Crisis has been a word often associated with Everton this season, but such has been the growing threat of relegation that the cliche 'every game is a cup final' may just apply to them until May.
Their D-Day meeting with Newcastle on Thursday evening is the first fixture in a run to the end of the season which will ultimately determine whether their top-flight status will remain intact come the end of the season.
It is not a situation boss Frank Lampard will be accustomed to given his playing career at Chelsea and his managerial stints with the Blues and Derby in the Championship.