Haywood set to make his long-awaited comeback as Saints face Worcester

Haywood has not played since being forced off in the Premiership Rugby Cup match at Gloucester last November.

The hooker suffered a serious knee injury and was only able to play eight times last season, which was boss Chris Boyd's first at Saints.

But Haywood is now back to full fitness and he will hope to get some minutes as Saints look to secure their second win in as many league matches this season.

The last time they won their first two games in a campaign was in 2013/14, when they went on to win the Premiership and Challenge Cup, with Haywood starting in both of those finals.

The good injury news keeps coming for Saints this weekend as flanker Jamie Gibson has recovered from a shoulder injury and is named among the replacements.

Gibson will be making his first appearance of the season if he enters the action.

Teimana Harrison is fit to return from the chest injury that ruled him out of last Saturday's 27-25 win at Saracens and he is named at No.8.

That means Tom Wood shifts to six, with Alex Coles moving into the second row as last weekend's man of the match David Ribbans has been ruled out.

Taqele Naiyaravoro was a doubt for this weekend's game due to an ankle injury, which forced him off last Saturday, but he is fit enough to line up on the wing.

Saints: Furbank; Collins, Dingwall, Hutchinson, Naiyaravoro; Grayson, Taylor; Waller (c), Fish, Hill; Moon, Coles; Wood, Tonks, Harrison.

Replacements: Haywood, Franks, Painter, Bean, Gibson, Tupai, Symons, Sleightholme.