Saracens v Gloucester: Teams

Scrum-half Dave Lewis has been rewarded for his game-changing cameo against Newcastle with his first Guinness Premiership start against Saracens on Sunday.

The 19-year-old, who is part of Gloucester's Academy set-up, featured prominently from the bench during Gloucester's EDF Energy Cup victory over the Falcons and now gets his first opportunity to start alongside Ryan Lamb at half-back.

He comes in for Welsh international Gareth Cooper, who moves to the bench as head coach Dean Ryan is able to welcome back four players from injury and three come back immediately into the starting line-up.

Anthony Allen will make his first appearance since the opening day of the season against Leicester when he returns to the centre following damage to ankle ligaments and Will James comes back into the second row following a torn calf that has kept him out for seven weeks.

Elsewhere, full-back Olly Morgan, who has not played since pulling his hamstring against Cardiff in the middle of October, wears the number fifteen jersey.

Narraway fit

Allen will be partnered by skipper Mike Tindall in the centre, while Morgan will complete a back three alongside Iain Balshaw and Lesley Vainikolo.

In the forwards, Ryan is able to welcome back two internationals. Alasdair Strokosch has returned from Scotland duty and will start at number eight, while England's Luke Narraway is fit enough following a hamstring injury to return to the bench.

The international period will deprive Ryan of prop Carlos Nieto and lock Marco Bortolami on Italian duty so he has again shuffled his options.

Nick Wood will form a front row alongside hooker Olivier Azam and tighthead prop Jack Forster. It will be Forster's first Guinness Premiership start of the season.

James will return in the second row alongside Alex Brown, while Peter Buxton wears six and Apo Satala seven - also his first Premiership start.

De Kock returns

On the bench, prop Dave Young is joined by hooker Scott Lawson, Adam Eustace and Dan Williams.

For Saracens, World Cup winner Wikus van Heerden and Bradley Barritt are set to make their debuts after being named on the bench.

The South African duo, who arrived in the UK two weeks ago after facing each other in the final of the Currie Cup, are thrown straight into the action as Sarries look to build on a run of results that has seen them win seven of their last eight matches and rise to fifth place in the Premiership table.

In other team news, Neil de Kock returns to the line-up following paternity leave, while with Rodd Penney ruled out through a calf injury and with wingers Chris Wyles, Francisco Leonelli and Kameli Ratuvou three of nine players away on international duty, Kevin Sorrell is given a run on the wing.

Andy Kyriacou completes his comeback to the first team after seven months out with a knee injury.

Saracens: 15 Alex Goode, 14 Kevin Sorrell, 13 Adam Powell, 12 Andy Farrell (c), 11 Noah Cato, 10 Glen Jackson, 9 Neil de Kock, 8 Michael Owen, 7 Andy Saull, 6 Ben Skirving, 5 Hugh Vyvyan, 4 Kris Chesney, 3 Cobus Visagie, 2 Matt Cairns, 1 Nick Lloyd.
Replacements: 16 Andy Kyriacou, 17 Tom Mercey, 18 Tom Ryder, 19 Wikus van Heerden, 20 Mickey Wilson, 21 Bradley Barritt, 22 Edd Thrower.

Gloucester: 15 Olly Morgan, 14 Iain Balshaw, 13 Mike Tindall (c), 12 Anthony Allen, 11 Lesley Vainikolo, 10 Ryan Lamb, 9 Dave Lewis, 8 Alasdair Strokosch, 7 Apo Satala, 6 Peter Buxton, 5 Alex Brown, 4 Will James, 3 Jack Forster, 2 Olivier Azam, 1 Nick Wood.
Replacements: 16 Dave Young, 17 Scott Lawson, 18 Adam Eustace, 19 Dan Williams, 20 Gareth Cooper, 21 Olly Barkley, 22 Matthew Watkins.