Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest will be hoping to break their Premier League duck on Saturday when the two winless sides lock horns in the second city.
The two sides last met in the UEFA Europa League semi-final last season when Villa prevailed 4-1 on aggregate before going on to capture the coveted silverware in Frankfurt.
A huge summer overhaul has since taken place at Villa Park with Unai Emery's side almost unrecognisable from the one that secured the club their first European honours in almost a quarter of a century.
Understandably, the Villans have found it difficult to find top gear, given the plethora of changes they have made, but Emery knows that time is of the essence if they are to establish themselves as top six contenders this time around.
Just one point has been accrued from league fixtures with Brighton & Hove Albion, Arsenal and Hull City with the Spaniard's side yet to have even scored a domestic goal.
Villa did fire three past Belgian side Club Brugge in the UEFA Champions League in midweek as they made a triumphant start to their European adventure and will now hope to follow that up by notching maximum league points for the first time against Forest.
After guiding Crystal Palace to the UEFA Conference League title earlier this year, Oliver Glasner has been tasked with taking the Tricky Trees to the next level in what is the latest chapter of the Austrian's impressive managerial career.
Back-to-back league and EFL Cup losses at home to Leeds United have been followed up by more enthusing draws with Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur, although they, like Villa, will be desperate to record their first league victory of the term.
A home clash against struggling Coventry City next time out could prove fruitful for Forest, but a three-point haul on the road in the West Midlands would undoubtedly ease the pressure ahead of what otherwise would be an early season relegation six-pointer at the City Ground in a week's time.
In terms of team news for the fixture, Villa are without a number of key first-team personnel with summer signing Leon Goretzka, Johan Manzambi, Amadou Onana and teenage hotshot Brian Madjo all absent through injury.
Former Wolverhampton Wanderers star Joao Gomes will serve the final game of his three-match suspension, whilst experienced full-back Matty Cash is once again expected to miss out after being ruled out of the win over Brugge a few days ago.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka could therefore be handed his Premier League debut at Villa Park and fellw summer acquisition Taylor Harwood-bellis could also feature after being omitted from Emery's European squad.
Ibrahim Mbaye -- a £47 million capture from Paris Saint-Germain -- is also in-line for a start.
Forest meanwhile, are without Nicolo Savona, who remains on the treatment table nursing a knee issue, although Ibrahim Sangare could return after missing the goalless draw with Tottenham Hotspur last time out with a calf strain.
Glasner could be tempted to hand his former Palace star Daniel Munoz a first start following his big money switch from Selhurst Park earlier this month.
Predicted Aston Villa team
Suzuki; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Torres, Maatsen; Kamara, Barkley; McGinn, Buendia, Hemmings; Jackson.
Predicted Nottingham Forest team
Sels; Milenkovic, Cunha, Murillo; Munoz, Schlager, McAtee, Williams; Gibbs-White, Jesus; Delap.
