TRY SALE! Cueto gets Sale on the scoreboard after a brilliant break from Peel off the line out. The ball was recycled by Sale and spun out wide to Cueto and he crashed over in the corner.

Saints holding onto possession so far in this half until Foden puts a kick in behind the Sale defence to put the pressure on their lineout in the Sale half

Great kick from Hooley gives the Saints an early lead. Danny Cipriani makes a mistake from the restart kicking the ball straight out

Sale concede a penalty for not releasing the player, Hooley opts to kick for goal

Sale put under some early pressure by the Saints but a great kick from Danny Cipriani relieves the pressure

Will Hooley gets us underway here in Sale for the first Premiership game of the day

Poor conditions here at the AJ Bell stadium as the teams make their way onto the pitch.

A late change to the Northampton team as Stephen Myler failed a late fitness test so Will Hooley comes in at fly half and Glenn Dickson comes in on the bench.

Good afternoon and welcome to Ultimate Rugby's coverage of this Aviva Premiership fixture between Sale Sharks and Northampton at the AJ Bell Stadium in Sale. Northampton come into this game as the form team in the Premiership as they have only lost one game in the league this season, although they lost to Exeter in the LV=Cup final last week they will look to get back to winning ways. Sale have had a good run of form recently with two away wins over Worcester and Wasps so they will hope to continue their winning form into today's home game.