Newcastle Red Bulls vs Bristol Bears

Kickoff: 7:45pm, Friday 25th April

Venue: Kingston Park

Watch on: TNT Sports 1

Key to the game: How will Tom Jordan do? Bristol managed to get back on track with a big win over Gloucester last weekend. Tom Jordan played a big part in that but his recent form has been unconvincing at fly-half. He was accused of being too predictable and lacking rhythm for Bristol. Last week's performance went some way to alleviating those concerns against Gloucester but needs to put together a good run of form given where we are in the season. MacGinty and Worsley are out, but Bristol's season shouldn't end because of that. 

Prediction: Newcastle 14-32 Bristol Bears

Team news

Newcastle Red Bulls

Starting XV

1.Adam Brocklebank 2.Ollie Fletcher 3.Murray McCallum 4.Jamie Hodgson 5.Finn Baker

6.Freddie Clarke 7.Tom Christie (C) 8.Reuben Parsons 9.James Elliott 10.Brett Connon

11.Elliott Obatoyinbo 12.Rhys Beeckmans 13.Alex Hearle 14.Christian Wade 15.Josh Hodge

Bench

16.Samson Adejimi 17.Micky Rewcastle 18.Richard Palframan 19.John Hawkins

20.Amanaki Mafi 21.Sam Stuart 22.Ben Healy 23.George Bolam

Bristol Bears

Starting XV

1.Ellis Genge 2.Gabriel Oghre 3.George Kloska 4.James Dun 5.Joe Batley

6.Joe Owen 7.Fitz Harding(C) 8.Benjamin Grondona 9.Harry Randall 10.Tom Jordan

11.Gabriel Ibitoye 12.Bernhard Janse van Rensburg 13.Matias Moroni 14.Noah Heward 15.Rich Lane

Bench

16.Harry Thacker 17.Jake Woolmore 18.Max Lahiff 19.George Taylor

20.Kofi Cripps 21.Sam Wolstenhome 22.James Williams 23.Kalaveti Ravouvou

Harlequins vs Sale Sharks

Kickoff: 3pm, Saturday 25th April

Venue: The Stoop

Watch on: TNT Sports / HBO

Key to the game: Can Ford kick his team to victory? Both of these teams are in depressing situations but things have worsened for Sale since their victory over Harlequins in the Champions Cup round of 16 a few weeks ago. Their collective fitness has worsened and they are coming into this game on the back of a humiliation at the hands of Saracens. They are missing key players across the line-up, but particularly in the pack, so George Ford is going to have to put in a vintage performance for this team to do anything.

Prediction: Harlequins 29-17 Sale Sharks

Team news

Harlequins

Starting XV
1.Will Hobson 2.George Turner 3.Joe Jones 4.Chandler Cunningham-South 5.Joe Launchbury

6.Guido Petti 7.Jack Kenningham 8.Alex Dombrandt(C) 9.Lucas Friday 10.Marcus Smith

11.Hayden Hyde 12.Bryn Bradley 13.Luke Northmore 14.Cameron Anderson 15.Jamie Benson

Bench

16.Sam Riley 17.Ethan Clarke 18.Ollie Streeter 19.Kieran Treadwell

20.Zach Carr 21.Will Evans 22.Jack Grant 23.Sean Kerr

Sale Sharks

Starting XV
1.Ralph McEachran 2.Alfie Longstaff 3.Asher Opoku-Fordjour 4.Ernst van Rhyn 5.Ben Bamber

6.Jacques Vermeulen 7.Tristan Woodman 8.Sam Dugdale 9.Gus Warr 10.George Ford

11.Aaron Reed 12.Rekeiti Ma'asi-White 13.Rob du Preez 14.Tom Roebuck 15.Tom O'Flaherty

Bench

16.Ethan Caine 17.Tumy Onasanya 18.James Harper 19.Hyron Andrews

20.Seb Kelly 21.Dom Hanson 22.Marius Louw 23.Ollie Davies

Saracens vs Leicester Tigers

Kickoff: 3:05pm, Saturday 25th April

Venue: StoneX Stadium

Watch on: TNT Sports 1

Key to the game: The back row battle. These are well-matched teams but it's Saracens who need the win more as a result of their league position. The only area in which there is a clear personnel disparity between these teams is the back row. Liebenberg, Moro and Cracknell are a solid, hardy trio but lack the star power present in this Saracens group. McFarland, Earl and Willis are all capped internationals and excellent players. If they can take hold of the control of this game, Saracens will be in prime position to close the gap to Leicester in what is basically a must-win game.

Prediction: Saracens 24-22 Leicester Tigers

Team news

Saracens

Starting XV
1.Rhys Carre 2.Jamie George 3.Marcus Street 4.Maro Itoje(C) 5.Hugh Tizard

6.Theo McFarland 7.Ben Earl 8.Tom Willis 9.Charlie Bracken 10.Fergus Burke

11.Rotimi Segun 12.Olly Hartley 13.Nick Tompkins 14.Noah Caluori 15.Max Malins

Bench

16.Theo Dan 17.Eroni Mawi 18.Marco Riccioni 19.Nick Isiekwe

20.Nathan Michelow 21.Ivan van Zyl 22.Owen Farrell 23.Lucio Cinti

Leicester Tigers

Starting XV

1.Nicky Smith 2.Jamie Blamire 3.Joe Heyes 4.Cameron Henderson 5.Ollie Chessum(C)

6.Hanro Liebenberg  7.Joaquin Moro 8.Olly Cracknell 9.Jack van Poortvliet 10.Billy Searle

11.Ollie Hassell-Collins 12.Orlando Bailey 13.Izaia Perese 14.Gabriel Hamer-Webb 15.Freddie Steward

Bench

16.Charlie Clare 17.Archie van der Flier 18.Will Hurd 19.George Martin 

20.Samuel Williams 21.Tom Whiteley 22.Will Wand 23.Adam Radwan

Northampton Saints vs Bath

Kickoff: 5:30pm, Saturday 25th April

Venue: Cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens

Watch on: TNT Sports 1

Key to the game: Can Donoghue find the magic he had pre-injury? At first glance, this game looks to be a titanic clash between the top two teams in the Prem. However, upon seeing the team-sheets, it's obvious Bath are happy to lose this game in order to have their big stars like Russell and Spencer fit to play Bordeaux in the Champions Cup next weekend. These changes give Donoghue his first big chance in a while at fly-half. He is an electric runner from the 10 channel but will have to do a lot more than that against the England duo of Mitchell and Smith.

Prediction: Northampton Saints 37-16 Bath

Team news

Northampton Saints

Starting XV

1.Emmanuel Iyogun 2.Craig Wright 3.Luke Green 4.Tom Lockett 5.Ed Prowse

6.Josh Kemeny 7.Sam Graham 8.Henry Pollock 9.Alex Mitchell 10.Fin Smith

11.Ollie Sleightholme 12.Fraser Dingwall(C) 13.Tom Litchfield 14.Tommy Freeman 15.George Hendy

Bench

16.Robbie Smith 17.Danilo Fischetti 18.Cleopas Kundiona 19.JJ van der Mescht

20.Chunya Munga 21.Callum Chick 22.Archie McParland 23.Rory Hutchinson

Bath

Starting XV

1.Scott Kirk 2.Dan Frost 3.Kieran Verden 4.Ewan Richards 5.Ross Molony

6.Josh Bayliss 7.Miles Reid(C) 8.Arthur Green 9.Bernard van der Linde 10.Ciaran Donoghue

11.Will Muir 12.Will Butt 13.Chris Harris 14.Louie Hennessey 15.Tom de Glanville

Bench

16.Kepu Tuipulotu 17.Francois van Wyk 18.Archie Griffin 19.Enoch opoku-Gyamfi

20.Ted Hill 21.Tom Carr-Smith 22.Sam Winters 23.Sam Underhill

Gloucester vs Exeter Chiefs

Kickoff: 3:30pm, Sunday 26th April

Venue: Kingsholm

Watch on: TNT Sports 1

Key to the game: Can Gloucester make the most of finally having a healthy team? George Skivington and his men have had a torrid time with injuries which have derailed their season. This weekend they finally have a starting XV that is basically first-choice and they will be looking to take advantage of it. Their opponents will be looking to create some new memories at Kingsholm after their disastrous visit last season. That 79-17 loss caused the club's chairman, Tony Rowe, to enter the team's changing room and excoriate the players for their performance before sacking a couple of long-time coaches. The Chiefs have since used that day as a turning point but will still be eager to put it to bed with a win this weekend.

Prediction: Gloucester 23-26 Exeter Chiefs

Team news

Gloucester

Starting XV

1.Val Rapava Ruskin 2.Jack Innard 3.Afo Fasogbon 4.Arthur Clark 5.Matias Alemanno

6.Freddie Thomas 7.Lewis Ludlow 8.Will Trenholm 9.Tomos Williams(C) 10.Charlie Atkinson

11.Ben Loader 12.Seb Atkinson 13.Max Llewellyn 14.Will Joseph 15.George Barton

Bench

16.George Knowles 17.Dian Bleuler 18.Nepo Laulala 19.Danny Eite

20.Jack Clement 21.James Venter 22.Caolan Englefield 23.Ollie Thorley

Exeter Chiefs

Starting XV

1.Will Goodrick-Clarke 2.Joseph Dweba 3.Josh Iosefa-Scott 4.Rusi Tuima 5.Lewis Pearson

6.Ethan Roots 7.Ross Vintcent 8.Greg Fisilau 9.Stephen Varney 10.Harvey Skinner

11.Immanuel Feyi-Waboso 12.Len Ikitau 13.Henry Slade 14.Paul Brown-Bampoe 15.Campbell Ridl

Bench

16.Max Norey 17.Ethan Burger 18.Jimmy Roots 19.Christ Tshiunza 

20.Tom Hooper 21.Finn Worley-Brady 22.Tom Cairns 23.Ben Hammersley