2020-21 Premiership Rugby – Northampton Saints vs Gloucester Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Northampton Saints vs Gloucester taking place? Saturday 8th May, 2021 – 14:00 (UK)
Where is Northampton Saints vs Gloucester taking place? Franklin's Gardens, Northampton
Where can I get tickets for Northampton Saints vs Gloucester? Check official club websites for information about purchasing tickets
What television channel is Northampton Saints vs Gloucester 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 Gloucester? 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 George Furbank, 14 Matt Proctor, 13 Rory Hutchinson, 12 Piers Francis, 11 Tommy Freeman, 10 Dan Biggar, 9 Tom James, 8 Teimana Harrison, 7 Lewis Ludlam (cc), 6 Tom Wood, 5 Api Ratuniyarawa, 4 Dave Ribbans, 3 Paul Hill, 2 Sam Matavesi, 1 Alex Waller (cc)
Replacements: 16 James Fish, 17 Nick Auterac, 18 Ehren Painter, 19 Alex Moon, 20 Shaun Adendorff, 21 Henry Taylor, 22 Fraser Dingwall, 23 Taqele Naiyaravoro
Gloucester: 15 Kyle Moyle, 14 Louis Rees-Zammit, 13 Giorgi Kveseladze, 12 Mark Atkinson, 11 Santiago Carreras, 10 Billy Twelvetrees, 9 Charlie Chapman, 8 Ruan Ackermann, 7 Lewis Ludlow (c), 6 Jordy Reid, 5 Matias Alemanno, 4 Ed Slater, 3 Fraser Balmain, 2 Jack Singleton, 1 Val Rapava-Ruskin
Replacements: 16 Santiago Socino, 17 Jamal Ford-Robinson. 18 Bryan O’Connor, 19 Ben Morgan, 20 Jack Clement, 21 Willi Heinz, 22 George Barton, 23 Tom Seabrook
THE PREDICTION
Northampton Saints have won their last three Premiership matches to pull within a shot of a title-run in fifth place. They beat rivals Leicester last time out before the European break and should fancy their chances at making it four with this winnable home game against struggling Gloucester. The visitors managed to win a clash at the bottom of the table with Newcastle Falcons last time out but they have won just two of their last six across all competitions and look ready to see the back of this season. The Saints should be able to cover -9 at home here but things are tightening up with five games to go and -5 would be a far more reasonable target here.
