Wasps, who have lost all four previous trips to Salford, have both centre Ben Jacobs and Australia international flanker George Smith fit to start.

The other two changes to the starting line-up for Dai Young's side are the return of Joe Simpson at scrum-half and Sam Jones at number eight.

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Replacements: Shervington, McIntyre, Swainston, Myall, Young, Robson, Jackson, Tagicakibau. 

Sale make two changes to face Wasps in the Premiership at the AJ Bell Stadium.

David Seymour replaces TJ Ioane at loose forward, while scrum-half Chris Cusiter comes in for Peter Stringer.

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Replacements: Neild, Lewis-Roberts, Mujati,Ostrikov, Easter, Stringer, Ford, Jennings.  

So here we are, last game of the day.

And it promises to be a corker as Sale - who are always capable of a flash of brilliance - take on a Wasps side who also possess quality throughout.

Which Sale will turn up? Will Wasps avoid the wobbles? Stay with us here.

Right - teams.

It's merely continuing a theme - i.e. it's wet out there.

Three games down and one to go. Keep up with all the action right here.

Saracens lock George Kruis told BT Sport:

"We put so much work into our pack. As a young pack days like this are good to dominate."

Well, that is one for the Premiership record books as referee Greg Garner awards an unprecedented three penalty tries as Saracens notch up their 12th successive win in all competitions.

Victory moves them six points clear at the top of the Premiership, leaving Leicester in third spot.

Kudos, in such a demanding physical encounter in greasy conditions has to go to the Sarries pack as a whole. Each and every try generated by their incredible strength today.

Tremendous effort from Newcastle Falcons, they record their first win since May of this year to beat a Bath side packed with quality.

Mike Ford's Bath side have failed to ignite in 2015-16 and today's defeat is a blow to their Premiership bid even with plenty of rugby to play.

Craig Willis adds a thick layer of icing to the cake with a thumping penalty goal at the end to seal it. Off the bottom and four precious points for the Falcons.

A rare second-half foray into Saracens 22 for Leicester. No harm done.

There is seven minutes remaining as Saracens march towards their 12th successive win of their perfect season.

Gloucester with a superb second-half performance to turn around an eight-point deficit at half-time.

The home side were outplayed in the first period as the Exiles recorded two tries, but James Hook's penalties kept his side in touch.The Cherry and Whites came out fighting after the interval, and piled the pressure on Irish. Jeremy Thrush was solid at the line-out and tries from Matt Kvesic and Billy Burns secured victory for Gloucester.

Bath get a line-out in dangerous territory but Falcons dominate the corresponding ruck and force the penalty.

Time continues to slip away from Bath. Newcastle can taste victory. What a surprise is in store! Minute or so to go.

Handbags at 10 paces as Leicester win a try on their line. It flared up and frustrations boiled over for a moment.

It has been a helluva physical encounter.

Three scrums collapse and Leicester's Dan Cole is shown a yellow card.

Just how that was not a penalty try is not clear. So both sides go at it again for their fourth scrum five metres out.

Newcastle kick the penalty that gives them a two-point lead again.

The pendulum has swung, Craig Willis smashes the ball through the uprights and somehow Falcons are close to that first win.

Bath have failed to cope with the Falcons changes. Time ticking down, just over eight minutes to go.

Suffocating stuff from Saracens.

They have Leicester pinned deep in their territory and refuse to give anything away. Even clearing kicks are hard to come by for Leicester.

A hallmark of this game has been the strength of Sarries scrum and their ability to force the Tigers into conceding penalties.

The hosts go close, but Matthew Tait stands between Sarries and a bonus-point try.

Eventually, we have another scrum set five metres out, and Sarries go again....

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Newcastle have toughened up and twice been held up as they've tried to force Bath back. Tension.

Scrum to the Falcons in the 22. It's really finishing with a flourish this. 12 minutes and counting to go.

The sell out crowd are certainly enjoying what they are seeing from the Premiership leaders so far this afternoon.

Bath have sent on the big guns, Francois Louw and George Ford are in the mix now.

Falcons have rotated their group trying to keep this Bath pack at bay, it has been one-way traffic at the scrum in particular in this second period.

Quarter of an hour to go.