Sevilla will be bidding to bounce back from a heavy defeat to Barcelona when they continue their La Liga campaign with a clash against Espanyol at RCDE Stadium on Friday night.

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Espanyol have won three, drawn one and lost six of their 10 league matches this season to collect 10 points, which has left them in 15th spot in the table, two points ahead of the relegation zone.

The Catalan outfit secured a return to La Liga for the 2024-25 campaign courtesy of their success in last season's Segunda Division playoffs, and they will now be looking to consolidate back at this level of football.

Manolo Gonzalez's side enjoyed their best run of form this season between the end of August and middle of September, picking up seven points from three matches, but they have been beaten in four of their last five in Spain's top flight.

Espanyol will enter this contest off the back of a 4-1 defeat to Athletic Bilbao, and their defensive record this season is slightly concerning, having already conceded 17 times, which is one of the poorer records in the division.

The White and Blues lost both league games against Sevilla during the 2022-23 campaign, while they have not managed to overcome Friday's opponents in Spain's top flight since January 2017.

Sevilla, as mentioned, will enter this match off the back of a disappointing result against Barcelona, losing 5-1 to the Catalan giants, with that defeat ending a positive run of form for Garcia Pimienta's side.

Indeed, Los Nervionenses had picked up seven points from their three games against Real Valladolid, Athletic and Real Betis before the heavy defeat to the division leaders, but they will be looking to bounce back quickly here.

Sevilla have a record of three wins, three draws and four defeats from their 10 league matches this season to collect 12 points, which has left them in 13th spot in the table, only three points behind seventh-placed Real Betis.

The Seville outfit finished 14th in La Liga last season, which proved to be their worst campaign since being relegated in 1999-2000, so there is plenty of room for improvement during the current season.

Sevilla are unbeaten in their last 10 top-flight matches against Espanyol, recording seven wins in the process, while they have only lost twice to the Catalan outfit in La Liga since January 2011.

Espanyol possible starting lineup:

Garcia; El Hilali, Gomez, Kumbulla, Olivan; Gragera, Lozano, Milla; Tejero, Cheddira, Romero

Sevilla possible starting lineup:

Nyland; Carmona, Bade, Nianzou, Pedrosa; Agoume, Lokonga, Sow; Ejuke, Romero, Lukebakio