The title of the post is a cliche in football. But in this case, it is a literal truth.
On November 12th, 1904, Everton were playing reigning champions Sheffield Wednesday. They were on the back of a 5-1 win over Nottingham Forest and 4 wins in 5 games, so morale was high at the club. Everton took the lead after a couple of minutes thanks to a goal from Sandy Young. Sheffield Wednesday equalised after 10 minutes after a goal from Harry Davis. Everton then scored 4 goals in 19 minutes after a brace from Jimmy Settle and goals from Harold Hardman and Walter Abbott. At half-time, Everton were leading 5-1 and 2 points were surely in the bag. Or so it seemed.