6 Pennell – Couldn’t fault the full-back’s commitment and was one of Warriors’ better players on a bleak afternoon.

5 Heem – The wing saw little of the ball in an attacking sense although he did make one break. Replaced by Jackson Willison early in the second half.

5 Hammond – Started in an unfamiliar midfield role because of Ryan Mills’ untimely ban but wasn’t comfortable and it was no surprise when Willison came on in the second period.

6 Olivier – Crossed for Worcester’s second try and worked hard in the midfield as Exeter dominated for most of the match.

6 Adams – Crossed the whitewash after running on to an inch-perfect kick from Jamie Shillcock and put in plenty of effort.

6 Shillcock – A tough afternoon for the teenage fly-half who is having to learn quickly in the glare of the Aviva Premiership.

5 Arr – Took an early bang in the face but returned to the field after being patched up. Only had slow ball to deal with and was replaced by Michael Dowsett early in the second half.

5 Rapava Ruskin – Struggled to make an impact as Warriors coughed up ball. He found the pace of the game difficult to cope with.

5 Singleton – The rookie hooker struggled with his throws into the line-out early on as Exeter stole two against the head. His accuracy improved in the second period.

5 Schonert - With very few scrummages in the match, the prop didn’t have an opportunity to leave his mark. Like most of Warriors’ forwards, struggled to cope with the frenetic pace of Exeter’s attacks.

6 Kitchener – A baptism of fire for the rookie lock who was picked ahead of Donncha O’Callaghan and put his body on the line in his first Premiership start.

4 Barry – Picked up a yellow card in the first half as Warriors came under relentless pressure and lacked his usual presence in the line-out.

7 POTGIETER – The South African flanker notched his second try for the club and was industrious against the Sandy Park storm.

5 Kirwan – The flanker is enduring a tough spell at the moment. He was guilty of spilling the ball in midfield on several occasions which proved costly.

6 Dowson – The experienced campaigner will be feeling battered and bruised after Warriors shipped 57 points for only the second time in their Premiership history.

Replacements: Kirwan (Lewis 45, 6), Arr (Dowsett 45, 6), Heem (Willison 50, 6), Ruskin (Leleimalefaga 50, 6), Barry (O’Callaghan 62, 6), Pennell (Biggs 64, 6), Schonert (Daniels 68), Singleton (Williams 70).

Attendance: 11,055.

Referee: Matthew O’Grady.

Yellow cards: Worcester: Barry: 36 mins; Exeter: Waldrom 65 mins.

Exeter: Dollman; Woodburn, Devoto, Whitten, Short; Steenson, Chudley; Moon, Yeandle, Williams, Lees, Hill, Dennis, Horstmann, Waldrom. Replacements: Malton, Rimmer, Holmes, Parling, Ewers, Maunder, Simmonds, Hill.

RUN OF PLAY

0-5: Yeandle try, 11 min.

0-7: Steenson conv, 11 min.

0-10: Steenson pen, 15 min.

0-15: Chudley try, 22 min.

0-17: Steenson conv, 22 min.

3-17: Shillcock pen, 26 min.

3-22: Penalty try, 33 min.

3-24: Steenson conv, 33 min.

3-29: Woodburn try, 44 min.

3-31: Steenson conv, 44 min.

3-36: Rimmer try, 50 min.

3-38: Steenson conv, 50 min.

3-43: Waldrom try, 55 min.

3-45: Steenson conv, 55 min.

8-45: Adams try, 48 min.

10-45: Shillcock conv, 48 min.

10-50: Short try, 51 min.

15-50: Olivier try, 68 min.

17-50: Shillcock conv, 68 min.

17-55: Whitten try, 70 min.

17-57: Steenson conv, 70 min.

22-57: Potgieter try, 75 min.