Bath now sit just a point behind Wasps after defeating Worcester, but with an extra win under their belts ahead of Sunday’s visit to second-placed Sale.
Jack Nowell didn't have the best of times in 2019/20 before the lockdown but he now returns for Exeter as they prepare to host Worcester on Sunday.
Worcester crumbled to an eighth consecutive defeat as Wasps overcame an 11-point deficit to win the Gallagher Premiership contest 32-17.
Beaten comprehensively by Gloucester when the Premiership restarted last weekend, Worcester have altered their entire XV for Friday's trip to Wasps.
Having made an England Test debut as a 19-year-old in 2018, the Ted Hill has now the youngest-ever captain at Worcester, his ambitious hometown club.
Having scored tries on his Premiership debut for Worcester and got an England cap two months later as a 19-year-old, Ted Hill is a young man in a hurry.
If the COVID-19 outbreak brings any positives to the Gallagher Premiership, it's that it gives the clubs the time to address their problem positions.
The summer is a time of renewal in rugby and we have put together our Gallagher Premiership U23 squads for each club. Whose future is the brightest?