Saracens v Sale: Teams

Saracens will hand Matt Stevens his debut in Sunday's LV=Cup clash with Sale at Vicarage Road.

The England prop is joined by Ernst Joubert, Neil de Kock and David Strettle in the only changes to the line-up following the 34-7 win over the Scarlets.

Hugh Vyvyan and Richard Wigglesworth have also been added to the replacements, with 19-year-old centre Henry Staff poised to make his first appearance off the bench.

Sale have named a strong-looking line-up for the trip to Saracens.

Charlie Hodgson comes straight back into the side after he was released by England, with Iain Thornley looking to impress again in the centres.

"At the present time, we don't know how deeply involved in the competition we'll be," said Sale head coach Pete Anglesea.

"But, week in, week out, it's about practising performance and developing good habits until they become second nature - that's where we'll be able to progress.

"We've gone back to basics, but people can see already that our line-out and scrum have improved.

"They're something to be positive about. Now, it's a case of putting everything together and being a harder team to play against."

Saracens:: 15 Alex Goode, 14 David Strettle, 13 Rodd Penney, 12 Nils Mordt, 11 Chris Wyles, 10 Owen Farrell, 9 Neil de Kock, 8 Ernst Joubert (C), 7 Jacques Burger, 6 Jackson Wray, 5 Mouritz Botha, 4 Hayden Smith, 3 Matt Stevens, 2 Jamie George, 1 Rhys Gill.
Replacements: 16 Ethienne Reynecke, 17 Jared Saunders, 18 Carlos Nieto, 19 Hugh Vyvyan, 20 Justin Melck, 21 Richard Wigglesworth, 22 Henry Staff, 23 Noah Cato.

Sale Sharks: 15 Nick Macleod, 14 Rhys Crane, 13 Chris Bell, 12 Iain Thornley, 11 Ben Cohen, 10 Charlie Hodgson, 9 Will Cliff, 8 Sisa Koyamaibole 7 Carl Fearns, 6 Sean Cox, 5 Kristian Ormsby, 4 Chris Jones, 3 Lee Imiolek, 2 Marc Jones, 1 Aston Croall.
Replacements:16 Ben Roberts, 17 Alex Allen, 18 Simon McIntyre, 19 Nic Rouse, 20 Chris Brightwell, 21 Chris Leck, 22 Rob Miller, 23 Fergus Mulchrone