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Saracens
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Dec 30, 2012 at 2.15pm UK
 
Northampton Saints
Saracens
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Preview: Saracens vs. Northampton Saints

Preview: Saracens vs. Northampton
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Sports Mole previews Sunday's Aviva Premiership encounter between Saracens and Northampton at Stadium MK.

Saracens can make it four wins from their last five Aviva Premiership matches on Sunday when they welcome Northampton Saints to Stadium MK.

Mark McCall's side have kept the pressure on champions Harlequins in recent weeks and they could top the table by the end of the weekend with another victory.

Meanwhile, Northampton are just two points off the playoff places, but they come into the match on the back of a 18-9 defeat to Quins last weekend.

The hosts have made four changes to their starting XV as Ernst Joubert, Neil de Kock, Brad Barritt and John Smit come into the side. Captain Steve Borthwick is rested, while Owen Farrell has to settle for a place on the bench.

The visitors have also brought in four new faces in the form of Dylan Hartley, Brian Mujati, Alex Waller and Dom Waldouck.

Recent form:

Saracens: LLWLWW

Northampton: WWWLWL

Lineups:

Saracens: Wyles, Ashton, Tomkins, Barritt, Strettle, Hodgson, De Kock, Vunipola, Smit, Stevens, Kruis, Botha, Brown, Fraser, Joubert
Replacements: Brits, Gill, Nieto, Sheriff, Ross, Wigglesworth, Farrell, Short

Northampton: Foden, K Pisi, G Pisi, Waldouck, Elliott, Myler, Dickson, Waller, Hartley, Mujati, Manoa, Lawes, Wood, Dowson, Van Velze
Replacements: Haywood, Tonga'uiha, Doran Jones, Sorenson, Clark, Roberts, Lamb, May

Sports Mole says: Saracens to claim the narrow win


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