As Middlesbrough gets set for its first Premier League match in eight seasons, Stoke City hopes this will be the campaign it finally moves up from the bottom half of the top 10.
Riverside Stadium welcomes top flight football back to North Yorkshire on Saturday when the Boro host the Potters.
A second place finish in the Championship last season earned Middlesbrough its first promotion since 2008-09, when a 7-11-20 overall result ushered in a long exile away from the top flight.
"The crowd, the players, myself - everyone is really excited," Boro manager Aitor Karanka told the club's official website.