2020-21 Premiership Rugby – Wasps vs Harlequins Preview & Prediction

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THE FACTS

When is Wasps vs Harlequins taking place? Sunday 31st January, 2021 – 15:00 (UK)

Where is Wasps vs Harlequins taking place? Ricoh Arena, Coventry

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

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

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

THE TEAM NEWS

Wasps: 15 Lima Sopoaga, 14 Zach Kibirige, 13 Malakai Fekitoa, 12 Jimmy Gopperth, 11 Matteo Minozzi, 10 Jacob Umaga, 9 Will Porter, 8 Tom Willis, 7 Thomas Young (c), 6 Brad Shields, 5 James Gaskell, 4 Will Rowlands, 3 Jeff Toomaga-Allen, 2 Tom Cruse, 1 Simon McIntyre

Replacements: 16 Tommy Taylor, 17 Ben Harris, 18 Kieran Brookes, 19 Tim Cardall, 20 Ben Morris, 21 Sam Wolstenholme, 22 Michael Le Bourgeois, 23 Rob Miller

Harlequins: 15 Mike Brown, 14 Louis Lynagh, 13 Joe Marchant, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Aaron Morris, 10 Marcus Smith, 9 Danny Care, 8 Alex Dombrandt, 7 Will Evans, 6 Archie White, 5 Stephan Lewies (c), 4 Matt Symons, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Scott Baldwin, 1 Joe Marler

Replacements: 16 Elia Elia, 17 Jordan Els, 18 Simon Kerrod, 19 Glen Young, 20 Richard de Carpentier, 21 Martin Landajo, 22 James Lang, 23 Tyrone Green

THE PREDICTION

After a shaky start to the new Premiership season Wasps have gone on a five-match winning streak in all competitions and came out on top of a crazy 44-52 game away to Bath last time out. They started this weekend’s fixtures in fourth place but if results go their way elsewhere they could make a real challenge for the top of the league here with a bonus-point victory and Harlequins are not at their best right now. A 27-27 draw at home to London Irish last time out made it five matches without a win over all competitions, including a default loss to Worcester in the match previous due to covid-19 cases in their camp. Wasps are clearly capable of outscoring their opponents and the draw last time out for Quins suggests they will be able to contribute to another mammoth scoreline so taking Wasps to win a match that goes well over 40 points looks a good option here.