Two sides level on eight points in the bottom half of the La Liga table will do battle on Sunday, as Villarreal welcome Las Palmas to the Estadio de la Ceramica.
Having failed to impress in the opening eight games, the hosts will aim to put their slow start to the season behind them and begin climbing the Spanish top flight on the back of a Europa League victory in midweek.
The Yellow Submarine headed into the first international break of the season with just three points on the board from their first four games, having picked up a solitary victory away at Mallorca alongside defeats to Real Betis, Barcelona and Cadiz, spelling the end of Quique Setien's stint as manager at the Estadio de la Ceramica as a result.
Over the break, the club hierarchy acted to appoint Pacheta as their new manager, tasking him with correcting their form, and his tenure did start with a win on their return to action in mid-September, beating Almeria 2-1 on home turf, only to fail to add another notch to their La Liga wins column in last three games, firstly following up a Europa League defeat to Panathinaikos with a 1-1 draw away at Rayo Vallecano before losing 2-1 at home to Girona and only taking a point from a goalless stalemate away at Getafe last weekend.
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