Brothers Graham and Andrew Kitchener will start together for the first time in a Gallagher Premiership match when Warriors host Northampton Saints at Sixways on Friday (kick-off 7.45pm).
The brothers – both locks – were on opposing sides when Warriors faced Leicester Tigers in a Premiership Rugby Cup match in November 2018 but have become team-mates since Graham, the elder brother, rejoined Warriors from Tigers last summer.
The Kitcheners played together for the first time in a Premiership Rugby Cup match against Exeter Chiefs in October and they have played parts of Warriors’ last two Premiership matches alongside each other in the second row after Andrew replaced Anton Bresler.
Bresler failed a head injury assessment at Leicester last Saturday and will miss the Northampton match but Graham, who also took a knock to the head at Welford Road, has come through the concussion protocols.
Sam Lewis starts on the openside flank as Marco Mama suffered a foot injury against Leicester and he has been ruled out for around five weeks.
There are two changes in the backs with former England international Chris Pennell recalled at full-back and Jono Lance at fly-half in place of Duncan Weir who has been named in Scotland’s squad for their last two Guinness Six Nations matches.
Former Scotland Under-20s back-row forward Tom Dodd is in line to make his Premiership debut having started in three European Challenge Cup matches this season.
Dodd, who recently signed his first senior contract with Warriors, is one of three members of the Three Pears Warriors Academy in the squad to face Northampton along with wing Nick David and replacement loosehead prop Kai Owen.
Warriors
15 Chris Pennell
14 Perry Humphreys
13 Ollie Lawrence
12 Ryan Mills
11 Nick David
10 Jono Lance
9 Francois Hougaard
1 Ethan Waller
2 Matt Moulds (C)
3 Nick Schonert
4 Andrew Kitchener
5 Graham Kitchener
6 Ted Hill
7 Sam Lewis
8 Cornell du Preez
Replacements
16 Niall Annett
17 Kai Owen
18 Richard Palframan
19 GJ van Velze
20 Tom Dodd
21 Michael Heaney
22 Jamie Shillcock
23 Scott van Breda
Not considered because of injury or illness: Ashley Beck, Anton Bresler, Callum Black Justin Clegg, Conor Carey, Matt Cox, Michael Fatialofa, Ed Fidow, Dean Hammond, Alex Hearle, Marco Mama, Joe Morris, Melani Nanai, Francois Venter.
Northampton Saints | 15 Harry Mallinder, 14 Tom Collins, 13 Rory Hutchinson, 12 Andrew Symons, 11 Taqele Naiyaravoro, 10 James Grayson, 9 Cobus Reinach, 1 Francois van Wyk, 2 Mikey Haywood, 3 Paul Hill, 4 Alex Coles, 5 Lewis Bean, 6 Tom Wood, 7 Lewis Ludlam, 8 Teimana Harrison (C).
Replacements | 16 Sam Matavesi, 17 Ben Franks, 18 Owen Franks, 19 Ben Glynn, 20 JJ Tonks, 21 Henry Taylor, 22 Fraser Dingwall, 23 Ahsee Tuala.