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

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THE FACTS

When is Sale Sharks vs Wasps taking place? Sunday 27th December, 2020 – 15:00 (UK)

Where is Sale Sharks vs Wasps taking place? AJ Bell Stadium, Eccles

Where can I get tickets for Sale Sharks vs Wasps? Check official club websites for information about purchasing tickets

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

Where can I stream Sale Sharks 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

Sale Sharks: 15 Sam James, 14 Luke James, 13 Roahn Janse van Rensburg, 12 Sam Hill, 11 Marland Yarde, 10 AJ MacGinty, 9 Faf de Klerk (c), 8 Daniel du Preez, 7 Tom Curry, 6 Cobus Wiese, 5 JP du Preez, 4 Matt Postlethwaite, 3 Coenie Oosthuizen, 2 Akker van der Merwe, 1 Valerey Morozov

Replacements: 16 Curtis Langdon, 17 Ross Harrison, 18 Will-Griff John, 19 James Phillips, 20 Sam Dugdale, 21 Will Cliff, 22 Robert du Preez, 23 Tom Roebuck

Wasps: 15 Lima Sopoaga, 14 Zach Kibirige, 13 Paolo Odogwu, 12 Michael Le Bourgeois, 11 Josh Bassett, 10 Charlie Atkinson, 9 Will Porter, 8 Alfie Barbeary, 7 Thomas Young (c), 6 Ben Morris, 5 James Gaskell, 4 Will Rowlands, 3 Kieran Brookes, 2 Tom Cruse, 1 Tom West

Replacements: 16 Tommy Taylor, 17 Simon McIntyre, 18 Jeff Toomaga-Allen, 19 Levi Douglas, 20 Tom Willis, 21 Dan Robson, 22 Jimmy Gopperth, 23 Juan de Jongh

THE PREDICTION

Sale and Wasps looked to be the best of the rest towards the end of last season in the Premiership but both have slipped up in the league against high-flying newly-promoted Newcastle Falcons already. Wasps have also lost away to a puzzling Gloucester outfit to see just one win from their first three in the new season but they had the much better time of it in Europe, winning both their Champions Cup fixtures over Dragons and Montpellier. Sale fared the opposite with back-to-back defeats, expectedly at Toulon but poorly last time out at home to Edinburgh. Therefore, both sides meet at the AJ Bell in some intermittent form and a result could go any which way. Momentum favours visiting Wasps for the victory but it could be worth picking this match to go over 40 points and leaving it at that.