Sale v London Wasps: Teams

Sale welcome Elvis Seveali'l and Rudi Keil back to their starting line up for the match against Wasps at Edgeley Park.

Samoan World Cup winger Seveali'l returns in place of Chris Mayor, who drops to the bench, while Keil is fit again after recovering from illness.

Steve Hanley has a groin strain and will miss out. Benoit Bourrust and Fessia Genaro are on standby as cover for Ben Evans and David Tait.

Sale director of rugby Philippe Saint Andre said: "Wasps like ourselves have not had the best start to the new season and they will be desperate for a win tomorrow.

"Last week we lost the game in the first 10 minutes at Bath and we must focus from the kick off instead of having to chase the game.

"I am looking for a performance like the Bristol game, where we defended as though our lives depended on it and we looked dangerous when we attacked."

London Wasps ring the changes for the trip to Sale, with five players coming in to the starting line up.

Recovered

Pat Barnard has recovered from illness to return to the front row, while Dan Leo starts on the back row having made his first club appearance of the season as a replacement last Sunday.

Danny Cipriani replaces Mark van Gisbergen at full back, David Doherty comes back in on the wing and Eoin Reddan takes the injured Mark McMillan's place as scrum-half.

Wasps director of rugby Ian McGeechan said: "I'm pleased to welcome Dan Leo and Eoin Reddan back from World Cup duty, though injuries to Mark McMillan and Dominic Waldouck mean that we remain a very small squad.

"The key to success for us remains managing our game over the full 80 minutes. That's the only reason we haven't got a win in the last two weeks and it has made a significant difference to our league position.

"We have to be very focused on our performance in order to get the result we need on Friday."

Sale: 15 Ben Foden, 14 Elvis Seveali'l, 13 Rudi Keil, 12 Lee Thomas, 11 Oriol Ripol, 10 Charlie Hodgson, 9 Richard Wigglesworth; 1 Lionel Faure, 2 Neil Briggs, 3 Stuart Turner, 4 Dean Schofield, 5 Sean Cox, 6 Chris Jones, 7 Magnus Lund, 8 Nathan Bonner Evans

Replacements: 16 Marc Jones, 17 Ben Evans, 18 Chris Day, 19 David Tait, 20 Sililo Martens, 21 Chris Bell, 22 Chris Mayor.

Wasps: 15 Danny Cipriani, 14 David Doherty, 13 Fraser Waters, 12 Riki Flutey, 11 Tom Voyce, 10 Dave Walder, 9 Eoin Reddan; 1 Tim Payne, 2 Joe Ward, 3 Pat Barnard, 4 Richard Birkett, 5 George Skivington, 6 Dan Leo, 7 James Haskell, 8 John Hart

Replacements: 16 Rob Webber, 17 Michael Holford, 18 Tom Palmer, 19 Hugo Ellis, 20 Simon Amor, 21 Rob Hoadley, 22 Mark van Gisbergen