WORCESTER Warriors’ Aviva Premiership shoot-out against Bristol at Sixways is expected to sell out before the weekend.

Supporters have been snapping up tickets following Worcester’s last-gasp 29-28 success against Bristol in a pulsating clash at Ashton Gate.

More than 3,000 fans from Bristol are expected in a 12,024 capacity crowd for next Wednesday’s Greene King IPA Championship play-off final second leg.

Worcester will take a slender one-point aggregate advantage into the all-important tie.

Replacement hooker Niall Annett was Worcester’s hero in the first leg, burrowing over the line in the dying seconds before Ryan Lamb slotted the conversion.

Bristol will be without former Welsh internationals Gavin Henson (broken shin) and Ryan Jones (shoulder) for the all-important second leg.

Bristol recorded a league double over Warriors during the regular Championship campaign, including a 30-26 win at Sixways last month.

Warriors director of rugby Dean Ryan said: “I am pleased we got a little bit of a psychological lift by the nature of winning at the end.

“Bristol had beaten us in two very tight games and won the first game in the same circumstances as we have done to them.”

Bristol fought back from 22-17 down at half-time and appeared to be opening up a crucial lead when David Lemi’s 72nd-minute try was followed by Nicky Robinson’s late penalty.

But Worcester, who scored five tries, struck in the last play to snatch victory.

Warriors should have won by a much greater margin had Lamb not struggled with his place kicks.

Ryan added: “We stood firm and saw it out and then to finish like we did was a little show of defiance which was outstanding.

“It doesn’t mean anything until next week but we’re at Sixways next and let’s see how the bodies get over the next few days.

“It’s going to be a straight shoot-out – whoever wins next week is in the Premiership.”

Bristol’s director of rugby, Andy Robinson, felt his side dominated the second-half.

“It's the small margins we're playing with. We lost line-out right at the end and credit to Worcester, they kept their cool and scored a good try.

"All we can think about is that it's the start of the game and they've scored that try right at the beginning of the game," he said.

Robison added: “We have to get out at Worcester and win the game and we believe we can go there and do that.

“We knew that at the end of first game there would be a second match to be played at Sixways and we are looking forward to that battle.

“The side who can dust themselves down and tweak and change a few things is the side who will be going up.”