FT: Wasps 14-24 Bath
Burns and Chudley tries sees Bath win at Wasps
FT: Newcastle 17-20 Gloucester
Late Twelvetrees penalty earns Gloucester win at Newcastle
Newcastle v Gloucester (15:00 GMT)
Rob Vickerman
BBC Radio 5 live at Kingston Park
Image source, Rob VickermanNewcastle Falcons expecting a full house of 12,000 as they hope to get off the bottom of the Premiership.
Gloucester are riding high in third position and have a real aura about their performances, seen by them winning five from nine this season.
As well as following our live text service this afternoon, you can also listen to online commentary of both games.
Wasps v Bath is available on BBC Radio 5 live, BBC Coventry & Warwickshire and BBC Radio Bristol, while BBC Radio Newcastle and BBC Radio Gloucestershire are all over Newcastle v Gloucester.
You can even listen to a proud old fixture between Nottingham and Coventry in the Championship courtesy of BBC Coventry & Warwickshire.
Simply scroll through the selection of commentaries at the top of this page and click on your choice.
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Image source, Getty ImagesWhat a difference a win can make! Sale beat Bristol Bears 27-10 at the AJ Bell Stadium to climb from 11th to eighth in the congested bottom half of the Premiership table.
Tries from Denny Solomona and Will Cliff, plus 17 points from the boot of Rob du Preez were enough to win it for the Sharks.
Rob du Preez kicks 17 points to help steer Sale to a 27-10 Premiership win over Bristol Bears.
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Image source, Getty ImagesThere was some light at the end of the tunnel for Leicester, who overcame illness in the camp to end their worst run since 1975 by beating Harlequins at Welford Road.
Jonah Holmes ran in two tries, while Manu Tuilagi and Jonny May also touched down as the Tigers ran out 35-24 winners.
Leicester Tigers end an eight-match losing streak in all competitions as they secure a 35-24 win over Harlequins.
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Image source, Getty ImagesThe big result of Saturday's Premiership action came at Sandy Park where Exeter climbed back to the top of the table by ending champions Saracens' 22-match unbeaten record.
Tries from Luke Cowan-Dickie, Harry Williams, Matt Kvesic and a penalty try also meant the Chiefs walked away with a bonus point from a 31-13 victory.
Exeter end Saracens' unbeaten start to the season with a 31-13 victory over the Premiership champions at Sandy Park.
Read MoreAs we build towards kick-off in today's two games, let's look back at yesterday's action...
Newcastle v Gloucester (15:00 GMT)
Image source, Getty ImagesCharlie Sharples will play his 250th game for third-placed Gloucester, who make five changes.
Lewis Ludlow (wrist) is back after two months out, but fly-half Danny Cipriani could be out for six weeks with a chest muscle injury.
Callum Braley, Owen Williams, Tom Hudson and Ciaran Knight also return to Gloucester's starting line-up.
Gloucester: Woodward; Sharples, Twelvetrees, Hudson, Thorley; Williams, Braley; Hohneck, Visagie, Knight, Slater (capt), Mostert, Clarke, Ludlow, Morgan.
Replacements: Walker, McAllister, Balmain, Savage, Evans, Heinz, Trinder, Kriel.
Newcastle v Gloucester (15:00 GMT)
Image source, Rex FeaturesNewcastle welcome back Josh Matavesi after three-and-a-half months out with an ankle injury.
The return of Fiji centre Matavesi is one of five changes as Alex Tait, Logovi'i Mulipola, Calum Green and Gary Graham also come into the starting XV.
Newcastle: Hammersley; Goneva, Harris, Matavesi, Tait; Flood (capt), Takulua; Lockwood, Cooper, Mulipola, Green, Cavubati, Graham, Hardie, M Wilson.
Replacements: McGuigan, Davison, D Wilson, Davidson, Burrows, Young, Connon, Arscott.
Newcastle v Gloucester (15:00 GMT)
Image source, Getty ImagesThe equation is simple for Newcastle today - win the game and spend Christmas off the bottom of the table.
Dean Richards' Falcons have won their last two Premiership games - beating Bath and Northampton - and victory this afternoon would see them climb at least two places.
Third-placed Gloucester, meanwhile, know that a win on the road would give them some breathing space when it comes to the battle for an end-of-season play-off spot.
The Cherry and Whites begin the day four points clear of Harlequins, in fifth, who lost at Leicester yesterday.
Wasps v Bath (15:00 GMT)
Image source, Getty ImagesFreddie Burns returns at fly-half for Bath, who will be captained by scrum-half Will Chudley.
Todd Blackadder's side remain without Wales back-rower Taulupe Faletau, whose comeback from a broken arm has been delayed until at least January.
Bath: Wilson; Rokoduguni, Wright, Roberts, McConnochie; Burns, Chudley (capt); Catt, Dunn, Thomas, Attwood, Stooke, Ellis, Underhill, Louw.
Replacements: Batty, Van Rooyen, Lahiff, Garvey, Mercer, Green, Clark, Vuna.
Wasps v Bath (15:00 GMT)
Image source, Getty ImagesWasps give starts to forwards Brad Shields and Jake Cooper-Woolley for Sunday's Premiership visit of Bath.
Shields (ankle) and Cooper-Woolley (rib) have both overcome knocks to make the starting XV for the hosts.
Scrum-half Dan Robson is also back among the replacements for the first time since injuring his ankle in October.
Wasps: Le Roux; Neal, Daly, Le Bourgeois, Bassett; Searle, Hampson; Harris, Johnson (capt), Cooper-Woolley, Rowlands, Myall, Shields, Young, Carr.
Replacements: Cruse, Zhvania, Brookes, Matthews, Hughes, Robson, Sopoaga, Campagnaro.
Wasps v Bath, Newcastle v Gloucester (15.00 GMT)
Image source, Rex FeaturesReady for another festive feast of Premiership rugby?
Two intriguing games today.
Gloucester, going very well this season, make the long trip to Newcastle, while two very much out-of-sorts sides meet in Coventry with Wasps hosting Bath.
So get the mince pies out of the oven, stick the kettle on, and sit back...