2020-21 Premiership Rugby – Northampton Saints vs Wasps Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Northampton Saints vs Wasps taking place? Saturday 29th May, 2021 – 16:30 (UK)
Where is Northampton Saints vs Wasps taking place? Franklin's Gardens, Northampton
Where can I get tickets for Northampton Saints vs Wasps? Check official club websites for information about purchasing tickets
What television channel is Northampton Saints vs Wasps on? BT Sport have the rights to televise Gallagher Premiership matches so it is worth checking their schedule
Where can I stream Northampton Saints vs Wasps? If televised on BT Sport, then subscribers will be able to stream the match live via the BT Sport website & app
THE TEAM NEWS
Northampton Saints: 15 Tommy Freeman, 14 Ollie Sleightholme, 13 Matt Proctor, 12 Fraser Dingwall, 11 Taqele Naiyaravoro, 10 Dan Biggar, 9 Tom James, 8 Tom Wood, 7 Lewis Ludlam (cc), 6 Courtney Lawes, 5 Api Ratuniyarawa, 4 Dave Ribbans, 3 Paul Hill, 2 Sam Matavesi, 1 Alex Waller (cc)
Replacements: 16 Mikey Haywood, 17 Emmanuel Iyogun, 18 Ehren Painter, 19 Alex Moon, 20 Alex Coles, 21 Connor Tupai, 22 Piers Francis, 23 Rory Hutchinson
Wasps: 15 Charlie Atkinson, 14 Zach Kibirige, 13 Paolo Odogwu, 12 Michael Le Bourgeois, 11 Josh Bassett, 10 Jacob Umaga, 9 Dan Robson, 8 Tom Willis, 7 Thomas Young, 6 Brad Shields (c), 5 James Gaskell, 4 Will Rowlands, 3 Biyi Alo, 2 Gabriel Oghre, 1 Tom West
Replacements: 16 Tom Cruse, 17 Simon McIntyre, 18 Jeff Toomaga-Allen, 19 Tim Cardall, 20 Sione Vailanu, 21 Ben Vellacott, 22 Jimmy Gopperth, 23 Rob Miller
THE PREDICTION
With 11 points separating Northampton Saints in fifth and Harlequins above them in fourth before this weekend’s fixtures, the pressure is on the hosts here to perform in a big way. Harlequins will have finished their earlier Saturday game by the time Saints take to the field and the hosts know they essentially have to win all of their remaining games with bonus points whilst hoping for at least two losses from three for Quins. Travelling Wasps just about fought back to beat Worcester Warriors last time out and they already look like a side desperate for the season to end. Even though the Saints’ play-off hopes are wafer-thin, take them to utilise the returning crowd here to cover -5.
