If Everton thought their season had hit rock bottom when furious fans hurled players' shirts back at them following a dismal defeat at Bournemouth six weeks ago, they were sadly mistaken.
Jeers and whistles pierced the Boxing Day air at Goodison Park after Rayan Ait Nouri of rock bottom Wolves condemned the Toffees to a fourth straight loss.
It left Everton just one place and one point above the Premier League relegation zone in what is becoming a chilling echo of last season.
The only Christmas No 1 for Frank Lampard was in the sack race, where bookmakers have him 2-1 on to lose his job in the coming weeks, and a general sense of gloom and panic pervades.