I missed Dominic Calvert-Lewin's opening goal in Everton's win over Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Work commitments in the city centre meant a 3pm finish and a quick taxi dash up to Goodison Park, with an optimistic arrival time of 3:15pm confirmed by the Uber app.
It was during that journey that one of my ECHO colleagues, who knew I was in transit as the action kicked off in L4, decided to indulge in some horseplay.