Nottingham Forest will be hoping to take full advantage of home comforts on Sunday as they go in search of their first win of the campaign.
The Reds can count themselves unfortunate to have been on the receiving end of successive defeats at the hands of Burnley and Bradford in the Carling Cup.
And they will be looking for a change in fortunes when they line-up against Leeds in their opening game of the season at The City Ground (kick-off 1.15pm).
Leeds, back in the Championship after a three-year absence, were also beaten in their league opener, by Derby.
But they bounced back in midweek with a Carling Cup drubbing of Lincoln City.
Team news:
Forest will check on the fitness of Kelvin Wilson after he missed the midweek trip to Bradford.
The central defender sustained an ankle injury in the first half of the Burnley game and although the problem is not thought to be serious, he will be assessed before Billy Davies names his team.
The Reds will also be hoping that their international contingent - Robert Earnshaw, Chris Gunter, Ryan Bertrand, Brendan Moloney and Radoslaw Majewski - report back for club duty unscathed.
They will, however, again be without David McGoldrick (shoulder).
Leeds will be without summer signing Billy Paynter, the man who had been earmarked to replace Jermaine Beckford up front following his move to Everton.
He has not figured since pre-season because of a shin injury.
Robert Snodgrass has a knee injury and Max Gradel is serving a four-match suspension carried over from last season. A ban rules Davide Somma out of Simon Grayson's plans.
Form Guide:
Leeds United:
Lincoln (Carling Cup (h) W 4-0
Derby (h) L 1-2
In League One
Bristol Rovers (h) W 2-1
Charlton (a) L 0-1
MK Dons (h) W 4-1
Gillingham (a) L 2-3
Forest:
Bradford (Carling Cup - a) L 1-2
Burnley (a) L 0-1
Blackpool (h) L 3-4
Blackpool (a) L 1-2
Scunthorpe (a) D 2-2
Past meetings:
Its two and a half years since Forest and Leeds last met - in League One encounter at Elland Road that finished 1-1.
The Reds had appeared to be on course for victory in West Yorkshire when Julian Bennett headed a Kris Commons cross past Casper Ankergren in the 69th minute.
But Leeds levelled matters seven minutes from time when referee Mark Halsey controversially adjudged Wes Morgan to have tugged at Darren Kenton's shirt and Jermaine Beckford scored from the resultant penalty.
Sunday's game will be the 81st league and cup meeting between the two sides, both of whom have 26 wins to their credit.
Connections:
Paul Hart is the most obvious connection between the two clubs.
He not only played for both sides as a talented but uncompromising central defender but also made quite an impression at The City Ground and Elland Road once his playing days had come to an end.
He's remembered around these parts for the spell he had in charge of The Reds, taking them to the Championship play-off semi-finals in 2003.
Hart was also Forest's Academy Director for a lengthy period and was instrumental in the development of the likes of Michael Dawson, Andy Reid, Jermaine Jenas, David Prutton, Marlon Harewood and Gareth Williams.
He had fulfilled the same role at Leeds before returning to Forest and was responsible for bringing through the likes of Jonathan Woodgate, Alan Smith and Stephen McPhail.