Forget what I said before - Worcester have found an area where they can get success and are utilising it as much as possible.

That area is the scrum, and it's giving a hosts a foothold in this match.

After a frenetic start the game has calmed down in terms of scores.

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It's all Wasps at Sixways, and I'd be surprised if Dai Young's smile hasn't got wider.

The visitors mount a patient attacking move, which reaches its 11th phase before a stray pass, while Worcester's line-out is a mess, quite frankly.

Carl Hogg's side are hanging on by a thread.

Warriors won't be moaning at that decision!

Some solid work from their scrum not only pushes Wasps back but wins them a penalty - teenager Jamie Shillcock does the honours.

Plenty of early scoring here, which can only be a good sign.

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The home side clearly feel aggrieved by one or two early decisions which may have gone against them.

I can safely say they haven't really altered the trend of this game thus far.

Forget the Worcester shambles at the start, Wasps have started this one like they mean business.

The visiting forwards force an error, and Rob Miller kicks the resulting penalty for the favourites.

Remember, Wasps are without 16 players today...

Harlequins take the lead at Newcastle through Tim Swiel's penalty.

Quins have had most of the territory in the opening eight minutes at Kingston Park.

Swiel slots the ball between the posts from just outside the 22, about 10 meters in from the touchline.

It doesn't repair the damage of the opening minute, but Warriors have at least reduced their arrears.

Wasps are penalised for not releasing and Jamie Shillcock converts an almost unmissable penalty.  

The referees have sounded their whistles and we're underway at both Sixways and Kingston Park.

Warriors man Nick Schonert was given a special entrance onto the field - the prop is making his 50th appearance for the side this afternoon.

As kick off approaches, what could today's results mean for the table?

Well, Wasps will move back above Bath into second if they win at Worcester, who have won just once in their past 13 Premiership games.

However, Dai Young's side have lost their past two Premiership away outings at leaders Saracens and Gloucester.

Newcastle and Harlequins are both very much in mid-table, though the hosts have the added incentive of moving above Quins into seventh with victory - it's very much all to play for.

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It may have been in a different competition and at a different ground, but some might say Wasps already have the upper hand on their hosts before the game has even started.

Just three weeks ago they walloped Worcester 62-10 at the Ricoh Arena in the Anglo-Welsh Cup - the star that day was Dan Robson, who starts for Wasps at scrum-half this afternoon.

A psychological boost for the visitors, perhaps? 

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Newcastle have Evan Olmstead back from playing with Canada and he replaces suspended Calum Green at lock, while Fred Burdon starts for the first time in the Premiership at outside centre.

Australia international James Horwill returns from a dislocated finger to captain Harlequins, who are without Marland Yarde due to international duty.

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Newcastle: Delany; Goneva, Burdon, Socino, Tait; Hodgson, Young; Vickers, Lawson, Olmstead, Witty, Chick, Wilson (capt), Hogg.

Replacements: Sowrey, Rogers, Welsh, Fonua, Civetta, Takulua, Watson, Waldouck.

Harlequins: Morris; Alofa, Marchant, Roberts, Visser; Swiel, Dickson; Lambert, Buchanan, Collier, Matthews, Horwill (capt), Chisholm, Wallace, Clifford.

Replacements: Ward, Evans, Jones, Merrick, Naoupu, Mulchrone, Jackson, Walker.

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Warriors have made six changes to the side which lost at Exeter last time out.

Georgia hooker Jaba Bregvadze, Samoa number eight Alafoti Faosiliva, lock Donncha O'Callaghan, flanker Sam Lewis, centre Jackson Willison and Tonga winger Cooper Vuna all earn recalls.

Worcester are without centre Ben Te'o, who was on the bench for England at Twickenham yesterday.

There's been a late change to the Wasps starting XV, and it's a significant one.

England international Danny Cipriani has been ruled out with a calf strain, so Rob Miller moves to fly-half and Piers O'Conor comes in at full back.

Elliot Daly is suspended after a red card on England duty, but Dai Young's biggest concern will be his growing injury list, which includes forward James Haskell (toe) as well as backs Christian Wade (foot), Jimmy Gopperth (knee), Kyle Eastmond (chest) and Kurtley Beale (knee).

In fact, the visitors could make an entire line-up of their unavailable players.

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Wasps: O'Conor; Halai, Macken, Leiua, Bassett; Miller, Robson; Mullan (capt), Taylor, Moore, Gaskell, Myall, Johnson, Young, Rieder.

Replacements: Willis, Harris, Swainston, Rowlands, Thompson, Simpson, Armitage.

It's a busy afternoon of Premiership action, but we can always find time to squeeze in a reminder of England's record-equaling 14th consecutive Test victory. 

Eddie Jones' side started poorly, but rallied to beat Australia 37-21 at Twickenham and ensure they'll end 2016 unbeaten.

You have my permission to relive the joy here.

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It's four games down, two to go in this 10th round of Premiership fixtures.

The highlight so far came at the Rec, where Alex Lozowski failed to kick a last-gasp penalty for Saracens as Bath held on to beat the Premiership leaders in front of a record crowd.

Yesterday's other matches were both derbies - Adam Thompstone scored a try and was sin-binned in quick succession as Leicester overcame Northampton, while Gloucester scored four second-half tries as they came from behind to secure a bonus-point win over Bristol.

Under the Friday night lights, Exeter scored three first-half tries as they eased to a third consecutive Premiership victory against Sale.