| Home team | Sale Sharks |
| Away team | Saracens |
| Venue | CorpAcq Stadium |
| Competition | Gallagher Prem |
| Kick off time | 3 pm |
| Watch Live in the UK | TNT Sports/HBO Max |
Sale Sharks vs Saracens preview as the sides meet at CorpAcq Stadium in the Gallagher Prem.
Sale currently sit just behind the Saracens in the table but are 11 points behind. For Sale, they know they can’t be caught, but they also can’t catch their opponents. Saracens also can’t catch Bristol, who are ahead of Saracens by 10 points after their demolition of Gloucester on Friday night.
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Sale Sharks vs Saracens confirmed lineups and team news
| Sale Sharks | Saracens | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Opoku-Fordjour | 1 | Carre | |||
| Caine | 2 | George | |||
| Harper | 3 | Street | |||
| Van Rhyn | 4 | Itoje | |||
| Bamber | 5 | Tizard | |||
| Vermeulen | 6 | McFarland | |||
| Gilmore | 7 | Earl | |||
| Dugdale | 8 | Willis | |||
| Backs | |||||
| Warr | 9 | Bracken | |||
| Ford | 10 | Burke | |||
| Roebuck | 11 | Segun | |||
| Ma’asi-White | 12 | Hartley | |||
| Louw | 13 | Tompkins | |||
| O’Flaherty | 14 | Caluori | |||
| Du Preez | 15 | Malins | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| Longstaff | 16 | Dan | |||
| McEachran | 17 | Mawi | |||
| Raymont | 18 | Riccioni | |||
| Hodkinson | 19 | Wilson | |||
| Logan | 20 | Michelow | |||
| Hanson | 21 | Van Zyl | |||
| Bedlow | 22 | Farrell | |||
| Woodman | 23 | Hall | |||
Recent Form:
Sale Sharks (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 11th April 2026 | Champions Cup | Leinster | 41-13 |
| Won | 4th April 2026 | Champions Cup | Harlequins | 17-26 |
| Loss | 29th March 2026 | Prem | Bath | 26-31 |
| Loss | 21st March 2026 | Prem | Exeter Chiefs | 26-14 |
| Won | 28th February 2026 | Prem Cup | Bristol Bears | 36-41 |
Sale have had a difficult season with their Champions Cup campaign being a highlight of the season so far. They beat Harlequins in the round of 16 but lost out against Leinster in the quarter-finals. They were tied at halftime, with the score sitting at 7-3. The Sharks picked up two yellow cards and were down to 13 men, and this opened the gate for Leinster, who scored five tries in the second half.
Saracens (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 4th April 2026 | Champions Cup | Bath | 31-22 |
| Loss | 28th March 2026 | Prem | Northampton Saints | 17-21 |
| Loss | 20th March 2026 | Prem | Bath | 62-15 |
| Loss | 28th February 2026 | Prem Cup | Northampton Saints | 35-33 |
| Loss | 14th February 2026 | Prem Cup | Leicester Tigers | 26-31 |
Saracens have lost each of their last six matches, stretching across three competitions. Their last two wins have both come against the bottom side in the league, the Newcastle Red Bulls. They have only won two away matches in the league this season, against Newcastle and Gloucester. In their most recent game, Saracens got knocked out of the Champions Cup by Bath. They were 10-0 ahead at halftime, but conceded five second-half tries to lose 31-22.With just over five minutes to go, a Noah Caluori try brought the scores back to 26-22, but Bath scored in the final moments to seal the game.
Sale Sharks vs Saracens head-to-head record (last five matches):
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 18th October 2025 | Prem | Saracens | 65-14 |
| 25th April 2025 | Prem | Sale Sharks | 25-7 |
| 28th September 2024 | Prem | Saracens | 45-26 |
| 18th May 2024 | Prem | Sale Sharks | 10-20 |
| 22nd December 2023 | Prem | Sale Sharks | 22-20 |
Saracens won the meeting between these sides comfortably earlier in the year by a 65-14 scoreline. The home side won each of the games between the two last year, but the Sale Sharks won both meetings the year before that.
