Since the controversial sacking of Nuno Espirito Santo earlier this month, Postecoglou has overseen two defeats as Forest boss.

The weekend's 3-0 loss against Arsenal was followed up by Forest conceding a last-gasp winner in a 3-2 Carabao Cup upset against Swansea City.

Despite enduring a trying start to his tenure, history is on Postecoglou’s side, with the Australian having won both of his previous Premier League games against Burnley in 2023-2024 as Tottenham boss, while he has won five out of six away games against newly promoted sides in the competition, with his teams scoring 19 goals in the process.

The Tricky Trees sit 15th on four points, failing to win since their opening game of the season against Brentford – a 3-1 success.

"It's not about me, it's about the club. It's about us progressing and creating an environment where we can have real success," Postecoglou said. "Now we need to get our recovery in and get ready for a big game on Saturday."

Burnley has been cruelly undone by two consecutive stoppage-time penalties in its most recent Premier League outings against Manchester United and Liverpool, respectively.

The Clarets, who had gone unbeaten at Turf Moor since May 2024, conceded a 95th-minute Mohamed Salah winner, with the spot-kick handing Liverpool the three points at the death.

Despite recent results, Scott Parker’s side has been good value thus far, having arguably deserved at least a point against both United and Liverpool, but momentary lapses in concentration have set it back.

"This is a squad with experience, but a lot of the squad are young players, who haven’t experienced the Premier League before," Parker said.

"We have had some harsh lessons over the last couple of games, but we will learn from that and continue to improve."