Roberts crashes it up in the midfield strongly and Bath have a penalty advantage

Poor line out and Bath get the scrum feed

Flood boots it to touch

Roko takes Sinoti out in the air - Penalty only

Penalty to Falcons 40m out

Young clears and Priestland takes it well out the air

Bath put the ball down in and Newcastle attack from 30m out

We are underway

15 minutes until kick off

Welcome to the Rec as Bath host Newcastle Falcons. Both sides in need of a win but none more so than Newcastle who are currently on the bottom of the log. Bath will climb nicely with a big win as they look to save their season