Swansea City travel to Anfield on Sunday afternoon in desperate need of a victory, not just for their form, but for their manager too, with Garry Monk under heavy pressure going into the match.
However, it will be a big task for the South Wales outfit, with their opponents Liverpool going into the game off the back of a string of good results and brimming with confidence as a consequence.
Recent form
Liverpool certainly have the upper hand in terms of recent results coming into this clash, having won six of their last seven games - the one remaining being their only loss since mid-September, a 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace.
With one loss from their last 15 games, the Reds have proven to be hard to beat since Jürgen Klopp took over, but the visitors will head into the match knowing all the pressure is on their hosts - which will be a welcome relief for Monk in particular.
Swansea have become renown for their attractive style of play in recent years, a style which has helped them move from the lower tiers of English football right to the top of the pyramid, where they have firmly established themselves.
With all expecting a Liverpool win on Sunday, the Swans will be given more freedom to showcase this style at Anfield, able to play with less weight on their shoulders as they assume the role of the underdog.
They will hope that the Reds underestimate them because of this status too, as they really need a win to kickstart their season.
They may have started with a flyer, winning two and drawing two of their opening Premier League fixtures back in August, but with just one victory since then, they are heading in the wrong direction and need to steer themselves around as quickly as possible.
If defeating an in-form team like Liverpool does not galvanise the team, then nothing will.
Previous meetings
With Swansea having spent the majority of their club's history in the lower divisions of the Football League, they have only met Liverpool 14 times, their first encounter coming in 1981.
They have not enjoyed the better of the meetings either, with Liverpool winning seven to Swansea's three - the remaining four ending all square.
In fact, one has to go back to 2012 for when the Swans were last victorious in this fixture, though they were twice in that calendar year, winning 1-0 at home in the Premier League and 3-1 at Anfield in the League Cup in the season where they went on to lift the trophy, beating surprise finalists Bradford City 5-0 at Wembley.
With none of the scorers from either of those two clashes still playing for the clubs today, Nathan Dyer still on the Swans' books but currently on loan at Leicester City, it is clear the Reds have really started to dominate this fixture and will be confident of doing so once more tomorrow.
Swans to go all out?
With the pressure heaped on the Reds, however, this is a chance for the visitors to play with freedom, as aforementioned. Liverpool will be expected to dominate the game in terms of possession, which can give Swansea's attack an opportunity to show their quality on the counter.
Though Monk has shown he prefers the 4-2-3-1 set-up, a switch to 4-3-3 could help his side tomorrow as they look to beef up the midfield whilst also having the options ready to breakaway when possible.
This type of game and the type of tactics expected will be perfectly suited to the pace of winger Jefferson Montero, who will be looking to regain his place in the team as a result, and the same goes for Gylfi Sigurðsson, whose energy in running from box-to-box sees him pop up in the perfect positions to score goals.
With Éder unable to make an impact in his first start against Bournemouth last time out, Monk may opt to change the sole striker again, and with Bafétimbi Gomis also misfiring, it could be a chance to give top-scorer André Ayew a chance through the middle.
The Ghanaian has primarily been deployed on the wing so far this season, or occasionally in an attacking midfield role, but his energy and ability to finish, which has got him six goals already in South Wales, suggests that he would be the perfect solution to Monk's centre-forward problem.
A shift into the centre would make way for Montero to come into the team too and would surely give Swansea their best chance of being clinical and efficient to earn all three points on Sunday.
Team news
Injury concerns are few and far between for Swansea at the moment, though it is a different story for their opponents who have six players sidelined.
Daniel Sturridge looked set to return for the Reds on Thursday in the Europa League, but he has since picked up a fresh knock, joining an ever-growing injury list on Merseyside.
The other five concerns are not new ones for Klopp, but the suspension of Lucas Leiva is, with the Brazilian midfielder forced to sit tomorrow's game out after picking up one too many yellow cards.
Former Red Jonjo Shelvey is in the same position for the Swans though, the England international also suspended for his return to Merseyside after a late yellow in his previous outing, meaning Sigurðsson should earn a recall to the starting XI.
Kick-off at Anfield is scheduled for 4:15PM BST on Sunday.