrous spell of recruitment.
But it will be the potential empty seats all around the stadium in the 27th minute on Monday night, however, that will be just as revealing about Everton's current state — a mass walkout has been planned for that moment during Arsenal's visit to show exactly how deep feelings run.