The Ravens took the spoils when the sides met on the opening day of the season, recording a narrow 25-23 win at the Riverside Hardware Brewery Field. Victory for the visitors on this occasion would be their fifth league win in a row and could hand them the honour of being the only Ospreys region club not in the bottom four.
Their opponents Llanelli have lost just three times this season and have conceded the second fewest points in the Principality Premiership. However, they have scored just one try more than the Ravens so this match has the potential to be another tight encounter.
Bridgend make four changes from the starting XV that beat Swansea last weekend. Tom Grabham replaces Rhys Ward Jones on the wing in an otherwise unaltered backline.
Daniel Suter, Alex Jones and Arthur Ellis come in to the pack for Rod Apsee, Lee Davies and Andrew Waite respectively. Suter was a late withdrawal from the squad that triumphed over the Whites while Ellis returns from regional duty with the Ospreys.
Jones is one of only six players taking the field for the Ravens on Friday who started when the sides met in Bridgend back on September 1. The other five are forwards Jon Thomas and Jonathon Vaughan with Jamie Murphy, Nathan Edwards and Luke Morgan in the backs.
Llanelli make only four changes from the starting line-up that beat Carmarthen at home in their last outing.
Scrum-half Ryan Jones makes his home debut since his return from Australia and will be partnered by his former Ystradgynlais Youth team -mate Owen Williams.
Skipper Adam Powell drops to the bench with Joel Galley getting his first start. He is joined by the ever- improving Nathan White in the boiler house.
Tom Sloane, Tomos Wilson and Jamie Kaijaks form a solid front row bench and the team will be captained by hooker Craig Hawkins
Llanelli: 15 Johnny Lewis 14 Dale Ford 13 Chris Keenan 12 Steffan Hughes 11 Justin James 10 Owen Williams 9 Ryan Jones, 1 Rhys Thomas 2 Craig Hawkins (c) 3 Aled Hopkins 4 Joel Galley 5 Nathan White 6 Stuart Leach 7 Duane Eager 8 Ed Price.
Replacements: Tom Sloane, Tomos Wilson, Jamie Kaijaks, Adam Powell, Nathan Hart, Aled Davies, Diggy Bird, Bowdy Davies.
Bridgend: 15 Ashley Evans 14 Tom Grabham 13 Nathan Edwards 12 Steve Winn 11 Luke Morgan 10 Jamie Murphy 9 Chris Williams, 1 Jonathan Thomas 2 Ashleigh James 3 Daniel Suter 4 Shaun O’Rourke 5 Alex Jones 6 Jonathon Vaughan (c) 7 Arthur Ellis 8 Adam Hillier-Rees.
Replacements (TBC from the following): Rod Apsee, Chris Francis, Gary Carpenter, Scott Hicks, Lee Davies, Ben Thomas, Sam Campbell, Rhys Ward Jones, Andrew Waite, Kyle Barrett
Referee: Neil Perkins (Wales)
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