Aston Villa face a tough test if they are to get Dean Smith off to a winning start as they face newly relegated Swansea City who will be looking for an upturn in results.
Graham Potter's side are currently 11th in the Championship, but with the Swans just two points behind Sheffield Wednesday who occupy the last play-off place, there is every reason to be optimistic ahead of the rest of the season for Swansea fans.
Villa fans will come into this match, full of confidence despite their recent poor run of form.
Many fans believe that Dean Smith is the man to turn their poor form around, with Smith's track record at Brentford being impressive reading.
He left Brentford during the international break to move to his boyhood club, Aston Villa.
But who would make the starting XI in a team between the two sides?
Find out who makes the cut here....
Mulder has started eight matches this season and has kept a clean sheet in half of those matches which is an impressive statistic that Mulder will hope to maintain as the season goes on.
Roberts has started all 12 leagues games this season and has been part of a solid defensive line in the Swans defence.
He is likely to maintain his place in the side with a number of impressive performances this season.
The Villa captain has been one of the only players to impress in a hugely disappointing campaign for Villa this season.
Chester is pivotal to the Aston Villa side and his side lack leadership qualities without the Welsh international in the side.
Van der Hoorn is another Swansea defender that has been crucial in Graham Potter's side this season. He has started all of their matches this season and the captain is likely to feature in all of their games this seaosn if he keeps his good form up.
The Egyptian has started 11 matches this season and has already chipped in with two goals and three assists this season.
The 31-year-old has secured his place in the starting XI and will be confident of building on a positive individual start to the 2018-2019 league campaign.
Since arriving from Hibernian, the youngster has given Villa fans a glimpse of what he can do with a stunning strike against Sheffield Wednesday.
He will be confident of flourishing under the management of Dean Smith with the new Villa boss likely to consider McGinn a vital part of his starting XI.
The former Tottenham midfielder has proved to be a solid midfielder for the Swans and will hope for more regular game time than he is currently getting.
Carroll has only made seven starts and will be aiming to nail down the central midfield spot in Wales on a regular basis.
Grealish hasn't set the Championship alight this season but if he can recapture the sort of form that saw Spurs interested in signing him, then he is likely to flourish this season.
The Kosovo international has started ten league games this season and has scored and assisted once this season.
In his first season with the Swans, he will looking to build on this positive start.
The Welshman has been the only consistent goalscorer for Swansea this season and they do need to search for an alternative to help push McBurnie for his starting spot in the starting XI.
Kodjia has fought off stiff competition for the starting striker spot at Villa Park and has scored four goals this season.
He will be looking to keep Tammy Abraham and Scott Hogan out of the Villa side with Dean Smith likely to rotate his squad and give all the players a chance to prove themselves.