Ben Mee hopes Burnley can right a wrong when West Brom visit Turf Moor on Sunday.
The Clarets have exceeded expectations with their performances in the Premier League but the one exception came at The Hawthorns in September when they were hammered 4-0.
Defender Mee said: "We were disappointed with that. It wasn't like us to go there and not give a good account of ourselves. It would be nice to get one over on them and it will definitely be a motivation for us to do that.
"These games are very important, especially being at home in front of our own crowd. It's going to be a big game for us and we're going to be up for it and hopefully we can get the win and beat one of the teams around us."
Burnley went into the weekend sitting just above the relegation zone in 17th place with West Brom two spots and two points ahead of them.
It is a third successive game against a direct rival for Sean Dyche's side and, following defeats by Crystal Palace and Sunderland, taking something from the match is crucial.
After the Baggies, meanwhile, things get very tough, with matches against Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Tottenham and Arsenal to come over the next couple of months.
Dyche hopes Burnley can show how far they have progressed since the away match at West Brom, saying: "I think it was a massive learning curve for us.
"On the day we had four players who had been very important over a long time for this club missing, which is not an excuse but it is a reality.
"That was the first time we were acutely aware that if you're not right on top of your performance level as an individual and as a team, you can get hurt at this level.
"I think we've moved on a long way since then. We've had a couple of knocks recently. We've delivered reasonable performances in them but we didn't get the points.
"We have to make sure we continue to win games. There are some really tough games coming, we know that. We've been through it recently over the Christmas period and we got some very good points on the board. We'll have be clear-minded to do that again."
If Burnley are to stay up, the goals of Danny Ings are likely to be vital, and the one major positive of a disappointing January transfer window was that the Clarets hung on to their star striker.
He seems certain to leave in the summer when his contract runs out but Mee has no doubt Ings will be fully committed to the cause until then.
He said: "You want to keep your best players and obviously Ingsy has been on form recently and hopefully he can continue that.
"It's great to keep hold of him. You need a goalscorer in your team and he brings that for us, and obviously his work-rate and everything.
"I spoke to him and he said he wanted to stay so there wasn't any inclination that he was going to leave. The kind of lad he is he'll want to help the team and do well for everyone."
Mee had a taste of a former life this week when Burnley used Manchester City's old training ground at Carrington because their own pitch was frozen.
The 25-year-old was a trainee at City but made only one first-team appearance before turning a loan spell at Burnley into a permanent move in January 2012.
Defensive solidity has been a feature of Burnley's play but, having shipped nine goals in their last three games, Mee knows they must tighten up again.
"No one likes to concede goals and I guess that's something we need to address," he said. "We have been very solid through the last year or so and hopefully we get back to doing what we do well, being very organised and compact and keeping those clean sheets.
"The Premier League's a tough league. You give away one chance and the opposition is going to score."