Hell hath no fury like travelling Everton fans when their team has let them down, and the away section at Brentford on Sunday was particularly volcanic.
This latest 1-0 defeat means Rafa Benitez’s side have taken two points from the last 21 and the impoverished nature of the performance could not have come at a worse time, with free-scoring neighbours Liverpool arriving at Goodison Park on Wednesday.
Benitez, who has been swimming against the tide of public opinion, will be firmly in the spotlight as he tackles his former club for the first time as a Blue but Everton’s problems run deeper — far, far deeper — than an unpopular manager.