The equation now is simple. A win, and Everton are safe in the Premier League for another season.
Yet the route to securing that massive victory at a packed, and passionate, Goodison Park this weekend gets more complicated with every minute that ticks down to what is calculated as a £100m relegation showdown.
That is the “unbridgeable” gap calculated between the top flight and the Championship by EFL chairman Rick Parry - and puts into context just what is at stake for the Merseyside club, as they go toe to toe with Leeds and Leicester.