So close for Wasps - Danny Cipriani skipped past a tackle but just got his ankles caught by the Bath defender and coughed up the ball. Bath clear their lines but again fail to find touch and Wasps can go at their hosts yet again.

Wasps are looking really dangerous with ball in hand - Bath's defence is holding firm, but they cannot last like this all match.

After that dominant start for the visitors Bath have a bit of possession now. They earn a penalty after Marcus Watson deliberately knocks on a pass from his Bath-based brother, but Rhys Priestland misses touch with his kick and Wasps can clear their lines.

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Danny Cipriani is the difference here - he's pulling the strings quite brilliantly.

There are danger signs - Wasps are keeping the ball really well.

Bath hold out as Wasps try and probe through, but they give away a penalty which Danny Cipriani kicks for a 5m lineout - Dai Young's side will crank up the pressure again....

Wasps putting the pressure on deep in Bath territory. Bath holding firm so far and the visitors try to probe the Bath line.

Wasps have had all the possession so far - Christian Wade had a nice chip and chase but it was snaffled by the Bath defence. Wasps have a scrum 15m from the home side's try-line.

Wasps kick off and we are under way.

Right then, the teams are out and Luke Pearce is ready with his whistle - it's time for Bath v Wasps live on BBC Sport.

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Kyle Eastmond's fitness problems are haunting him again.

Only three games into his comeback from a serious Achilles tendon injury he suffered at the end of February he's been forced out again.

Gaby Lovobalavu starts in his place with Guy Armitage - the younger brother of Steffon and Delon - on the bench.

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Bath have had some good news today, with prop Beno Obano called up to England training for the first time.

Obano, 23, is part of a 34-man training squad named by England boss Eddie Jones for a two-day camp in Brighton starting on 1 January.

Saracens winger Nathan Earle is also included but Courtney Lawes is rested for personal reasons, while Elliot Daly and Nathan Hughes are injured.

"This camp in Brighton is important for us to set the tone as a squad ahead of the Six Nations," said Jones, who will name his squad for the Six Nations on Thursday, 18 January.

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Tonight's match officially means we're into the second half of the Premiership campaign.

It's always said that no trophies are won midway through a season and I've always found that a bit harsh, so let's offer out a few now.

Team of the year (so far)? Player of the year (so far)? Surprise package? You get the picture.

Send us your nominations by using #bbcrugby on social media.

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It's fifth against third at the Rec tonight, so this could mean a lot in terms of the play-off tussle.

Wasps could find themselves as many as nine points clear of their opponents with victory, though if Bath pick up maximum points they may overtake their visitors.

Plenty to play for.

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It's the battle of the Watsons at the Rec as Bath's Anthony goes up against younger brother and Wasps winger Marcus.

Bath make six changes following their pre-Christmas defeat at Sale - Wales lock Luke Charteris, England back Jonathan Joseph, centre James Wilson, hooker Tom Dunn, prop Beno Obano and number eight Zach Mercer all return.

As well as Marcus Watson Wasps boss Dai Young brings back James Haskell at blindside while Dan Robson, Jake Cooper-Woolley and Kearnan Myall all start after making an impact in the final half an hour against Gloucester.

Bath: A. Watson; Jack Wilson, Joseph, James Wilson, Brew; Priestland, Fotuali'i; Obano, Dunn, Thomas, Ewels, Charteris, Garvey (capt), Grant, Mercer.

Replacements: Van Vuuren, Noguera, Lahiff, Stooke, Phillips, Cook, Burns, Atkins.

Wasps: Le Roux; Wade, De Jongh, Eastmond, M. Watson; Cipriani, Robson; McIntyre, Cruse, Cooper-Woolley, Launchbury (capt), Myall, Haskell, Young, Carr.

Replacements: Johnson, Harris, Moore, Gaskell, Thompson, Simpson, Miller, Lovobalavu.

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Hello and welcome to BBC Sport's live coverage of Bath v Wasps in the Premiership.

One of the festive season's tastiest fixtures pits two sides who have top four aspirations against one another - let's hope it proves to be a post-Christmas cracker.

It also represents the start of the second half of the season - when these two sides met in October Bath spoiled Wasps' 150th anniversary celebrations with a hard-fought 25-9 win at the Ricoh Arena as Semesa Rokoduguni got the only try in a game dominated by the boots of Rhys Priestland, Freddie Burns and Jimmy Gopperth.