With no game this weekend attentions are fixed on Wednesday's trip down the A19 to Middlesbrough.
And as anticipation continues to rise, David Moyes welcomed our cameras to the Academy of Light on Wednesday to capture the preparations in full swing.
Scroll through the gallery below.
Victor Anichebe prepares for Boro trip
Jermain Defoe loosens up
Jermain Defoe brings the ball under his spell
Lynden Gooch and Jack Rodwell head out to training
Adnan Januzaj talks to David Moyes
All smiles from Jermain Defoe in training
Wahbi Khazri gets his pass away in time
Lamine Kone turns the heat up
Vito Mannone shows off his ball skills
Didier Ndong hard at work at the Academy of Light
