The second round of Premier League fixtures sees two newly promoted teams go head to head. With Regis Le Bris' Sunderland making the trip to Turf Moor to face Scott Parker's Burnley.
The two sides came to blows twice last season with Sunderland picking up a win at the Stadium of Light whilst the fixture at Turf Moor was a fiercely contested draw with plenty of controversy surrounding the result with the two late penalties awarded to Sunderland.
With the transfers that the Black Cats have made during the summer window they will be confident of carrying on from where they left off against West Ham United.
Meanwhile, the Clarets will be looking forward to potentially picking up their first win of the season in their bid for survival.
Potentially picking up three points against a team that, at the start of the window, Burnley would have seen as potential rivals to their survival will give the Burnley team and fans the confidence they need after a difficult game away at Tottenham Hotspur.
Tactical set-up
In Burnley's opening game they set up in a 5-2-2-1 shape on paper with this often being a 5-4-1 shape off the ball to have a strong defensive structure against the attacking Spurs team.
However, in the opening game Burnley utilised an aggressive pressing style which often left space between the midfield and defence. As well as leaving defenders out of position with Hjalmar Ekdal and Maxime Esteve at times pressing too high leaving space for Tottenham's attackers to run in to.
If Burnley want to walk away with all three points against Sunderland they can not afford to leave the space that they left against Tottenham. As it was clear in Sunderland's opening day win against West Ham United that they are a team that thrives on attacking open space behind the midfield or defence.
This set-up can allow Burnley to exploit some frailties in Sunderland's set-up as the Black Cats pushed their full backs high up the pitch supporting the attack against the Hammers. This will allow for balls in behind the full backs to be played by their opposition.
With the 5-2-2-1 set-up Burnley allowed Quilindschy Hartman and Oliver Sonne to be high up the pitch supporting the attack which Burnley can use to their advantage. Especially with the connection that Kyle Walker and Hartman are building with the cross-field passes from Walker to Hartman being an effective way of creating attacking chances.
Having faced a one striker set-up, in their opening game, Sunderland will know how to set-up to limit the effectiveness of Lyle Foster, who was arguable Burnley's best player in the defeat against Tottenham.
The midfield battle - is this where the game is won and lost?
The midfield battle in football is hugely important as this generally is what gives a team the edge on the game.
If Burnley set-up with the two man midfield like they did in their first game then the midfield duo that they choose to go with will need to be on top of their game and full of energy.
As the midfield trio that Sunderland used were full of energy for 90 minutes and pressed excellently against West Ham. Often being the ones to trigger the press and win the ball back high up the pitch to instantly put the Black Cats on the front foot.
The extra man for Sunderland in midfield could cause issues for Burnley as they will need to sacrifice an attacker to defend the extra man and cut off passing lanes.
But if Scott Parker chooses to return to using the 4-2-3-1 set-up that was used throughout the promotion campaign they will then be able to go man-to-man with Sunderland in the midfield area.
Cullen to shine as the creative spark for Burnley?
Burnley captain, Josh Cullen, had a fantastic individual display during the opening weekend of games. Being the highest chance creator across all opening games as he created five chances for his teammates.
The Irishman's composure on the ball will be crucial if Burnley want to have any success in the match. As he will need to be able to keep the ball under pressure whilst also finding a way to progress Burnley up the pitch.
The leadership from the captain is also needed as he needs to keep his team composed under the early pressure of a potential "six pointer" in their bid for survival.
With new signing Armando Broja not up to match fitness it is likely Lyle Foster will lead the attacking line for the Clarets once again.
As seen as against Spurs, the South African has the potential to be a nuisance to defenders with his constant running in behind.
This is something Sunderland's defence didn't have to cope with from Niclas Fullkrug who is a traditional target forward. Whereas, Foster has the combination of being physical and holding the ball up to bring his teammates into play as well as having the pace to run in behind a defence which was seen against Tottenham.
Defending the wide areas
In Burnley's opening game they struggled defending the wide men of Tottenham Hotspur as Mohammed Kudus and Brennan Johnson proved to be constant threats throughout the 90 minutes.
Sunderland showed during their win against West Ham that their wide players are crucial to how they attack games and create chances.
Burnley will need to be switched on and not allow the wingers of Sunderland to have time to stand their defender up in a one versus one or to allow them to run in behind and pick out a cross.
Limiting Sunderland to play through the middle will allow Burnley's center backs to congest the 18 yard box making it difficult for the attackers to play through them.
Whilst maintaining the defensive pressure on the wide players that Sunderland commit to their attacks.