But the good news for fans who are superstitious about such things is that nor have the Clarets.
Tom Bramall from Sheffield will have the whistle when the Seagulls take to the field at Turf Moor on Saturday.
He will be assisted from Stockley Park by Peter Bankes.
Albion last saw Bramall when they lost 1-0 at home to Crystal Palace.
He also had the middle for the 1-1 draw at Manchester City in January.
His tally of six matches involving the Seagulls includes their shock Carabao Cup defeat at Charlton in 2022-23, when they went out on penalties after a 0-0 draw.
Bramall was last at Burnley early in the season when they drew 1-1 with Nottingham Forest.
So far this season he has refereed 26 games across all competitions, showing 103 yellow cards and four reds.
The most recent dismissal came in his most recent game, when he showed red to Gabriel Gudmundsson of Leeds in their 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace.
The full officiating team for Burnley v Albion is as follows.
Referee: Tom Bramall. Assistants: Constantine Hatzidakis, Marc Perry. Fourth official: Rob Jones. VAR: Peter Bankes. Assistant VAR: Akil Howson.