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After a slight delay because one of the officials was beset by a microphone issue, our second Premiership match of the evening - Sale v Harlequins - has just kicked off.

The Cherry and Whites haven't messed around - within minutes of falling behind, they win a penalty and skipper Greig Laidlaw makes no mistake with the simple kick.

They regain the lead in this ding-dong derby.

As the teams prepare to take to the field at the AJ Bell Stadium, let us bring you the two line-ups...

Sale: McGuigan; Addison, James, Leota, Odogwu; Mugford, Phillips; Lewis-Roberts, Briggs, Aulika, Evans, Mills, Ioane, Seymour, Beaumont (capt).

Replacements: Neild, Harrison, Longbottom, Ostrikov, Pearce, Mitchell, Bedlow, Edwards.

Harlequins: R Chisholm; Yarde, Marchant, Roberts, Visser; Evans, Care (capt); Marler, Buchanan, Sinckler, Twomey, Horwill, Robshaw, Wallace, Clifford.

Replacements: Ward, Evans, Collier, J Chisholm, Luamanu, Dickson, Jackson, Stanley.

Kick-off is about five minutes away.

This game has become fast-paced and end-to-end, with the Warriors having two scrums deep in their opponents half before knocking-on.

Henry Purdy dashes down the other end for the Cherry and Whites but is held up.

It's blood, sweat and tears at Sixways - this picture sums it up pretty well...

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Hugh Woozencroft
BBC Radio 5 live at the AJ Bell Stadium

My BBC Radio Manchester colleague Nathan Middleton and I will have to be on our best behaviour.

The Sale coaches will now be sitting right behind our commentary point and nobody wants to cross director of rugby Steve Diamond!

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Gloucester have been dominant in this first 11 minutes and wing Charlie Sharples goes over in the corner, but the TMO decides that Wynand Olivier had made a completed tackle, so it's a penalty to Worcester.

The hosts have only had around 20% possession, and need to step up.

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Hugh Woozencroft
BBC Radio 5 live at the AJ Bell Stadium

God speed Dan Mugford. The former Nottingham man, who was signed by Sale in the summer, makes his first Premiership start and goes head-to-head with former All Black Nick Evans, who is 11 years his senior.

AJ MacGinty's injury means 21-year-old academy centre Sam Bedlow becomes the back-up fly-half. So it's going to be a big job for Mike Phillips at scrum-half to help them along.

Nathan Middleton
BBC Radio Manchester at the AJ Bell Stadium

AJ MacGinty is out with a hamstring injury so Dan Mugford starts at 10.

Mugford makes his first ever start in the Premiership, a week after missing a last-minute penalty to win the game at Newcastle.

Considering Sale fans got used to the mercurial talents of Danny Cipriani last season, they will be watching a first home game of this campaign with an untested fly-half at this level controlling the side.

That said, the Sharks coaching staff have real faith in the left-footed Mugford and believe he has all the talent to make an impact in this division.

Worcester give away two penalties in the first couple of minutes of this M5 derby, and the boot of Greig Laidlaw punishes them on the second occasion to put the Cherry and Whites ahead.

Sixways might not be full, but this game means a lot to both teams.

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Round two of the Premiership season is under way.

We've kicked off at Sixways.

It's a 20:15 BST kick-off between Sale and Harlequins.

You can listen to live coverage of both of this evening's Premiership matches courtesy of BBC local radio.

Head to the top of the page, where you'll find our selection of commentaries.

Good news about the pitch, ahead of the first Premiership match on the new artificial surface at Sixways.

Let's just hope the players don't get their tries and touchdowns mixed up!

More importantly, the teams are coming out and we're only a matter of minutes from kick-off.

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The Harlequins squad have been getting geared up for their game against Sale with a pre-match huddle. Can they start the season with two wins from two?

BBC Radio 5 live's Hugh Woozencroft will be helping to keep us up to date with events from the AJ Bell Stadium.

Worcester's James Johnston obviously likes to listen to a few tunes while warming up. Any suggestions what he might be listening to?

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Listen to live BBC Radio Manchester commentary with Nathan and Nigel Yates by selecting it from the list at the top of the page.

Remember, you can keep up to date with all of the latest Premiership news by following BBC Sport's dedicated rugby union account on Twitter.

Give it a try.

See what we did there? Try? Rugby? We're here all night.

Ged Scott
BBC Sport at Sixways

On the night when Worcester publicly unveil their new organic artificial pitch for the first time, conditions are not easy here at Sixways.

There is a very strong swirling wind, both inside and outside the ground, which might not be good news for the kickers.

Worcester Warriors: Willison; Hammond, Olivier, Te'o, Vuna; Lamb, Arr; Rapava Ruskin, Annett, Johnston, O'Callaghan, Barry, Faosiliva, Mama, Dowson (capt).

Replacements: Bregvadze, Leleimalefaga, Daniels, Scotland-Williamson, Kirwan, Baldwin, Heathcote, Humphreys.

Gloucester: Marshall; Sharples, Scott, Twelvetrees, Purdy; Burns, Laidlaw (capt); Thomas, Hibbard, Afoa; Savage, Galarza; Moriarty, Kvesic, Morgan.

Replacements: Dawidiuk, Orr, Doran-Jones, Latta, Rowan, Heinz, Hook, Atkinson.

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In case you missed the news on Wednesday, Warren Gatland was confirmed as coach of the British and Irish Lions for next summer's tour to New Zealand.

There's plenty of time to go until then of course, but the next few months are likely to be dominated by discussions about who should be selected, as the Lions bid to win a series against the All Blacks for the first time since 1971.

So tonight we're asking for your suggestions of Premiership players who should be on the plane, and which players could possibly sneak under the radar to earn a place in Gatland's squad.

Send us your thoughts using #bbcrugby on Twitter.