Calvert-Lewin rolled the ball back, and Goodison Park came alive before either side had managed a meaningful touch.
The noise that had been there long before kickoff now followed every pass, every challenge and every loose ball.
Doucouré collected possession in midfield and immediately saw the lane open in front of him.
Normally, he'd have driven straight into it.
Instead, he checked himself.
Everton's coaches had spent the week drilling one message into the players.
Don't invite Wigan's press through the middle.
Leo Calderon built their press around moments exactly like this, springing forward the instant an opponent tried to carry the ball through central areas.
Doucouré remembered, and so rather than charging into space, he turned his hips and played the safer pass across the pitch.
For the opening few minutes, neither team tried to force the game.
Everton monopolised the ball without rushing it, moving it patiently from side to side.
