Everton have endured a miserable 2023.
With five matches remaining of the season, the threat of relegation from the Premier League again looms large for Sean Dyche's side - just 12 months after Frank Lampard and a raucous Goodison crowd saved them from the same fate.
This campaign has been a struggle both on and off the pitch, and the Toffees, who are 19th, face a huge Premier League basement battle at Leicester City.
Dropping into the Championship would be catastrophic for both clubs but especially Everton, having posted losses of more than £430m over the past five years and with their new stadium on Bramley Moore Dock being built but in need of financing.