Goode scored 15 points but it was not enough for the Tigers

Worcester (11) 23
Tries: Rawlinson, Garvey, Benjamin
Pens: Drahm (2)
Cons: Drahm

Leicester (13) 19
Try: Deacon
Pens: Goode (4)
Cons: Goode

Worcester took another step to securing Premiership safety after fly-half Shane Drahm stunned title-chasing Leicester.

The Tigers looked set to temporarily steal top spot from Gloucester after Brett Deacon's first-minute score.

But Drahm set up Greg Rawlinson late in the first half before engineering second-half tries for wingers Marcel Garvey and Miles Benjamin.

Leicester slip to third in the table but were boosted by scrum-half Harry Ellis' first start in 10 months.

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Ellis missed the World Cup with knee ligament damage sustained last May but after coming on as a replacement against Leeds last week he managed 56 minutes at Sixways Stadium.

"The courage and spirit at the end to repel their attacks was exactly what we were looking for.

"It was a poor start for us and a tough end when it could have slipped away, but in between we were the better side.

"Our old problems came back a bit as we gave away too many penalties around the contact area but when the game broke up I thought we were outstanding."

"We conceded two tries in the early part of the second half which made it difficult to come back.

"It is difficult sometimes to put a team out with so many injuries, but this is not an excuse because we still brought a good team with us.

"Worcester played an excellent game and played with a lot of consistency and pressure - they were very smart."

Leicester: Vesty, Varndell, O. Smith, T. Youngs, Tuilagi, Goode, Ellis, Stankovich, Davies, White, Corry, L. Deacon, B. Deacon, Pienaar, Crane.
Replacements: Kayser, Ayerza, Moreno, Gillanders, F. Murphy, Cornwell.

Referee: Chris White (RFU)