Preview: Gloucester Rugby vs. Harlequins

Harlequins will be eager to get back to winning ways in the Aviva Premiership on Friday when they travel to Gloucester Rugby.

The defending champions have slipped down to third place in the table in recent weeks thanks to two consecutive defeats.

Meanwhile, playoff-chasing Gloucester come into the match just four points off fourth place.

The hosts have made five changes in total as Henry Trinder, Koree Britton, Lua Lokotui, Tom Savage and Akapusi Qera are all included.

Ross Chisholm, George Lowe and Tom Casson are among six new faces for Quins as Chris Robshaw and Ugo Monye are rested.

Recent form

Gloucester: LWLWLW

Quins: WWLWWL

Lineups

Gloucester: Cook, Sharples, Trinder, Twelvetrees, May, Burns, Robson, Kalamafoni, Qera, Savage, Hamilton, Lokotui, Knight, Britton, Murphy Replacements: Edmonds, Wood, Chistolini, James, Hazell, Lewis, Tindall, Thomas

Quins: Brown, Chisholm, Lowe, Casson, Smith, Evans, Care, Easter, Wallace, Guest, Robson, Kohn, Johnston, Buchanan, Marler Replacements: Gray, Lambert, Collier, Matthews, Trayfoot, Dickson, Botica, Hopper

Sports Mole says: Gloucester to snatch the win