Saracens vs Sale Sharks Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Saracens vs Sale Sharks taking place? Saracens vs Sale Sharks will take place on Sunday 28th November, 2021 at 15:00 (UK)
Where is Saracens vs Sale Sharks taking place? Saracens vs Sale Sharks will take place at StoneX Stadium in London
Where can I get tickets for Saracens vs Sale Sharks? Ticket information for Saracens vs Sale Sharks can be found on each side’s official website
What TV channel is Saracens vs Sale Sharks on in the UK? Saracens vs Sale Sharks will be televised live on BT Sport
Where can I stream Saracens vs Sale Sharks in the UK? BT Sport subscribers can stream Saracens vs Sale Sharks live on the BT Sport Player & app
THE TEAM NEWS
Saracens: 15 Max Malins, 14 Sean Maitland, 13 Alex Lozowski, 12 Nick Tompkins, 11 Rotimi Segun, 10 Alex Goode (cc), 9 Aled Davies, 8 Billy Vunipola, 7 Jackson Wray (cc), 6 Nick Isiekwe, 5 Tim Swinson, 4 Maro Itoje, 3 Vincent Koch, 2 Ethan Lewis, 1 Mako Vunipola
Replacements: 16 Kapeli Pifeleti, 17 Richard Barrington, 18 Alec Clarey, 19 Theo McFarland, 20 Ben Earl, 21 Ivan van Zyl, 22 Dom Morris, 23 Alex Lewington
Sale Sharks: 15 Simon Hammersley, 14 Byron McGuigan, 13 Sam James, 12 Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 11 Tom Roebuck, 10 AJ MacGinty, 9 Raffi Quirke, 8 Daniel du Preez, 7 Ben Curry, 6 Jono Ross (c), 5 Lood de Jager, 4 Jean-Luc du Preez, 3 Nick Schonert, 2 Akker van der Merwe, 1 Bevan Rodd
Replacements: 16 Ewan Ashman, 17 Ross Harrison, 18 Coenie Oosthuizen, 19 JP du Preez, 20 Tom Curry, 21 Gus Warr, 22 Robert du Preez, 23 Luke James
THE PREDICTION
Saracens have the chance to make ground on leaders Leicester Tigers this weekend as the team at the top of the Premiership table sit out as the spare side. It could have been time to gain the lead of a tournament they are expected to win but for a shocking 34-34 draw at home to London Irish last time out. Sarries are missing plenty of key men and the loss of Owen Farrell for the foreseeable future is a big one, with Sale Sharks smelling blood here. However, the visitors have been poor on the road so far this season with no away wins across all competitions and a recent defeat to Worcester Warriors particularly bad. Young scrum-half Raffi Quirke could get a rare run out here after impressing on his first two England appearances but the hosts know the importance of winning in Leicester’s bye week and should cover a cautious -8 in victory.
