FT: Sale 27-20 Leicester
FT: Newcastle 20-34 Wasps
FT: Northampton 29-23 Harlequins
Big burst through the line from Manu Tuilagi for Leicester and then Veroniki Goneva inside the Sale 22.
But, Harry Thacker spills it forward in contact and Sale can breath a bit easier.
A boom of thunder breaks out above the AJ Bell. Welcome to Manchester in March!
Loose hands all round as first Mathew Tait spills the ball for Leicester and then Sam Tuitupou does the same for Sale, both on the halfway line.
Sale 20-13 Leicester
Regulation stuff for Danny Cipriani dead in front and he adds another three points to both his and Sale's tally.
Sale 17-13 Leicester
Leicester reduced to 14 players as Laurence Pearce gets yellow card for failing to release Sam Tuitupou a yard from the line.
Penalty to Sale...
Quiet start to proceedings so far in this half with a few up and unders from the boot.
Peter Stringer takes a brief breather but is back on his feet while Will Addison's withdrawal from action for Sale is confirmed as a permanent change.
Sale 17-13 Leicester
Wind and rain continues to swirl around the AJ Bell Stadium and we're back under way through the boot of Danny Cipriani....
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A couple of your views on that first half between Sale and Leicester.
Two more games follow after this one in Greater Manchester this lunchtime.
Kingston Park's the venue as Newcastle host Wasps from 15:00 BST and then Northampton will look to jump into the top four as they take on Harlequins at Franklin's Gardens from 15:15 BST.
There were three other games yesterday in this round of Premiership action.
Saracens returned to the summit with a 36-18 win against Exeter, who slip back to second.
Bath took the bragging rights in the west country derby at Kingsholm against Gloucester courtesy of two second-half Semesa Rokoduguni tries.
While, at Sixways, London Irish's survival hopes dwindled as they were edged out 12-6 by Worcester in a try-less encounter.
Paul Grayson
Former England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 live
Quote MessageBoth teams keen to play using the wind differently. Leicester's kicking out of hand has been ordinary. Cipriani went through a purple patch in the middle of that half but Tigers have been Tigers and reduced the deficit to just four points."
Sale 17-6 Leicester
Will Addison is off and been replaced by Tom Brady. Might just be for a head injury assessment at this stage.
Rain lashes down as Sale fumble in hands and that is half-time.
Sale 17-13 Leicester
Big score for the visitors as we approach half-time after that clash between Tuilagi and Addison.
While he was down, Sale were caught short and eventually Leicester find Tommy Bell out wide to go over in the corner.
Owen Williams slots over the conversion from the near touchline.
Big hit from Manu Tuilagi as Will Addison comes off second-best in a midfield exchange.
Leicester will wonder how they're 11 points behind in this one after some promising early moves.
In typical Salford fashion, sunshine at the AJ Bell Stadium is now replaced by driving rain.
Controversy surrounding that Nev Edwards try and whether or not it went out of touch or in fact Sam James was out of touch when he picked it up.
Plenty of replays shown on the television from various angles and there's debate going on aplenty.
Fact is it was given after a review between Tom Foley and television match official Stuart Terheege and Sale are now very much in command.
Sale 17-6 Leicester
My, my.
Leicester looking dangerous inside Sale's five-metre line. It comes loose at the base of the ruck and Danny Cirpriani kicks it clear down the park.
But, it doesn't find touch and the ball bounces into the hands of the chasing Sam James. He finds Will Addison and then Nev Edwards runs onto the pass from 15 metres out and he's under the posts for a counter-attacking score.
Some too-ing and fro-ing at opposite ends of the field as Goneva first makes a break for Leicester, but then Sale hit back.
Penalty conceded though by the home side 30 metres from the Leicester line.
Sale 10-6 Leicester
Owen Williams at centre for Leicester takes over kicking duties as Freddie Burns heads for some treatment.
He slots over his first chance for points from dead in front after Sale are penalised in their own 22.
Sale 10-3 Leicester
Early enforced change for Leicester as Peter Betham has to come on for an injured Freddie Burns in the back line with a bang to the fly-half's back.