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Clough has been with Derby now for almost two years but this will be the first time he's come up against the Clarets as a manager at Turf Moor, although he was in charge when we drew 1-1 at Pride Park in April 2009.
Looking forward to the game, Clough said today: "We're going to try and take the game to them. I think one of the next stages for us to encounter now is trying to play more like we do at Pride Park away from home.
"It is difficult to replicate it, but in principle we will try and press from the front and see if we can get a goal. We've been a bit patchy away from home, we've played well in spells but we've got to be able to pick up a draw or two as well and if we're not playing well make sure we don't give any goals away.
"Burnley is a fantastic place to go and play football, it always has been. Being in the Premier League last season awakened that and I am expecting them to be up there challenging again. Brian Laws has done a good, solid job at Burnley and they have a strong squad which is capable of being at the top end of the Championship.
"They've had a few problems on the road, but at Turf Moor they've been pretty formidable and it is a big challenge for us going there."
Despite some disappointing results of late, Laws remains confident that things will come good for the Clarets. "We don't need anything to kick start us because there's only one team with a better home record than us and that's QPR," he said.
"The one game we didn't do well in, we were well beaten, so confidence is very high at home and we just need to sort this away form out and we will be fine. I have great belief in the players and great belief in what we are doing and we will continue to work hard and get the right results.
"All this talk is all about frustration. I understand that because we all know we are better than the position we are in. Is 10th good enough? No it isn't. But we also know we are one point away from the play offs and we believe we are good enough to be consistently in the top six.
"When you lose a game and drop out it does highlight how tight it is, but these are the high expectations we put on ourselves and things will even out. It's purely frustration at the moment, because we can't question either the commitment or desire. All we can criticise is the fact that we are not finishing teams off."
Laws continued: "Nigel had the same problems at Derby, certainly early on. It's a big club and at times he has found it difficult, but he has now had time to put his stamp on things and it is bearing fruit. They are getting more consistency in their game and playing some good, attractive football."