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England centre Manu Tuilagi returns to the Tigers bench after a groin injury, while Bristol's Jon Fisher has recovered from illness to be among Bristol's replacements. Here are the teams:

Bristol: J Williams; Edwards, Woodward, Hurrell, Tovey; Searle, R Williams; Traynor, Jones, Cortes, Evans, Sorenson, Eadie, Robinson, Crane (capt).

Replacements: Hawkins, Bevington, Ford-Robinson, Phillips, Fisher, Cliff, Jarvis, Wallace.

Leicester: Worth; Thompstone, Betham, Williams, Brady; Burns, Harrison; Genge, Youngs (capt), Bateman, Slater, Kitchener, Fitzgerald, Evans, Hamilton.

Replacements: Thacker, Brugnara, Cilliers, Wells, McCaffrey, Kitto, Tuilagi, Roberts.

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Northampton Saints are without Calum Clark through suspension, while Newcastle make five changes, including Vereniki Goneva replacing Sinoti Sinoti on the wing. Here are the teams:

Northampton: Foden; Elliott, Burrell, Hutchinson, Collins; Myler, Kessell; Waller, Haywood, Brookes, Craig, Day (capt), Paterson, Gibson, Nutley.

Replacements: Clare, Waller, Hill, Onojaife, Ludlam, Groom, Hanrahan, Wilson.

Newcastle: Tait; Goneva, Waldouck, Socino, Watson; Hodgson, Young; Vickers, Lawson, Wilson, Green, Witty, Chick, Wilson (capt), Hogg.

Replacements: Sowrey, Rogers, Wilson, Civetta, Fonua, Egerton, Connon, Burdon.

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Hello and welcome to tonight's live Premiership coverage on BBC Sport.

On paper, these are two games which the 'experts' would tell you should be forgone conclusions as far as the results are concerned.

Bottom-of-the-table Bristol have lost every league game this season, while opponents Leicester are aiming to consolidate fourth place in the Premiership.

Meanwhile Newcastle travel to Northampton in tonight's other match, with the Falcons winning just once on the road in the league while Saints have won six of their past eight.