Sale win a penalty at the breakdown. Sam James finds touch at the Saints 22m line.

Northampton looking to respond and work their way into the Sales half

HIA

Sale win the restart and de Klerk clears downfield. Saints collect and run it back. The hosts are playing with the wind behind them in the first half.

Sale with numbers out wide.. The ball comes wide to James and he has a simple 2 V 1, unselfishly he passes to Denny Solomona who scores in the corner.

The scrum is reset

The game is halted as Day is down receiving treatment. The visitors with the ball 5m out from the Saints line.

Sale set the maul and drive towards the Northampton line

De Klerk with a clever chip through and Yarde is chasing.. Foden is there to collect but he's pushed into touch. Lineout Sale in Saints' 22.

Tuitavake evades the Sale defence as he collects the kick-off and Francis clears long off the back of the resulting ruck. Lineout Sale just inside Saints' half.