Winger Matt Banahan, scorer of two of Bath's three tries, has gone in at number eight in place of Leroy Houston, who's still got another minute or so left in the sin-bin. And Leicester win a penalty from the scrum too - surely that wasn't Paul James again?!

After a long pause in play, Niall Morris is at last withdrawn to warm applause from around The Rec. Despite this fierce rivalry, it's always good to see opposition fans recognise when a player is seriously hurt. Time for a scrum.

Tommy Bell comes on to replace Niall Morris, who missed a few months earlier this season with an ankle injury. The 26-year-old Irishman is lifted onto a stretcher.

Now, that looks like a sore one for Niall Morris. He goes tumbling under Ross Batty's tackle, and is now receiving some treatment for an ankle injury. The Leicester man looks in a serious amount of discomfort.

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Freddie Burns can't land the kick though, so that's an early escape for Bath. Anthony Watson is back on the field, by the way, meaning the Blue, Black and Whites are back up to 14 men.

Here we go then. Bath fly-half George Ford gets us under way - but his kick is not what he was looking for, and then Leicester win a penalty from the resulting scrum. An early chance for Freddie Burns?

The teams have returned to the field at The Rec. You'd imagine Leicester will be desperate to make the most of their numerical advantage, with Anthony Watson and Leroy Houston both in the sin-bin for Bath, at the start of this second half.

Bath have the points on the board, but Leicester have definitely done their fair share of attacking in that first 40 minutes.

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Here's the scores on the doors at the interval. Bath are ahead, but this is far from over.

Steve Johnson
Ex-Tigers captain on BBC Radio Leicester

"When you look at the stats, Bath have been in the Leicester 22 on three occasions and scored three simple tries. Leicester have camped in the Bath 22 and have scored just one try. But that try means Leicester are back in the race."

A frantic, crazy, breathless 40 minutes of rugby union. But who expected anything different? Bath lead by 11 points at the break.

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At last! Following the line-out, Leicester have the rolling maul in fine, working order, allowing Tom Youngs to peal off the side and bundle his way over. Freddie Burns's conversion is good, and Bath's resistance has been broken on the stroke of half-time. That should make Leicester director of rugby Richard Cockerill a little happier.

Niall Morris has indeed dropped it, owing in part to some fine last-ditch defensive work from Semesa Rokoduguni. We'll go back for that advantage, however...

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Niall Morris is indeed over in the corner - but does he drop it as he looks to touch down?!

Tigers are up to the Bath five-metre line, the ball in their hand and an advantage in their pocket. Can they at last make their numerical advantage count?

Shaun:, external Houston we have a problem.

Brad Towers:, external I knew it wouldn't be long before Sam Burgess returned to the 13 man game

There's six more minutes for Bath to survive with two men in the bin.

The Blue, Black and Whites concede another penalty though, Ross Batty the guilty party, so it looks as though we'll be ending the first period deep inside the Bath half.

Martin Ballard
BBC Radio Leicester

"This is a real turning point of the game with Bath down to 13 men. They shouldn't be able to compete if Tigers keep the ball."

Leicester's attack is relentless though, streaming forward once again, with Ben Youngs at the very heart of it. But now they've dropped it - here come the 13 men of Bath on the offensive!

Referee JP Doyle is unhappy with the first scrum so we'll have a reset. And Leicester have had a shocker there, conceding a penalty at the set-piece and letting Bath off the hook big style. Richard Cockerill is marching down the stand, he doesn't look happy!