Bristol Bears face Saracens in Round One of the Gallagher Premiership on Friday night in a mouth-watering opening game to the 2021/22 Gallagher Premiership between two of the strongest sides in the competition.
Last year's table-toppers Bristol Bears are looking to rebuild the walls of fortress Ashton Gate having lost two of their last three home matches, to Exeter Chiefs in Round 17 of last season's Premiership and to Harlequins in the play-offs.
The Bears have begun the season in Round One at Ashton Gate twice before, winning on both occasions against Bath in 2018 and 2019.
Saracens return to the Premiership after a one-year absence with their only league defeat last season being at Cornish Pirates in the RFU Championship in Round One in March 2021.
The last five fixtures between the two clubs have all been won by the home side on the day, whilst Saracens' only previous victory at Ashton Gate was 39-0 on 30 September 2016.
The Men in Black lost 16-12 on their last visit to Bristol back in August 2020.
Around 20,000 fans are expected for Friday night's game but if you can't make it to the game here are all the ways you can follow the action...
What time is kick-off?
Bristol Bears v Saracens kicks-off at 7.45pm on Friday, September 17.
Is the game on TV?
Yes it is.
Sadly BT Sport will not be showing every game during the 2021/22 Gallagher Premiership season with fans now back in stadiums but of course Friday night's season-opener is being shown.
The match is being shown live on BT Sport 1HD and can also be watched on the BT Sport App.
The coverage on BT will start at 7pm.
How else can I follow the game?
If you can’t watch the game live on TV you can follow live play-by-play updates, reaction, analysis and interviews on our live blog on Bristol Live.
BBC Radio Bristol will also be providing live commentary from the game.
Tickets to the match are still available to buy from Bristol Bears.
What's the team news?
Bristol Bears: 15. Charles Piutau; 14. Luke Morahan, 13. Piers O’Conor, 12. Alapati Leiua, 11. Ioan Lloyd; 10. Callum Sheedy, 9. Andy Uren; 1. Jake Woolmore, 2. Harry Thacker, 3. Max Lahiff, 4. Ed Holmes, 5. Chris Vui, 6. Steven Luatua (c), 7. Dan Thomas, 8. Nathan Hughes.
Replacements: 16. Will Capon, 17. Yann Thomas, 18. Jake Armstrong, 19. Dave Attwood, 20. Jake Heenan, 21. Harry Randall, 22. Sam Bedlow, 23. Niyi Adeolokun.
Saracens: 15 Elliott Obatoyinbo, 14 Alex Lewington, 13 Dom Morris, 12 Nick Tompkins, 11 Rotimi Segun, 10 Alex Lozowski, 9 Aled Davies; 1 Ralph Adams-Hale, 2 Tom Woolstencroft, 3 Marco Riccioni, 4 Nick Isiekwe, 5 Tim Swinson, 6 Jackson Wray ©, 7 Ben Earl, 8 Billy Vunipola
Replacements: 16 Kapeli Pifeleti, 17 Richard Barrington, 18 Alec Clarey, 19 Callum Hunter-Hill, 20 Sean Reffell, 21 Joe Simpson, 22 Manu Vunipola, 23 Ben Harris.
Who are the officials?
Referee: Wayne Barnes (242nd Premiership game).
Assistant referees: Paul Dix and Jamie Leahy.
TMO: Tom Foley.
Citing Officer: Paul Hull.
What are the odds?
Bristol Bears 4/9
Draw 20-1
Saracens 13/8
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