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Northampton 0-0 Gloucester
Image source, Getty ImagesSaints concede possession again from a line-out - that's the second time tonight already. Gloucester claim the ball inside their own half.
Summary
FT: Northampton 23-20 Gloucester
Kessell try gives Northampton victory
Picamoles bundles over for Saints in first half
Rowan & Sharples score for Gloucester after break
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Northampton 0-0 Gloucester
Gloucester have not started like a side that are 10th in the table with only one league win so far this season. They look sharp and up for this battle tonight.
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Northampton 0-0 Gloucester
A Gloucester line-out sets up a driving maul 5m out from the line but it ends with Ross Moriarty being tackled and Saints winning the ball back - danger averted for the hosts.
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Northampton 0-0 Gloucester
Northampton give the ball away from their first line-out and Gloucester win possession in the Saints half.
Returning England wing Jonny May surges forward and the visitors win a soft penalty, around 15m out.
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Northampton 0-0 Gloucester
The hosts get the game started through Stephen Myler's kick.
The teams are outpublished at 19:45 British Summer Time 28 October 2016
Northampton v Gloucester (19:45 BST)
The players come out onto the field at a floodlit Franklin's Gardens.
Northampton are in their green, yellow and black.
Gloucester are in Cherry and White.
The stage is set.
Listen live via BBC Radiopublished at 19:43 British Summer Time 28 October 2016
Northampton v Gloucester (19:45 BST)
As well as following this live text service, you can also listen live via BBC Radio Gloucestershire by clicking on the audio icon at the top of this page, and in the Gloucestershire area on your radio.
BBC Radio Northampton's live commentary is available on FM and DAB on your radio if you're in the local area.
For listeners to BBC Radio 5 live, Rob Vickerman will be providing regular updates from Franklin's Gardens.
A busy weekend aheadpublished at 19:41 British Summer Time 28 October 2016
Saints against Gloucester kicks off another full Premiership programme this weekend.
Here's what's coming up.
Saturday:
Harlequins v Worcester (15:00 BST)
Saracens v Leicester (15:00 BST)
Sunday:
Wasps v Newcastle (14:30 BST)
Bristol v Sale (15:00 BST)
Exeter v Bath (15:00 BST)
There will be live text and radio commentary covering every match so you won't miss a kick.
Even the usually steely-faced Leicester chief Richard Cockerill is smiling at that news!
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Team newspublished at 19:37 British Summer Time 28 October 2016
Northampton v Gloucester (19:45 BST)
Gloucester make five changes, with Richard Hibbard returning at hooker and back rowers Jacob Rowan and Ben Morgan replacing Matt Kvesic and Lewis Ludlow.
Back Henry Purdy returns to the squad after injury as the visitors look to extend a three-match unbeaten run.
Replacements: Matu'u, Orr, Ma'afu, Latta, Kvesic, Heinz, Burns, Purdy.
Team newspublished at 19:35 British Summer Time 28 October 2016
Northampton v Gloucester (19:45 BST)
England captain Dylan Hartley is named on the Northampton bench after recovering from back spasms.
There's also a late switch for Saints - Courtney Lawes is out and replaced by Michael Paterson in the back row.
Lock Christian Day makes his first league start of the season as one of six changes for ninth-placed Saints.
Replacements: Hartley, Waller, Hill, Ratuniyarawa, Gibson, Kessell, Hutchinson, Tuala.
Happy birthday to Maropublished at 19:31 British Summer Time 28 October 2016
Image source, Getty ImagesThis has little relevance to this evening and the big man is not even playing for Saracens this weekend because of a broken hand - but I just saw it is Maro Itoje's birthday today so thought it was worth a mention!
The England lock turned 22, yes just 22, so many happy returns.
Anyway, back to business with the team news...
A difficult start for bothpublished at 19:28 British Summer Time 28 October 2016
Northampton v Gloucester (19:45 BST)
Image source, Getty ImagesIt's probably a bit too early in the season to start predicting who will make the top four at the end of the season.
But with just three Premiership wins between them, Northampton and Gloucester's chances will start fading quickly if they don't start picking up results.
Before the European break, Saints were defeated 20-9 at Harlequins, while the Cherry and Whites finished all-square 27-27 against Exeter at Sandy Park - their second draw of the season.
Expect a full-blooded battle in this one then! Nothing less than a win will do. Obviously.
Welcome back to the Premiershippublished at 19:25 British Summer Time 28 October 2016
Northampton v Gloucester (19:45 BST)
Image source, Getty ImagesAfter nearly three weeks off (how did we cope?) the Premiership finally returns tonight!
Two sides who have not had particularly strong starts to the season by their own high standards meet at Franklin's Gardens, as ninth hosts 10th.
The pressure is on both Northampton Saints and Gloucester to pick a much-needed result.
Stay with us for kick-off, which is coming up at 19:45 BST.