Everton began life at the Hill Dickinson Stadium quite well when the ground officially opened in August, going unbeaten in the stadium's first five matches across all competitions.
But a 3-0 defeat to Tottenham in late October began a string of unforgettable times at Everton's new home. After winning the next home match 2-0 over Fulham on November 8, the Toffees would see six of the next seven end either in defeat or a draw, while their away form kept them from completely crashing out.
Tuesday's 2-1 loss to Bournemouth took things to a new level, as Everton were the better team for the first 55+ minutes, only for everything to fall apart in a rather disturbing manner over a nine-minute span in the middle of the second half.
The first half stats suggest that Everton should have been up by more than one goal, a lead they earned with aggressive pressing that led to Jarrad Branthwaite with the ball in the box, only for him to be taken down rather clumsily by the Cherries' Brazilian teenager Rayan. Referee Andy Madley immediately pointed to the spot.
Iliman Ndiaye stepped up and comfortably knocked the ball past Djordje Petrovic, who guessed correctly but still couldn't stop the Senegal international's strike. It was a lead that Everton would hold through halftime, a frame the Toffees controlled, even if the possession stats didn't indicate that.
But a missed chance for Thierno Barry off a Petrovic fumbled free kick from James Garner and a great run of possession and cross by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall that Ndiaye hit off the side net would prove to be massive for Everton.
The Blues came out in the second half ready to add on, but both Dewsbury-Hall and Barry had early shots blocked by Bournemouth defenders early in the frame.
And then, in the 61st minute, things began to fall apart for the home side.
Adrien Truffert whipped in a spectacular cross toward Rayan, but Vitalii Mykolenko didn't do much to put the Brazilian off, allowing him to rather easily head the ball past Jordan Pickford to equalize.
Three minutes later, Alex Scott hit a free kick into the box, which was headed over by James Hill to where Amine Adli was standing, unmarked. Pickford had left to follow the free kick and was out of position, making for yet another easy goal for the visitors.
A VAR check was unsuccessful for Everton, despite Enes Unal clearly being offside when the ball was hit and rising to make an attempt at the ball, something Evertonians were recently told was, in fact, an offside offense.
Now down a goal, things got worse for Everton as Adli went chasing after a ball on the counterattack, racing past Jake O'Brien, who fouled him and was given a red card for denying a clear goal scoring opportunity, despite being closer to the midfield line than the goal.
In just 9 minutes, Everton had gone from up a goal with a full complement of players to down two goals and a man. And while they made a valiant effort to equalize, they couldn't find the back of the net.
The loss leaves Everton in 8th place for the moment, although Bournemouth are nipping at their heels, down a spot only on goal difference.
But the more worrying part of the loss is how suddenly it happened and how it adds to the club's woeful home form. It's something David Moyes needs to figure out, so the new ground doesn't become a place visiting teams want to come, a stark contrast to the old days at Goodison Park.