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I’m sure every Evertonian at some point during this most trying of seasons have thought that their side are going down.

Personally? There’s been three points: After the 1-0 defeat at home to Wolves, after the 3-2 loss at Burnley, and after a game in which Everton did not even play - namely the Clarets’ comeback 2-1 win at Watford.

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Following each of those matches you would have snapped their hand off if someone had said to you that victory in the final Goodison Park game of the season would guarantee the Blues’ survival.

And that’s exactly the scenario facing Frank Lampard’s side despite the defeat to Brentford on an afternoon when what could go wrong, did go wrong.

But there is no getting away from the fact that had Michael Oliver and the lamentable VAR system done his and its job properly - and given the way they were playing, and given the chance to double their lead from the penalty spot - then Everton would likely already be safe now.

It was the latest in a long line of