ACADEMY youngster Will Butler will make his first Aviva Premiership start when Worcester Warriors travel to Franklin’s Gardens to face Northampton Saints on Saturday in their final game of the season (4pm).

Butler is one of three changes to the Warriors side as Perry Humphreys returns from a knee injury to make his first appearance since January.

Anton Bresler steps in for Donncha O’Callaghan who retired from professional rugby after last weekend’s 44-13 win over Harlequins.

Butler partners England star Ben Te’o in the centres while Francois Hougaard and Dorian Jones again start in the half-back combination.

Humphreys is joined by Chris Pennell and Josh Adams in the back three with the latter chasing the Premiership’s top tryscorer gong, having already crossed 13 times this season and sitting level with Newcastle Falcons’ Vereniki Goneva.

In the pack, Ryan Bower prepares for his 87th Warriors appearance next to Jack Singleton and Nick Schonert in the front row while Darren Barry is joined by Bresler in the second row.

Skipper GJ van Velze, Sam Lewis and Marco Mama form the back row while Andrew Kitchener and Tom Howe are recalled to the replacements.

A Warriors win could see them finish in ninth position which would be their highest league position since the 2005-06 season when they finished in their all-time top-flight best of eighth.

Warriors are also five tries short of their Premiership record of 56 which they achieved in the 2016-17 season.

Saints legend Ben Foden will lead out the side on his 250th and final appearance for the club before leaving.

Replacements Stephen Myler, Campese Ma’afu and Charlie Clare should all also run out for the final time for Northampton.

Warriors: Pennell; Humphreys, Te’o, Butler, Adams; Jones, Hougaard; Bower, Singleton, Schonert, Bresler, Barry, Mama, Lewis, van Velze. Replacements: Taufete’e, Waller, Milasinovich, Kitchener, Denton, Arr, Shillcock, Howe.

Saints: Foden; Collins, Tuitavake, Francis, North; Grayson, Reinach; Waller, Haywood, Brookes, Ratuniyarawa, Craig, Gibson, Harrison, Eadie. Replacements: Clare, Ma’afu, Hill, Ribbans, Ludlam, Mitchell, Myler, Tuala.