Big fend off by Agulla

Newcastle setting the tempo early on with some good runs

Both sides out on the field. Kick off to follow shortly

Scott Lawson leads Falcons out to the field in his 100th cap for the side.

The away side come in to this in high spirits after last weeks great win against European Champions Saracens, while the Falcons come in off the back of a poor performance vs Wasps. Join us in 5 for live updates throughout.

Hello and welcome to our coverage of this Premiership game which sees Newcastle host Gloucester.