Blackpool make the trip to the North-East tomorrow where they will face fellow Premier League new-boys Newcastle United at St James' Park.
Manager Ian Holloway will be hoping for a better performance than last season's visit to Tyneside which ended in a 4-1 defeat.
The Seasiders will face a Newcastle side buoyed by four points from their last two league games including the 6-0 thrashing of Aston Villa.
Magpies boss Chris Hughton has opted for evolution rather than revolution since his side took the Championship by storm last term.
Veteran defender Sol Campbell and midfielder Dan Gosling both arrived on free transfers while Ivory Coast international Cheick Ismael Tiote was snapped up after an impressive World Cup campaign.
Lyon winger Hatem Ben Arfa is the club's sole loan signing and will add pace and flair to the Newcastle attack.
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The Tangerines welcome Marlon Harewood back into the squad to face his former club after the striker missed the 2-2 draw with Fulham through injury.
Defender Alex Baptiste misses out though after suffering a fractured hand on the trip to Latvia last week while midfielder Keith Southern is unlikely to feature despite making a return to action for the reserves on Monday.
Newcastle's in-form striker Andy Carroll is expected to start despite missing two England Under-21 fixtures with an ankle injury.
Defender Sol Campbell could also make his debut for the club after coming through a reserve fixture against Sunderland on Tuesday.
But the Magpies will again be without Danny Guthrie (knee), Steven Taylor (shoulder), Dan Gosling (knee), Leon Best (ankle) and Danny Simpson (ankle).
Last time out
Newcastle 4-1 Blackpool
With the Tangerines on a run of four straight victories, Newcastle put a dent in their play-off charge as goals from Jonas Gutierrez, Andy Carroll, Kevin Nolan and Wayne Routledge put the Championship leaders in cruise control.
Brett Ormerod replied with a late goal but it was to be nothing but scant consolation.
One to watch
Andy Carroll
After helping himself to 19 goals in all competitions last season, critics were doubtful as to whether the England Under-21 international could make the transition from the Championship to the Barclays Premier League.
But the Gateshead-born striker has responded in style, firing four goals in his first 3 league games, including a hat-trick in the 6-0 thrashing of Aston Villa.
Famed for his dynamism and aerial prowess, Carroll has added an awareness and intelligence to his game that marks him out as a dangerous prospect for the Blackpool backline.
Manager's comments
"We're going to go there with a positive attitude, we're going to try our best I know what we got wrong at Newcastle last time, we didn't test their back four anything like as much, we passed it back into midfield over and over again, we lost it and they hurt us."
