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With the LV= Cup put on the back burner until the New Year, Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter says he and his team are relishing getting back into the "bread and butter" of the Aviva Premiership tomorrrow.

After seven rounds of action in English rugby's top flight, the Chiefs not only find themselves happily positioned within the division's top four, but with five victories already accrued following a promising opening to the campaign.

This weekend, however, Devon's finest will be up against this season's pacesetters in Saracens, whose sole blemish in a so far impressive...

Jason Shoemark has warned Exeter Chiefs can ill afford to make the same mistakes as they made at Bath on Sunday when Aviva Premiership leaders Saracens arrive in Devon this weekend (3pm). The Chiefs saw their recent winning streak come to an abrupt halt as Westcountry rivals Bath secured a 37-15 victory in the club's second LV= Cup fixture of the season. It was a disappointing outcome for the visitors, who were always up against it after leaking two converted tries inside the opening four minutes at the Recreation Ground. Although the Chiefs were much improved as the game went on -...

Bath 37 Exeter Chiefs 15

The hopes of Exeter Chiefs advancing into the latter stages of this season’s LV= Cup were dealt an untimely blow as Bath gained maximum reward from their encounter at The Rec.

A storming first half display from Gary Gold’s side lay the foundations for a powerful home win, which was sealed emphatically with tries from Matt Banahan, Matt Garvey, Martin Roberts and Charlie Beech.

Goalkickers George Ford and Tom Heathcote did the remainder of the damage as they kicked 17 points between them to ensure Bath’s unbeaten streak against the Chiefs...

Report: Exeter City 0 Southend Utd 2

Exeter City fell to their fourth-consecutive defeat in all competitions as they disappointingly went down by a 2-0 scoreline at home to Southend United.

Goals from Cauley Woodrow and Kevan Hurst were the difference at SJP as the Grecians dropped to tenth in the League 2 ladder.

The Shrimpers had won each of their previous two fixtures by three goals to nil, with a home win over Mansfield and an FA Cup victory at Morecambe Phil Brown’s side’s two results in the month of November so far.

Exeter City manager Paul Tisdale...