2020-21 Premiership Rugby – Newcastle Falcons vs Sale Sharks Preview & Prediction

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THE FACTS

When is Newcastle Falcons vs Sale Sharks taking place? Friday 27th November, 2020 – 19:45 (UK)

Where is Newcastle Falcons vs Sale Sharks taking place? Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne

What is the expected weather for Newcastle Falcons vs Sale Sharks? Partly cloudy, 2c

Where can I get tickets for Newcastle Falcons vs Sale Sharks? This match will be played behind closed doors

What television channel is Newcastle Falcons vs Sale Sharks on? BT Sport have the rights to televise Gallagher Premiership matches so it is worth checking their schedule

Where can I stream Newcastle Falcons vs Sale Sharks? If televised on BT Sport, then subscribers will be able to stream the match live via the BT Sport website & app

THE TEAM NEWS

Newcastle Falcons: 15 Tom Penny, 14 Adam Radwan, 13 Luther Burrell, 12 Toby Flood, 11 Ben Stevenson, 10 Brett Connon, 9 Michael Young (c), 8 Gary Graham, 7 Connor Collett, 6 Sean Robinson, 5 Marco Fuser, 4 Greg Peterson, 3 Logovi’i Mulipola, 2 George McGuigan, 1 Trevor Davison

Replacements: 16 Jamie Blamire, 17 Adam Brocklebank, 18 Mark Tampin, 19 Darren Barry, 20 Josh Basham, 21 Sam Stuart, 22 Joel Hodgson, 23 Pete Lucock

Sale Sharks: 15 Luke James, 14 Denny Solomona, 13 Sam James, 12 Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 11 Simon Hammersley, 10 AJ MacGinty, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Daniel du Preez, 7 Ben Curry (c), 6 Jean-Luc du Preez, 5 James Phillips, 4 Cobus Wiese, 3 Coenie Oosthuizen, 2 Akker van der Merwe, 1 Valerey Morozov

Replacements: 16 Curtis Langdon, 17 Bevan Rodd, 18 Jake Cooper-Woolley, 19 Matt Postlethwaite, 20 Sam Dugdale, 21 Will Cliff, 22 Rob du Preez, 23 Marland Yarde

THE PREDICTION

Newcastle Falcons provided the shock of the weekend when they beat Bath away from home to open their account in their return to the Premiership. That result was certainly not in the script and they will be buoyant as they host their first match of the new season on a cold Friday evening. The Falcons have the opportunity to go top before any other team but so do their opponents Sale, who outscored a competitive Northampton Saints side to go joint-third with a bonus-point victory. This should be an exciting battle between a so far enigmatic Newcastle outfit and the Sharks who made it their business to outscore what they concede last season. Therefore, this match going over 40 points seems a reasonably safe option in the markets as the new season gets underway with this result looking closer than it may appear.