However, despite being a man short, Frost finished from close range on 63 minutes with Gopperth’s conversion setting up a tense finale. 

Gopperth saved his best kick until last as he completed an individual 12-point haul with a well-struck penalty from the left-hand side late on.

Match details 

Scoring sequence: 0-3 Haydon-Wood penalty, 0-8 McGuigan try, 0-10 Haydon-Wood conversion, 5-10 Robson try, 7-10 Gopperth conversion, 7-15 McGuigan try, 7-17 Haydon-Wood conversion, 12-17 Launchbury try, 14-17 Gopperth conversion, 17-17 Gopperth penalty, 17-22 McGuigan try, 17-24 Haydon-Wood conversion, 22-24 Tom West try, 24-24 Gopperth conversion, 27-24 Gopperth penalty.

Wasps: Z Kibirige; P Odogwu, M Fekitoa, J Gopperth, J Bassett; J Umaga, D Robson (W Porter, 51); R Hislop (T West, 39), G Oghre (D Frost 53), B Alo (E Millar-Mills, 61), J Launchbury, E Stooke, B Shields (T Willis, 60), J Willis, A Barbeary. Replacements not used: V Fifita, S Spink, M Watson.

Newcastle Falcons: T Penny; A Radwan, G Wacokecoke, L Burrell, M Carreras; W Haydon-Wood (B Connon, 75), L Schreuder (C Nordli-Kelemeti, 65); A Brocklebank, G McGuigan, T Davison (M Tampin, 65), G Peterson (M Fuser, 75), S Robinson, W Welch, F Lockwood, C Chick (C Collett, 13). Replacements not used: J Blamire, C Cade, M Orlando.

Referee: Andrew Jackson (RFU).