Owen Farrell among England stars returning for Saracens while Marcus Smith on bench duty for Harlequins

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Harlequins fly-half Marcus Smith clashes with Saracens captain Owen Farrell.

Harlequins fly-half Marcus Smith clashes with Saracens captain Owen Farrell.

Round Four of the Premiership season gets underway with one game on Friday and three on Saturday before the action concludes with Exeter v Bristol on Sunday.

Friday

Sale Sharks v Gloucester

Sale Sharks: 15 Sam James, 14 Tom Roebuck, 13 Rob du Preez (c), 12 Sam Bedlow, 11 Arron Reed, 10 George Ford, 9 Gus Warr, 8 Dan du Preez, 7 Sam Dugdale, 6 Ernst van Rhyn, 5 Jonny Hill, 4 Cobus Wiese, 3 Nick Schonert, 2 Agustin Creevy, 1 Bevan Rodd
Replacements: 16 Nathan Langdon, 17 Si McIntyre, 18 James Harper, 19 Josh Beaumont, 20 Ben Curry, 21 Nye Thomas, 22 Alex Wills, 23 Tom Ellis

Gloucester: 15 Jake Morris, 14 Jack Reeves, 13 Chris Harris (c), 12 Mark Atkinson, 11 Alex Hearle, 10 George Barton, 9 Charlie Chapman, 8 Jack Clement, 7 Ben Donnell, 6 Albert Tuisue, 5 Arthur Clark, 4 Freddie Thomas, 3 Kirill Gotovtsev, 2 Jack Singleton, 1 Val Rapava-Ruskin
Replacements: 16 Santi Socino, 17 Harry Elrington, 18 Ciaran Knight, 19 Cam Jordan, 20 Harry Taylor, 21 Micky Young, 22 Max Llewellyn, 23 Josh Hathaway

Venue: Salford Stadium
Kick-off: 19:45 GMT
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe
Assistant Referees: George Selwood, Neil Chivers
TMO: Dean Richards

Saturday

Harlequins v Newcastle Falcons

Harlequins: 15 Nick David, 14 Tyrone Green, 13 Oscar Beard, 12 Lennox Anyanwu, 11 Louis Lynagh, 10 Jarrod Evans, 9 Will Porter, 8 Alex Dombrandt (c), 7 Will Evans, 6 Dino Lamb, 5 George Hammond, 4 Joe Launchbury, 3 Will Collier, 2 Sam Riley, 1 Fin Baxter
Replacements: 16 Nathan Jibulu, 17 Joe Marler, 18 Dillon Lewis, 19 Chandler Cunningham-South, 20 James Chisholm, 21 Max Green, 22 Marcus Smith, 23 Bryn Bradley

Newcastle Falcons: 15 Elliott Obatoyinbo, 14 Adam Radwan, 13 Matias Moroni, 12 Matias Orlando, 11 Mateo Carreras, 10 Rory Jennings, 9 Hugh O’Sullivan, 8 Callum Chick (c), 7 Guy Pepper, 6 Sam Cross, 5 Kiran McDonald, 4 Pedro Rubiolo, 3 Mark Tampin, 2 Bryan Byrne, 1 Adam Brocklebank
Replacements: 16 Jamie Blamire, 17 Phil Brantingham, 18 Eduardo Bello, 19 John Hawkins, 20 Josh Bainbridge, 21 Sam Stuart, 22 Brett Connon, 23 George Wacokecoke

Venue: The Stoop
Kick-off: 15:00 GMT
Referee: Jack Makepeace
Assistant Referees: Harry Walbaum, John Meredith
TMO: Stuart Terheege

Northampton Saints v Bath

Northampton Saints: 15 George Furbank (c), 14 Tommy Freeman, 13 Fraser Dingwall, 12 Rory Hutchinson, 11 George Hendy, 10 Fin Smith, 9 Tom James, 8 Lewis Ludlam, 7 Tom Pearson, 6 Angus Scott-Young, 5 Alex Coles, 4 Alex Moon, 3 Elliot Millar Mills, 2 Curtis Langdon, 1 Alex Waller
Replacements: 16 Tom Cruse, 17 Ethan Waller, 18 Paul Hill, 19 Chunya Munga, 20 Sam Graham, 21 Archie McParland, 22 Ollie Sleightholme, 23 Tom Seabrook

Bath: 15 Tom de Glanville, 14 Ruaridh McConnochie, 13 Max Ojomoh, 12 Cameron Redpath, 11 Will Muir, 10 Orlando Bailey, 9 Louis Schreuder, 8 Jaco Coetzee, 7 Sam Underhill, 6 Miles Reid (c), 5 Fergus Lee-Warner, 4 Josh McNally, 3 Thomas du Toit, 2 Niall Annett, 1 Beno Obano
Replacements: 16 Tom Dunn, 17 Juan Schoeman, 18 Will Stuart, 19 Charlie Ewels, 20 Alfie Barbeary, 21 Ben Spencer, 22 Sam Harris, 23 Louie Hennessey

Venue: cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens
Kick-off: 15:00 GMT
Referee: Adam Leal
Assistant Referees: Hamish Grant, Jamie Leahy
TMO: Dean Richards

Saracens v Leicester Tigers

Saracens: 15 Alex Goode, 14 Sean Maitland, 13 Alex Lozowski, 12 Nick Tompkins, 11 Elliot Daly, 10 Owen Farrell (c), 9 Aled Davies, 8 Billy Vunipola, 7 Ben Earl, 6 Andy Christie, 5 Nick Isiekwe, 4 Maro Itoje, 3 Marco Riccioni, 2 Jamie George, 1 Mako Vunipola
Replacements: 16 Theo Dan, 17 Eroni Mawi, 18 Alec Clarey, 19 Callum Hunter-Hill, 20 Hugh Tizard, 21 Tom Willis, 22 Ivan van Zyl, 23 Tom Parton

Leicester Tigers: 15 Mike Brown, 14 Josh Bassett, 13 Guy Porter, 12 Dan Kelly, 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10 Jamie Shillcock, 9 Tom Whiteley, 8 Olly Cracknell, 7 Tommy Reffell, 6 Hanro Liebenberg (c), 5 Sam Carter, 4 Cameron Henderson, 3 Joe Heyes, 2 Charlie Clare, 1 James Cronin
Replacements: 16 Nic Dolly, 17 Francois van Wyk, 18 Will Hurd, 19 Harry Wells, 20 Matt Rogerson, 21 Joe Powell, 22 Charlie Atkinson, 23 Solomone Kata

Venue: StoneX Stadium
Kick-off: 15:05 GMT
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
Assistant Referees: Joe James, Peter Allan
TMO: Rowan Kitt

Sunday

Exeter Chiefs v Bristol Bears

Exeter Chiefs: 15 Tommy Wyatt, 14 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, 13 Henry Slade, 12 Tom Hendrickson, 11 Olly Woodburn, 10 Harvey Skinner, 9 Tom Cairns, 8 Ross Vintcent, 7 Jacques Vermeulen, 6 Ethan Roots, 5 Lewis Pearson, 4 Rusi Tuima, 3 Ehren Painter, 2 Jack Yeandle (c), 1 Scott Sio
Replacements: 16 Dan Frost, 17 Nika Abuladze, 18 Josh Iosefa-Scott, 19 Dafydd Jenkins, 20 Aidon Davis, 21 Niall Armstrong, 22 Will Haydon-Wood, 23 Joe Hawkins

Bristol Bears: 15 Rich Lane, 14 Noah Heward, 13 Virimi Vakatawa, 12 Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 11 Gabriel Ibitoye, 10 Callum Sheedy, 9 Kieran Marmion, 8 Magnus Bradbury, 7 Fitz Harding (c), 6 James Dun, 5 Joe Batley, 4 Josh Caulfield, 3 George Kloska, 2 Will Capon, 1 Sam Grahamslaw
Replacements: 16 Harry Thacker, 17 Jake Woolmore, 18 Max Lahiff, 19 Ed Holmes, 20 Dan Thomas, 21 Harry Randall, 22 James Williams, 23 Piers O’Conor

Venue: Sandy Park
Kick-off: 15:00 GMT
Referee: Hamish Smales
Assistant Referees: Anthony Woodthorpe, James Clarke
TMO: David Rose

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