| Venue: StoneX Stadium Date: Saturday, 5 March Kick-off: 15:00 GMT Protection: Updates on BBC native radio and stay scores on the BBC Sport web site |
England worldwide Elliot Daly and Wales centre Nick Tompkins return for Saracens of their top-of-the-table assembly with runaway leaders Leicester.
Scrum-half Aled Davies can also be again, as are Sean Maitland, Jackson Wray, Andy Christie and Callum Hunter-Hill.
George Ford additionally returns from England obligation to captain Tigers, with back-rower Ollie Chessum making his first membership look in six weeks.
James Whitcombe, Nic Dolly and Harry Potter are amongst seven different adjustments.
Matias Moroni comes into the centre to companion Matt Scott, Kini Murimurivalu is again on the wing after six weeks out with damage, with Potter on the other aspect.
Tommy Reffell makes up the again row with Chessum, who was launched from England’s coaching camp this week, and George Martin.
Tigers are with out Ellis Genge, Freddie Steward and Ben Youngs, who’re ineligible after spending the week with England forward of the ultimate fortnight of the Six Nations.
Tigers go into the match hoping to stretch their 16-point lead on the high of the Premiership, having solely misplaced twice this season, and journey to the StoneX Stadium on the lookout for a fifth win in a row.
Victory over Saracens could be Tigers’ first league double over the London aspect because the 2008-09 season, having edged the primary sport this season at Welford Street 13-12 in spherical three.
Like fly-half Ford and Chessum, full-back Daly was not a part of Eddie Jones’ 25-man coaching camp in Bristol, enabling him to return to the Sarries aspect that exhibits seven adjustments from the derby win over London Irish.
Wales centre Tompkins returns, having scored of their Six Nations defeat by England at Twickenham, whereas compatriot Davies is match once more to begin after 5 weeks out with damage.
Wray and Christie be a part of Billy Vunipola within the again row, whereas Callum Hunter-Hill groups up once more with Tim Swinson at lock.
Sarries tackle Tigers having misplaced three of their previous 5 Premiership matches, however have solely misplaced as soon as within the league at residence since September 2020 and have crushed Tigers in seven of the previous eight video games on their very own patch.
Saracens: Daly, Maitland, Lozowski, Tompkins, Lewington; Goode, Davies; Mako Vunipola (capt), Woolstencroft, Koch, Hunter-Hill, Swinson, Christie, Wray, B Vunipola.
Replacements:Segun, Taylor, De Haas, Earl, McFarland, Wainwright, Barrington, Lewis.
Leicester: Burns, Potter, Moroni, Scott, Murimurivalu; Ford (capt), Van Poortvliet; Whitcombe, Dolly, Heyes, Inexperienced, Snyman, Chessum, Reffell, Martin.
Replacements: Nadolo, Porter, Wigglesworth, Wiese, Wells, Leatigaga, van Wyk, Clare.
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
