It's got past the point of saying how crucial every match is for Everton. Everyone knows that the Blues are absolutely desperate to pick up as many points as possible as they continue their fight against relegation.
The point still stands that it's not really about what other sides do around them, as it still is in their hands whether they can confirm their place in the Premier League next season. But, realistically, everyone would have still found themselves meticulously checking the results of all the sides in the relegation zone over the past week.
Since Everton were last in action each of Norwich, Watford and Burnley have been in action twice. The former picked up three points, at the expense of Sean Dyche's side before his eventual sacking - while the other two teams only managed to pick up a singular point each.
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As breaks from action go, that has certainly gone pretty well for the Blues. Granted it wasn't perfect, but regardless it all still remains in their own hands - they will be able to decide their own fate this season as things stand.
And that neatly brings us to Wednesday night, and an opportunity for Frank Lampard to be able to banish a demon which has plagued this side for just over seven months.
Not since September have Everton managed to secure back-to-back victories in the Premier League. In many respects, that points to just how disappointing this campaign has been for them.
Right at the beginning of the campaign the Blues followed up a victory against Brighton, still their only league triumph on their travels this season, with a win over Burnley at Goodison Park. Even that came after a rousing comeback in the space six crazy second half minutes, with the hosts producing three goals in quick succession to earn what has quickly become a very valuable three points.
Since then, they haven't been able to follow up any of their victories with a another straight afterwards. But, much of that lies with the fact that their away form has been so dreadful over the course of the campaign.
That's what makes this time a little bit different, and presents an interesting opportunity for Lampard to really hammer home a message of positivity and relative confidence at Goodison Park.
This could have easily been a very frustrating week for Everton in their fight to stay in the Premier League. There were opportunities for sides around them in the table to really pile on the pressure ahead of what looks like a very tough run of fixtures for Lampard's side.
However, they missed their chances. The Blues can't allow themselves to suffer the same fate.
Much has been made of the contrasts between Everton's home form and their results on their travels throughout the rest of the campaign. They've got the worst away record of any side in the Premier League, and so taking advantage of Goodison Park has become more crucial for them than ever this term.
For the first time this season, the players might be able to build that crucial little bit of momentum that could be the difference in this latter stage of the campaign. This is a tough match on Wednesday night despite it being at home, there's no question of that - but so was the game against Manchester United.
For only the second time this season, the Blues are entering a match on their own turf on the back of achieving a win last time out. It seems like such a long time since Everton had some real consistency and momentum behind them, and we all know by now that there's a multitude of reasons why that is the case.
Lampard has prioritised the mood in camp over recent days over the course of the mini-break, and of course it's unclear how much notice each individual player might have taken to other results across the league last weekend. But, we can all probably presume that it did help to see nobody in the bottom three gain some significant ground while the Blues could do noting about it.
The mood inside the stadium on Wednesday is likely to be positive, why wouldn't it be after such an important win over Manchester United? In that sense, it's imperative that the side can harness that energy again and pick up not just some much-needed points, but some momentum as well.
We all know the fixture that's on the horizon at the weekend, and nobody needs reminding of the gap between the two sides this season. If Everton could enter that game on the back of consecutive victories for only the second time this season, though, at least a modicum of the pressure would be relieved somewhat.
This really is an important hurdle for the Blues to overcome. Back-to-back wins, and a third in a row in matches at Goodison Park? Suddenly that would feel like an important psychological position for them to be in.
