Tigers have already booked a place in the semi-finals but are still chasing the points that would earn a home draw in the knockout stages.
Martin Castrogiovanni returns to the front row and Steve Mafi, named as the Tigers Players’ Player of the Year, replaces the injured Tom Croft at flanker in the only changes to the line-up which started the bonus-point win over Harlequins in Round 21.
Forwards Craig Newby and Calum Green return to the squad and are named among the replacements.
Tigers director of rugby Richard Cockerill said: “There is a good old rivalry between Leicester and Bath, and we still have everything to play for because we want to go into the semi-finals with some confidence and with a home draw.
“Our form has been good but it doesn’t count for a huge amount unless you turn up and do it.”
Saturday’s game is already a 24,000 capacity sell-out at Welford Road.
Leicester Tigers (v Bath Rugby, Welford Road, Saturday 2pm)
15 Geordan Murphy (c)
14 Horacio Agulla
13 Manusamoa Tuilagi
12 Anthony Allen
11 Alesana Tuilagi
10 Toby Flood
9 Ben Youngs
1 Marcos Ayerza
2 George Chuter
3 Martin Castrogiovanni
4 George Skivington
5 Geoff Parling
6 Steve Mafi
7 Julian Salvi
8 Thomas Waldrom
Replacements
16 Tom Youngs
17 Logovi’i Mulipola
18 Dan Cole
19 Craig Newby
20 Calum Green
21 Sam Harrison
22 Billy Twelvetrees
23 Scott Hamilton
England international hooker Lee Mears captains Bath Rugby in place of the injured Stuart Hooper.
Bath Rugby
15 Nick Abendanon
14 Olly Woodburn
13 Matt Banahan
12 Olly Barkley
11 Tom Biggs
10 Stephen Donald
9 Michael Claassens
1 Nathan Catt
2 Lee Mears (c)
3 David Wilson
4 Dave Attwood
5 Ben Skirving
6 Josh Ovens
7 Carl Fearns
8 Simon Taylor
Replacements
16 Ross Batty
17 Charlie Beech
18 Duncan Bell
19 Will Spencer
20 Guy Mercer
21 Mark McMillan
22 Sam Vesty
23 Kyle Eastmond
