Complete silence followed by a north-eastern roar tells you that Andy Goode's kick is a successful one and that Newcastle are ahead.

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Newcastle boss Dean Richards said before the game that Worcester are "just another team to beat" and that "it's just about getting your processes right".

In fairness, his side are getting plenty right so far, and they now have a penalty for offside well within Andy Goode's kicking range...

Now it's the home side's turn to knock on the door of the opposition's 22-metre line, but Nili Latu spills a slightly wayward pass straight into touch.

Still pointless in Newcastle.

But prop Val Rapava-Ruskin, under huge pressure in the tackle, fails to release on the ground and Falcons have the penalty.

Superb defence from Newcastle, it must be said, with Taione Vea first to Rapava-Ruskin to secure the turnover that time.

Despite a fair old wind, it's remaining dry at Kingston Park and that, along with the synthetic surface, is allowing for some decent rugby in the opening 11 minutes.

Worcester are up to the Newcastle 22.

Into an 11th phase, are the Falcons, as full-back Simon Hammersley tries to squeeze through the narrowest of gaps and get clear down the middle.

But the move breaks down, Andy Goode is pinged for a high tackle and Worcester are able to clear to touch. They're out of their own half at last.

The hosts are up and running with the ball in handy once more, however, this time trying to punch a hole down the left-hand side through their pack.

I'm fairly sure Worcester are yet to clear their half - it's been all Newcastle so far.

A couple of reset scrums later and eventually Newcastle secure the ball, prompting scrum-half Micky Young to send a teasing grubber through in to the corner.

But the bounce goes against the former Bath number nine and it strikes the corner flag, unlucky.

This has been a tidy start from the home side, working through a few phases and breaking past the defensive line down the Worcester left - until the experienced Andy Goode spills the ball, that is.

Scrum down, Warriors ball.

The boot of Andy Goode gets us under way, kicking long in blustery conditions under the Friday night lights in the North East.

Rob Vickers leads Newcastle out on his 200th Falcons appearance.

The hosts are all in black, referee Wayne Barnes is in yellow and now we've painted the picture for you it's probably time to get under way...

Worcester Warriors, in their all-sky-blue strip, are out first to a mooted reception at Kingston Park.

Dean Ryan's side won the reverse fixture at Sixways - but they've never before done the double over Newcastle.

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BBC Newcastle and BBC Hereford & Worcester are doing the honours on that score, as are the lovely folk at BBC Radio Jersey if you wanted to tune in to Nottingham v Jersey in the second tier.

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It'd be remiss of me, as we build up to this match, not to talk a bit more about Andy Goode.

The former England fly-half, who came out of retirement to join Newcastle in December, has been in inspired form just recently and is a major reason why the Falcons have managed to wriggle clear of bottom spot.

Tonight he faces one of his former employees, for whom he played for three seasons, in a match that could well have a fairly large bearing on who stays up and who goes down.

Reckon that'll phase him?...

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Nope, me neither.

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What do we reckon then? Will the Falcons win the fight or will the Warriors win the war?

As I've already said, it's a big old fixture this in the wider context of the Premiership table. But then will London Irish's terrible form mean both of these sides will end up staying up regardless?

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Worcester Warriors, meanwhile, have made just the one change, with former Northampton Saint Phil Dowson back in their side.

For the record, Dean Ryan's side are after a first Premiership away victory since winning 17-12 at Kingston Park in March 2014.

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Replacements: Annett, Leleimalefaga, Johnston, Sanderson, Betty, Baldwin, Lamb, Symons. 

Newcastle Falcons have made five changes for the visit of fellow Premiership strugglers Worcester to Kingston Park.

Former Warriors stand-off Andy Goode is fit to face his old club - more on him in a moment - alongside recalled scrum-half Michael Young, wing Alex Tait, loose forward Nili Latu and lock forward Mark Wilson.

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Replacements: McGuigan, Rogers, Hatakeyama, Botha, Chick, Takulua, Willis, Socino.

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Considering we didn't actually get under way until mid-October, how on earth has the Premiership arrived at round 15 already?

Alas, we're there now, and we're kicking it off with a belter at the bottom of the table tonight.

Kingston Park is the venue, 10th-placed Newcastle Falcons and 11th-placed Worcester Warriors are the teams, and I'm the lucky chap tasked with talking you through it all.

So let's get right to it, starting with a wee bit of team news...