Having been convincingly beaten the week before, few gave Harlequins a chance as they travelled to Toulouse on Sunday night for round four of the Heineken Cup.
A busy Christmas schedule sees Bath travel to Franklins Gardens in search of some early festive cheer, whilst the top two square off at the Stoop with Quins heroes of the battle of Toulouse hosting champions Saracens.
Harlequins made it two wins out of two in the Aviva Premiership with an impressive 26-13 win over Northampton Saints at the Twickenham Stoop on Friday night.
Eventually, the excellence of the Harlequins back row and the metronomic kicking of Nick Evans won the day, but the result was in doubt until the very end
The Falcons went looking for back to back victories for the first time in almost 2 years after their away win at relegation rivals Leeds just 5 days ago