Worcester Warriors.

5 Adams – spilled the ball on a couple of occasions and hesitated close to the tryline when he looked almost certain to score late on.

7 Humphreys – recovered from a sloppy start with two second-half tries as Warriors almost pulled off a last-gasp victory.

6 Willison – livelier with ball in hand than previous weeks and combined well with Te’o, but his kicking lacked direction at times.

8 TE’O – one of the best players on the pitch with his pace and power asking questions of Gloucester’s defence all evening. My man of the match.

7 Heem – a determined showing from the wing who did well to stop Thorley touching down in the corner and contributed in attack.

7 Mills – returning from injury, the fly-half gave Warriors much-needed direction and slotted home three penalties, but missed two conversions.

5 Stringer – in for the injured Jonny Arr, the scrum-half seemed a little off the pace and was replaced by loan signing Jono Kitto who was far sharper.

6 Bower – lasted 54 minutes before being substituted after a strong effort in the scrum which held up well against Gloucester.

6 Singleton – was swept aside by Twelvetrees in the lead up to Thorley’s second try and had a mixed afternoon in the set piece, but plugged away.

7 Alo – continues to impress in the number three shirt as he got around the field well, using his huge frame to great effect.

6 O’Callaghan – the decision to send him to the sin-bin within the first five minutes seemed harsh, but it cost Worcester dear as Gloucester got off to a flier.

7 Phillips – stepped up to the plate, securing two turnovers, before pulling up injured after making a lung-busting run from deep.

6 Fa’osiliva – replacing the crocked Matt Cox, the back rower crashed forward on several occasions, but handling errors crept into his game.

6 Lewis – got off to a decent start before picking up an injury on the half-hour mark. His replacement Denton did a fine job in his absence.

6 van Velze – contributed to Gloucester’s misery in the lineout with a couple of steals, but made a crucial knock-on in the few final minutes.

Replacements: Denton 6 (Lewis 31), Scotland-Williamson 7 (Phillips 44), Waller 6 (Bower 54), Milasinovich 6 (Alo 54), Kitto (Stringer 64), Hammond (Heem 64). Not used: Taufete’e, Shillcock.

Gloucester Woodward, Sharples (Halaifonua 61), Twelvetrees, Atkinson (Trinder 41), Thorley; Burns, Heinz (c) (Vellacott 72); Rapava Ruskin (Hohneck 57), Matu'u (Hibbard 57), Afoa (Denman 57), Slater (Savage 65), Thrush, Clarke, Rowan (Ludlow 72), Ackermann.

Referee: Wayne Barnes.

Attendance: 12,430.

RUN OF PLAY.

3-0: Burns penalty, 10mins.

8-0: Thorley try, 13mins.

10-0: Burns converts, 14mins.

15-0: Thorley try, 17mins.

17-0: Burns converts, 18mins.

17-3: Mills penalty, 25mins.

17-6: Mills penalty, 38mins.

Half-time: Gloucester 17-6 Worcester Warriors.

22-6: Twelvetrees try, 41mins.

24-6: Burns converts, 42mins.

24-11: Humphreys try, 60mins.

24-16: Humphreys try, 71mins.

24-19: Mills penalty, 74mins.

Full-time: Gloucester 24-19 Worcester Warriors.