We talked about Jimmy Gopperth's place kicking, and he made no mistake there from the tee.

Classy from the Kiwi. We are level.

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Penalty to Wasps, with Sale offside.

First infringement by the Sharks of the game.

Jimmy Gopperth lines up the kick.

Wasps are denied the chance to go ahead after Rob Miller fails to ground that ball for Wasps against his old club.

The television match official rules he was short but the build up and line from Elliot Daly were world class. 

Warning sign for Sale, that is what Wasps can do with a glimmer of a chance.

Word too for Joe Simpson.

Exit strategy is a term you'll hear in rugby union dressing rooms, and a boomer from Simpson was a fine example.

He thumped one pretty much from one 22 to the other to clear lines. Wow.

Sale pick off a line-out and grind out a few metres from it.

Steve Diamond's side are trying to pull Wasps from right to left and back again to find the gaps but no way through yet.

However with the move in midfield, Ross Harrison allows the ball to slip from his fingers, and Wasps get the put-in at the scrum.

Sale are really driving up in defence, big line-speed from them so far. It's really disruptive to Wasps fluid style.

Wasps have a chance to break but even the peerless Charles Piutau can't hold it. There's a measure of the conditions.

Both sides are trying to compete at the breakdown and it's making for an absorbing game despite the lack of points.

Here's the updated Premiership top six after this afternoon's games. Things are looking pretty rosy for Saracens.

Wasps tap a quick penalty from the scrum with a move through hands out to the left, but the final pass lacks accuracy and sails into touch harmlessly.

The visitors are enjoying some possession though, and we're seeing a bit more of Jimmy Gopperth, Elliot Daly and Frank Halai.

Sale do well though to soak it up.

Sale switch a short-side line-out move to keep Wasps guessing but they do cover.

Wasps get scrum head and feed from a knock-on, will Sale be made to pay for failing to build on this pressure? It's just three points after all.

How on earth did Mike Haley find touch like that?

Ball just dropped in field before skewing out to pin Wasps back again. Brilliant kicking from the Sale full-back.

Wonderful bit of ingenuity from Sale there, knowing they had the advantage from the penalty.

Danny Cipriani tried to find Will Addison with a raking cross kick.

It didn't come off but the gamble was applaudable.

Kick to touch brings a line out and Sale have good ball and field position again.

Joe Simpson waits to feed the scrum, and gets the ball out of the base and a sniping run from him gets the ball away.

Charles Piutau is in acres on the left but the Sharks ensure the ball wide is no good and win the line-out.

Arms length stuff at the moment for Sale.

Sale rumble down the left through Mike Haley and Will Addison but despite a real bash on the door from Chris Cusiter's prompting, Wasps hold firm and eventually get the ball away.

All Sale so far. Wasps looking to get a foothold with a little spell of possession now.

Wasps scrum after a Sale knock-on.

Sale again trying to cut loose with an expansive move to the left, Wasps scrambling to cover and shut down the move.

Ball goes loose but Sale continue to probe, and a Danny Cipriani grubber just runs dead.

How can Wasps stem the tide here?

There's no denying the quality in that Wasps backline, but getting good ball to release them is the key.

Sale dominating and almost working a play down the right short-side but Wasps just about cover and mop up at the back.

One-way traffic so far and Joe Simpson's kick sails into touch to ease the pressure.

Danny Cipriani against his old club, lands his kick.

That might settle a few nerves. Sale lead.

Newcastle Falcons lock, Mouritz Botha, was certainly pleased after their first victory of the season today against Bath.

Sale line-out. They're enjoying the early momentum here.

Penalty goes their way midway inside the Wasps half.

Early sign from Sale they are willing to run this ball.

Slick move to the left and Mike Haley tried to go on the outside but was stopped in touch.

Line-out to Wasps but it's a bit messy. Eventually scrum goes the visitors way, midway inside their own half.

Jimmy Gopperth gets us underway and it's a first touch of the ball for the home side.

Sale have the mercurial Danny Cipriani at 10, along with Scotland's Chris Cusiter and Peter Stringer also lurking on the bench,

D-Cip is a magnificent player, capable of anything.

Jimmy Gopperth has a radar in his boot as good as any around, Wasps know they can rely on him and the sniping Joe Simpson.

It's a tasty battle there, that's for sure.