THE FACTS
When is Sale vs Edinburgh taking place? Saturday 19th December, 2020 – 20:00 (UK)
Where is Sale vs Edinburgh taking place? AJ Bell Stadium, Salford
Where can I get tickets for Sale vs Edinburgh? Visit official club websites for ticket information
What television channel is Sale vs Edinburgh on? This match will be televised live on BT Sport
Where can I stream Sale vs Edinburgh? BT Sport subscribers can stream the match live via the BT Sport website & app
THE TEAM NEWS
Sale Sharks: 15 Sam James, 14 Denny Solomona, 13 Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 12 Sam Hill, 11 Marland Yarde, 10 Robert du Preez, 9 Faf de Klerk (c), 8 Jean-Luc du Preez, 7 Sam Dugdale, 6 Cobus Wiese, 5 JP du Preez, 4 Matthew Postlethwaite, 3 Jake Cooper-Woolley, 2 Akker van der Merwe, 1 Bevan Rodd
Replacements: 16 Curtis Langdon, 17 Ross Harrison, 18 Coenie Oosthuizen, 19 James Phillips, 20 Cameron Neild, 21 Will Cliff, 22 Connor Doherty, 23 Luke James
Edinburgh: 15 Blair Kinghorn, 14 Jack Blain, 13 Mark Bennett, 12 Chris Dean, 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Jaco van der Walt, 9 Charlie Shiel, 8 Viliame Mata, 7 Hamish Watson, 6 Magnus Bradbury, 5 Jamie Hodgson, 4 Ben Toolis, 3 Simon Berghan, 2 Stuart McInally (c), 1 Rory Sutherland
Replacements: 16 David Cherry, 17 Pierre Schoeman, 18 WP Nel, 19 Andries Ferreira, 20 Luke Crosbie, 21 Nic Groom, 22 Nathan Chamberlain, 23 James Johnstone
THE PREDICTION
Sale came off the worse in a 26-14 defeat to Toulon on the road last weekend and the Sharks have yet to hit the ground running after an excellent end to their last season. Three away games out of four played so far this season has returned just a close victory over lowly London Irish so they will be eager to keep up their home form that saw them beat Northampton on the opening day of the Premiership. Edinburgh proved to be tough opposition to break down for French Top 14 leaders La Rochelle and therefore Sale to edge this match in a result that goes under 40 points could be a shrewd option here.