The breakthrough finally came in the fifty-seventh minute.
Wigan worked the ball into the penalty area, where Jake attempted to turn his marker.
The Everton defender stepped across him, and the ensuing challenge sent the striker to the ground.
Without any deliberation, the referee pointed to the spot.
A penalty.
The Everton players protested, but the decision stood.
Wigan had been handed a chance to take the lead, and Leo was among the first to go for it.
For a moment, it looked as though he would take responsibility himself.
Instead, he picked up the ball and handed it to Jake.
Leo nodded towards the spot.
"Go on."
Jake gave him a short nod in return, then placed the ball on the penalty mark.
He took several steps back, waited for the referee's whistle, began his run-up, and struck the ball with force.
With his last goal coming in a few games back against Chelsea, Jake drove the ball into the net, giving the goalkeeper little chance of reaching it.
