In the end, it wasn't worth the travel hell many endured to get down to the south coast.
The trip to Southampton is tricky at the best of times, but Storm Eunice was determined to make it an even tougher occasion for Everton fans to get from Merseyside to St Mary's Stadium.
Even the trip for the first-team was delayed on Friday, but it was worse for many fans who spent most of the day wondering if they could make kick-off.
Some ended up stranded in London Waterloo, others couldn't even begin their journeys - but that didn't stop a huge amount populating the away end and filling it with raucous chanting right from the off.
Their support is consistently excellent and a real credit to the club.
If only the performances of their side were the same.
The 'Jekyll and Hyde' nature of Everton's displays so far under Frank Lampard continued in worrying fashion against Southampton.
What is it about going away from home that the Blues can't seem to grasp? They have the worst form on their travels in the Premier League this season thanks to Burnley's victory at Brighton on Saturday, picking up just six points.
Everton's only win away from Goodison Park in the top division this season came with their own triumph at the Amex, rather comfortably brushing aside Graham Potter's squad aside at the end of August.
How long ago that seems.
That was about as perfect an away display as you're going to see. At the end of it, the Blues really could have come away with a bigger lead - but they did keep a clean sheet and were great value for their three points.
While that was a dream, though, what has followed has been a constant series of nightmares.
Lampard has managed to change an impressive amount throughout his very short tenure on Merseyside already, so the burden of these away displays hardly falls on him for the most part.
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But he is the man tasked with trying to find something from these matches on the road. Something has to change.
Goodison Park is, of course, going to be crucial for the Blues throughout the rest of the campaign as they look to fight their way up from the bottom end of the table.
The atmosphere the fans have been able to produce in both of Lampard's games at his new home have been huge factors in driving the team towards positive results.
Whether that will be the case against Man City, next time out, though, is another story.
That exemplifies an issue for Everton who still have to welcome Pep Guardiola's side - as well as Manchester United, Chelsea and high-flying Wolves.
Goodison will be crucial, but those matches aren't exactly straightforward. Nothing is for the Blues right now with the way they are playing.
While the situation that Everton find themselves in is certainly scary, it's far from an insurmountable position to be in.
Lampard's fledging reign on Merseyside has already managed to turn around the mood with a lot of supporters, get the home crowd back on side and produce some important performances - not least securing a vital three points against Leeds.
Afterwards, the manager explained that there was a lot more work to be done in the next weeks and months, and performances such of this are exactly why he knows that to be the case.
Against Newcastle, Everton crumbled under the pressure of a strong home crowd after taking the lead - going on to rather comfortably be beaten against what has become a relegation rival.
This time, Southampton are a mid-table side on a decent run of form in the Premier League right now - but this was still highlighted beforehand as a match the Blues could win.
This was far from a hostile atmosphere at St. Mary's, but still the performance from the visitors was completely different to how they were against Leeds.
Southampton won every 50/50. They were first to every second ball. They showed more desire, commitment and relentless energy throughout the game.
That was exactly how you could describe Lampard's side last week. What changed?
Playing in a different stadium is bringing out a completely different Blues side right now. One that shirks away from challenges, plays within themselves and isn't as creative.
Having had ten shots on target in their last match in what was a brilliant attacking performance, the Blues couldn't force Fraser Forster into one save on Saturday.
If anything sums up the huge change in Lampard's squad, that was probably it.
You feel for the manager in a way, because it's hard to predict which side of each individual player is going to turn up for any given match.
The side's tactics were not perfect throughout and perhaps, given his time again, the manager might have opted for a three-man midfield from the start - or at least at some point in the second half.
But, in the same breath, you can't blame him at all for keeping the same 11 from last week.
Each player who started on Saturday had earned their spot thanks to their performance against Leeds.
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It will be interesting to see how many that still refers to when the Blues welcome the champions to Goodison Park next weekend.
Of course, it might have all been different if Everton had capitalised on their early pressure against Southampton.
Just as they had against Leeds United a week previously, the Blues were on the front foot from the first whistle and got some good territory, but this time were not brave or creative enough to produce the right chances.
That wasn't helped by being denied what looked to be a very good (to say the least) shout for a penalty when Oriel Romeu looked to have handled the ball inside the box.
That wasn't given, and realistically that was the closest Everton got to scoring - which is a damning indictment on their performance.
However, despite opportunities for the hosts including Jan Bednarek clipping the crossbar and James Ward-Prowse seeing a free-kick palmed behind by Jordan Pickford, the scores were level at half-time.
A chance for the Blues to regroup and find their feet? Well they did begin the second half in a similar fashion to the first, but this time they were quickly punished for not creating any chances.
Andre Gomes, shortly after being introduced to the action, was caught in possession after what was admittedly a poor pass from Michael Keane in defence.
The ball was eventually worked to Stuart Armstrong who arrowed in a confident finish to Pickford's near post, giving the goalkeeper no chance.
The England No.1 was called into action numerous times throughout the 90 minutes and without him, his side could have been looking at a very embarrassing scoreline.
However, he was powerless to deny Shane Long with his first touch from the bench - beating fellow countryman Seamus Coleman to a back-post header to put the ball back across goal and into the net.
Chants of "You're going down" shortly followed from Southampton fans who have only seen their side lose once at home all season.
A certainly impressive record, and that's the kind of form Everton will have to create if they want to stay in this division.
Because it doesn't look like an away win is coming any time soon.
