A brilliant break from Cooper Vuna sets up another Worcester attack.

The hosts are piling on the pressure at the moment and Tom Heathcote slots another penalty after Exeter were caught offside. Good contest this.

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But, having called for another scrum and secured the ball, Harlequins are pinged for holding on and Craig Willis splits the post with the subsequent penalty.

A more-than-reasonable start gets even better.

In a slightly bizarre tactic when it comes to scrums, Exeter hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie is not even attempting to hook the ball when it comes in and is relying on his pack to drive over the ball.

Slightly scrappy so far from both teams, on a pitch that has large patches of brown where the grass has been worn down.

This has been a more-than-reasonable start from Newcastle, who will actually move off the bottom with victory this afternoon - and may even leapfrog Worcester too, if things go their way down the road at Sixways.

Another scrum is set three times before Harlequins win a penalty - and then elect for another scrum.

Suckers for punishment?

Worcester have been strong at scrum time so far and their pack wins a penalty. 

Tom Heathcote gets their first points with a fine strike from distance.

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Not a huge amount to write home about so far, the two backlines exchanging a handful of up-and-unders before Newcastle win a penalty and pop the ball into the corner, 10 metres from the Harlequins line. First sniff of a try coming up?

Good response by Worcester, who go through 15 phases of play, but they cannot break down the Chiefs defence, who keep the hosts out of their 22.

A Ryan Mills knock-on ends the play and Exeter have a scrum

A couple of early reset scrums under the gloomy skies at Kingston Park - hopefully not a sign of things to come, on both counts - before Harlequins secure the ball and clear via the boot of Marland Yarde.

Harlequins, all in white, get the game under way through the boot of fly-half Nick Evans, kicking deep into opposition territory.

Newcastle, all in black, gather and clear.

Worcester fly-half Tom Heathcote gets us under way... not the best start as he kicks straight into touch.

Exeter, playing in their changed strip of all white, take a scrum in the centre.

All four teams have completed their warm-ups and are back in the changing rooms doing their final preparations.

The final bits of tape being wrapped around, the heat spray going on and then the teams will run out onto the field...

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There's already been four games played in the Premiership over the weekend.

Wasps overcame Northampton on Friday night at Franklin's Gardens to move up to fifth, with the story yesterday being leaders Saracens coming from 13-0 down at half-time to beat Bath 19-13.

Sale ran in six tries against London Irish in their 38-10 victory at the AJ Bell Stadium, while Leicester crossed twice late on to scrap a 19-18 win at Gloucester.

Harlequins make a total of seven changes to the side beaten in Montpellier last weekend.

George Lowe is named at centre, while Nick Evans and Tito Tebaldi form a new half-back partnership. Rob Buchanan returns at prop and James Horwill, Dave Ward and Mat Luamanu come into the pack.

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Replacements: Gray, Evans, Sinckler, Merrick, J. Chisholm, Waters, Botica, Swiel.  

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As well as following us throughout the afternoon you can also follow both of the games today on your BBC Local Radio station.

BBC Radio Devon and BBC Hereford and Worcester are covering Worcester v Exeter, while Newcastle v Harlequins is being covered by BBC Newcastle or nationwide on Radio 5 live sports extra.

All of the games are available online using the 'Live Coverage' tab above, with two games from the Championship also available. Enjoy.

Newcastle Falcons make two changes with Italy international Giovanbattista Venditti and Tonga prop Taione Vea brought into the starting XV.

The Falcons are looking to achieve back-to-back wins over Quins for the first time since 2000.

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Replacements: McGuigan, Fry, Ryan, Botha, Mayhew, Takulua, Goode, Powell  

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Exeter Chiefs have Welshman Tomas Francis and Italy's Michele Campagnaro in their team after they were released from their respective Six Nations camps, while Luke Cowan-Dickie, back from England training, is a late replacement starting at hooker for Jack Yeandle.

Young lock forward Jonny Hill makes his first start, with scrum-half Will Chudley and flanker Julian Salvi returning.

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Replacements: Taione, Moon, Brown, Atkins, Horstmann, Lewis, Hooley, Hill.  

Worcester Warriors have made a late change this afternoon with Tevita Cavubati replacing Darren Barry at lock. Captain GJ van Velze makes his first Premiership appearance since late November, while newly-wed New Zealand winger Bryce Heem also returns.  

Warriors make four other changes including flanker Marco Mama, scrum-half Luke Baldwin, stand-off Tom Heathcote and lock Darren Barry, while new signing James Johnston is fit enough to make the bench.

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Replacements: Sowrey, Bower, Johnston, Sanderson, Cox, Mulchrone, Symons, Hammond.