Into the final nine minutes now, as Gloucester insert at a scrum on halfway. On a knife edge, is this one.

That's more like it from Owen Farrell, landing a penalty in almost dead silence around Kingsholm to pop his side back into the lead.

Gloucester had been penalised at the line-out.

Worcester now drive forward searching for their first try of the evening but the Sale defence holds firm.

Eventually Warriors concede a penalty for holding on and all the pressure is relieved. 

Dean Ryan will be livid.

Warriors have made a couple of changes, Ryan Lamb is on for Tom Heathcote and Val Rapava Ruskin on for Na'ama Leleimalefaga.

And Owen Farrell is on the wrong end of some more wrath from the shed now, dragging an angled penalty wide of the sticks.

Fifteen minutes left, only a single point in it.

Billy Twelvetrees lands the kick and Gloucester edge ahead.

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The referee isn't too impressed with Saracens centre Owen Farrell here, who seems to be appealing rather too vehemently for a decision.

It goes against him at the breakdown - so Billy Twelvetrees calls for the tee.

Ryan Mills gets Warriors under way for the second half. 

Dean Ryan's men have a big job on their hands if they are going to get back-to-back wins.

A couple of scrums, a couple of resets. Same old story at set-piece time, isn't it?

Twenty minutes left at Kingsholm.

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This game is threatening to spark - but poor decision making is costing both teams.

Mike Ellery threatens to go over in the corner for his second try of the evening for Saracens but is just about halted and then, with numbers over, Richard Wigglesworth's pass to Jackson Wray is an unkind one and the whole thing fizzles out.

And Billy Twelvetrees splits the posts, so the deficit is back down to two points.

But if only he'd passed. If only, if only.

Goodness me, eventually Sarries infringe at the breakdown and Billy Twelvetrees will have a kick at goal.

The England man mouths "I didn't see you" to team-mate Jonny May, but the replays suggest he probably did. Perhaps he simply didn't back himself to arrow out the longish-range pass?

Either way, here he comes from the tee...

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It hasn't been a great first-half but Sale director of rugby Steve Diamond will probably be the happier of the two coaches with his side taking a narrow lead into half-time.

Danny Cipriani and David Seymour crossed the whitewash for the hosts and Ryan Mills responded with two wonderful penalties from around 50 metres.

Cipriani's kicking has been a bit wayward so far, missing a penalty and both conversions, but Worcester have really struggled to find much attacking momentum.

The game has exploded into life now, however, as the Cherry and Whites move up to the Sarries five-metre line.

It had looked like a certain walk-in try for Jonny May wide left, but centre Billy Twelvetrees opted against the pass for some reason only known to himself.

Still the hosts attack, to cries of "Glawwwssttterrr" around Kingsholm...

Danny Cipriani finally succeeds with a kick! Worcester are penalised after huge pressure from Sale in their 22 and the England fly-half has an easy penalty in front of the posts.

And that's half-time.

It's been a scrappy old start to the second period in Gloucester too. Not much to report after the first five minutes or so.

The Cherry and Whites have a line-out around 25 metres into their own half, which Richard Hibbard will deliver.

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It's been a bit scrappy so far, not helped by a number of injuries.

Worcester wing Cooper Vuna is the latest to go off with what looks like a head injury.

He's replaced by Ben Howard. Seconds to go until half-time.

Nabil Hassan
BBC Sport at Kingsholm

England coach Andy Farrell is in attendance this evening, taking time out at half-time to pose for pictures with home supporters.

We're back under way at Kingsholm then. What's in store for us during the next 40 minutes?