A host of changes from both sides.

PENALTY SARACENS. Hodgson makes amends for his earlier miss and gets the opening points off the half. 10-6 Sale lead.

Great defensive effort from the Sale pack as they push Saracens off their own ball!

Taylor crosses the line for Saracens but the TMO adjudges that he was held up and it's an attacking scrum 5.

Saracens start with intent and straight away have a line-out less then 10 metres out from the Sale line.

Second half is underway!

Hodgson fails to negotiate the wind successfully and misses with a long distance penalty. Half-time score is 10-3 in favour of the home side.

TRY SALE. A rolling maul for the home pack is too strong for Saracens to stop and they crash over! It's the hooker Marc Jones who touches down to give his side the lead with half-time just around the corner. Cipriani converts, 10-3.

Mark Cueto makes a break for Sale after a loose ball was recovered. He's eventually brought down and Saracens infringe at the next breakdown and Cipriani kicks the penalty down into the corner.

Not much in the way of attacking play here so far as unforced errors are bringing an end end to most attacks.