High-flying league leaders Gloucester Rugby head to defending champions Northampton Saints in a bumper Prem Rugby clash on Saturday evening.
The Cherry and Whites have been a revelation so far this Prem Rugby season, winning three of their four matches to sit at the top of the tree early in the season.
George Skivington's side cemented themselves as genuine contenders last weekend, defeating early season favourites Bath by a score of 23-5.
Meanwhile, Northampton have found life as champions difficult to contend with, having won just two of their opening three matches, losing their derby weekend clash against Leicester Tigers 28-7 last time out.
Phil Dowson has made three changes to his Northampton Saints side that lost at Leicester Tigers last weekend, with Anthony Belleau, Ollie Sleightholme and Callum Chick coming into the starting XV.
Belleau joins Alex Mitchell in the half back pairing, with captain Fraser Dingwall joined in the centres by Tommy Freeman, who shifts in from the wing to play at 13.
This allows Ollie Sleightholme to feature from the off in the back three, alongside James Pater and George Hendy.
Immanuel Iyogun, Curtis Langdon and Cleopas Kundiona make up the front row, ahead of the lock pairing of Alex Coles and Ed Prowse, who complete an unchanged front five, while Chick comes into the back row, alongside Tom Pearson and Josh Kemeny.
Captain Seb Atkinson returns to the Gloucester side for the trip to the East Midlands, partnering Max Llewellyn in midfield, with George Barton, Will Joseph and Will Knight forming the back three. Caolan Englefield and Charlie Atkinson continue at half back.
Val Rapava Ruskin and Seb Blake continue in the front row, with Afo Fasogbon coming into the starting XV, in front of a lock pairing of Jean Kleyn and Arthur Clark. Freddie Thomas, Deian Gwynne and Jack Clement form a familiar back row.
Northampton Saints team news
Starting XV: 15 James Pater, 14 Ollie Sleightholme, 13 Tommy Freeman, 12 Fraser Dingwall (c), 11 George Hendy, 10 Anthony Belleau, 9 Alex Mitchell; 1 Emmanuel Iyogun, 2 Curtis Langdon, 3 Cleopas Kundiona, 4 Alex Coles, 5 Ed Prowse, 6 Josh Kemeny, 7 Tom Pearson, 8 Callum Chick.
Replacements: 16 Robbie Smith, 17 Danilo Fischetti, 18 Ion Neculai, 19 JJ Van Der Mescht, 20 Tom Lockett, 21 Henry Pollock, 22 Jonny Weimann, 23 Rory Hutchinson.
Gloucester Rugby team news
Starting XV: 15 George Barton, 14 Will Joseph, 13 Max Llewellyn, 12 Seb Atkinson (c), 11 Will Knight, 10 Charlie Atkinson, 09 Caolan Englefield; 1 Val Rapava Ruskin, 2 Seb Blake, 3 Afo Fasogbon, 4 Jean Kleyn, 5 Arthur Clark, 6 Freddie Thomas, 7 Deian Gwynne, 8 Jack Clement.
Replacements: 16 Dewi Lake, 17 Dian Bleuler, 18 Ciaran Knight, 19 Will Trenholm, 20 Jac Morgan, 21 Lewis Ludlow, 22 Dan Robson, 23 Ben Redshaw.
