If it feels like it's been a long time since Everton last played a football match, that's because it has been. The Toffees' last match, a win over Chelsea at the Hill Dickinson, was on March 21, and after an extended international break to sort out the World Cup, the Premier League is back.
This final stretch of matches could be vital for Everton, who find themselves in 8th place with seven matches to play, and, perhaps most shockingly, fighting for a possible European spot.
That all begins with the trip to London (again, and the only place Everton will travel for the rest of the season) to take on Brentford, who currently sit a spot above the Toffees based on their superior goal differential.
That makes Saturday's match an old-fashion six-pointer, although not in the way it's often spoken about.
If either club wins the match at G-tech Community Stadium on Saturday, that squad would have the upper hand over the other, and, depending on the outcome of Manchester City's trip to Chelsea on Sunday, could see the winner move into 6th place in the table, potentially level on points with Liverpool if they fail to secure a result against Fulham at Anfield.
Everton, of course, can only handle their own business, but given their away form this season, there's little reason to think the Blues can't come out of the trip with a result, possibly even the 8th away win of the campaign for David Moyes' side.
In doing so, Everton will need to play better than they did in the reverse fixture against the Bees, a 4-2 beatdown at Hill Dickinson back in January, a match Everton played while Iliman Ndiaye and Idrissa Gana Gueye were away at AFCON.
Jack Grealish did play in that match, just weeks before he was lost for the season, but that was also an Everton side that was at its lowest point of the campaign, especially at home.
Either way, this should be an exciting matchup between two sides gunning to make noise near the top of the table as the season begins to wind down.
Like in previous seasons, there's still plenty to play for from an Everton perspective. It's just nice that the aim is to rise higher in the table rather than simply to stay alive in the top-flight of English football.