Gloucester v Warriors (From Worcester News)

9:41pm

Jonny May would probably have scored without the trip, but it is so harsh on Warriors that late in the game.

9:40pm

Gutted for Warriors....

9:37pm

Looks like there might have been trip by Errie Claassens on Jonny May in the build up to the final play....

9:36pm

DRAMA!

9:36pm

Glaws knock-on and that's full time, but Rose has gone to the TMO fior something?

9:35pm

Glaws having to go from deep.

9:35pm

Clock stopped while Jake Abbott gets treatment. Betty back on (blood).

9:34pm

38 seconds to go!

9:34pm

Tense moments at Kingsholm!

9:31pm

Warriors looking to play territory, Danny gray finds a good touch on the Gloucester 22. Four minutes to go...

9:28pm

Seven minutes to go and Warriors win a penalty on the Gloucester 22! Great break from Chris Pennell to take Warriors into range.

9:21pm

Blair Cowan hit for not rolling away right in front of the posts as Glouceste rpile on the pressure. Hosts should re-take the lead with 10 mins to go.

9:19pm

Line-out to Gloucester on the Warriors 22...

9:15pm

The game is really opening up now, good attacking threat posed by Drauniniu and Lemi.

9:12pm

Goodey has picked up a knock and is replaced by Danny Gray; Lutui on for Shervington too, as well as Drauniniu for Matavesi.

9:08pm

On the angle, from the 10m line, Goode misses the targte. Warriors could have been level by now.

9:07pm

Warriors go from deep with Lemi chipping ahead and getting back to tackle Sharples, before Gloucester go in at the side. Goode going for goal this time.

9:04pm

Should have been three points back for Worcester, but Goode decided to chip for the corner and the chance was wasted. Poor decision-making from the veteran 10 there.

9:02pm

Euan Murray wins the plaudits for a big scrum as Warriors force a penalty. Goode kicks to touch inside the Gloucester 22.

9:00pm

Josh Drauniniu being prepared to come on for Warriors.

8:56pm

Warriors knock-on at the tail, but Gloucester are hit for early engagement at the scrum.

8:54pm

Poor decision by Charlie Sharples as he catches Errie Claassens' punt in the 22, runs out of it, then slices into touch on the full.

8:52pm

Rose gives one back to Warriors as he penalises Gloucester for not rolling away as Matt Mullan rumbled up to near the 10m line.

8:51pm

Really harsh call that. Jonny Arr caught Ryan Mills as the fly-half cleared, but there seemed to be nothing in it. The TMO disagreed and Gloucester have a penalty from where the ball was kicked (Warriors' 10m line) insitead of a line-out to the visitors near the 22.

8:46pm

From the re-start, Warriors look to keep it tight, but are guilty of holding on. Poor start that.

8:45pm

Warriors back out for the second-half and here come Gloucester. Huge 40 minutes in Worcester's season coming up.

8:44pm

8:30pm

A frantic finale as Sione Kalamafoni makes a break through the middle for Gloucester, who have numbers out wide, but a great tackle from Chris Pennell wins a penalty for holding on.

8:24pm

Goode's grubber is hurredly cleared by Rob Cook and Warriors have their first attacking platform of the game. Line-out around 30m out.

TMO had a look at a possible late tackle by Matavesi on Cook as the full-back cleared, but nothing doing.

8:21pm

Warriors scrum retreats at a rate of knotts but win the penalty for Gloucester wheeling the scrum.

8:20pm

Matavesi joins in the scrum to make up the numbers. Not at tighthead though, as suggested by one of my colleagues.

8:20pm

Warriors opt for the scrum.....

8:19pm

Massive let-off for Warriors as Dan Robson knocks-on with Gloucester a matter of inches from the try line.

8:18pm

Gloucester put the ball in the corner again....

8:18pm

Warriors are penalised again as they try and halt Gloucester's driving line-out with a man light.

8:11pm

Mills goes to the corner this time.

8:11pm

Another stupid one from Matavesi, who needlessly enters a ruck from the side. Gloucester play on, but kick the ball away, yet Rose plays a generous advantage and they still win the penalty.

8:09pm

Warriors are hit for off-side in mid-field and referee David Rose decides to wanr captain James Percival about the number of penalties his side are conceding.

8:04pm

Warriors concede their fifth penalty and we're only 18 minutes in. Matavesi with a dumb off-side that time.

8:01pm

Warriors come back at Gloucester a little and win a kickable penalty inside the 10m line. Worcester certainly looking to run the ball whenever possible.

7:59pm

Jonny May nearly gets on the end of Ryan Mills' grubber kick, but the ball just goes dead.

7:57pm

Warriors absolutely demolished at the game's first scrum. Penalty to Gloucester.

7:54pm

Cook now makes a good break down the right and Gloucester win a second penalty in quick succession as Warriors are off-side.

7:52pm

Good passage of play from Warriors, but they can't break through and knock-on. Gloucester then win a penalty for not rolling away and Rob Cook is having a go at the posts.

7:49pm

Hits the crossbar!

7:49pm

Gloucester hit for not rolling away just inside their own half and Andy Goode is having a shot at goal.

7:46pm

7:45pm

BREAKING NEWS: Mike Tindall injured in the warm-up and is replaced by Tim Molenaar, Shane Monahan onto the bench.

7:43pm

Kick-off minutes away and Kingsholm is looking pretty much full up, should be a great atmosphere.

7:41pm

7:41pm

Worcester News reporter Neil Watts....

7:36pm

7:35pm

On the press bench with 10 minutes to kick-off, definitely pretty chilly already...

7:35pm

7:24pm

7:24pm

7:13pm

Here's the two line-ups:

Warriors: Claassens; Pennell, Grove, Matavesi, Lemi; Goode, Arr; Mullan, Shervington, Murray, Percival, Schofield, Betty, Kvesic, Cowan.

Replacements: Lutui, Ceri Jones, Andress, Gillies, Abbott, Hodgson, Gray, Drauniniu.

Gloucester: Cook; Sharples, Trinder, Tindall, May; Mills, Robson; Murphy, Dawidiuk, Harden, Lokotui, James, Savage, Qera, Kalamafoni.

Replacements: Edmonds, Wood, Chistolini, Buxton, Hazell, Lewis, Molenaar, Thomas.

7:12pm

Kick-off is just under half-an-hour away, so here's a couple of articles to keep you busy until then.

Joe Carlisle's move to Wasps was finally rubber-stamped today and you can read his thoughts on his time at Warriors and his future hopes here.

Blair Cowan will make his first league start of the season, too.

7:08pm

Been having a few connection errors here at Kingsholm, but the wifi seems to have kicked back into life now, so hopefully we'll be ok for the game!

6:50pm

Should be an exciting game tonight, but it is going to be a chilly one out there!

6:38pm

Warriors have made a late change to the side they announced yesterday, with Josh Drauniniu making a recovery from a shoulder injury to replace Jon Clarke on the replacements bench.