Saracens v Newcastle (Sun)

Winger David Strettle, who went on as an England substitute against Ireland, features in a Saracens starting line-up targeting their seventh successive win.

Fellow winger James Short, scrum-half Neil de Kock and lock Hayden Smith also return, with Scotland loose forward Kelly Brown among the replacements.

Newcastle make changes following their LV= Cup final defeat to Gloucester.

Former Bradford Bulls winger Rikki Sheriffe makes his first start for his new club since switching codes.

Tom Catterick starts at full-back, with Alex Tait moving to the wing, while Chris Pilgrim comes in at scrum-half.

And there are changes in the pack too, coach Alan Tait bringing in prop James Hall and flanker Will Welch.

Newcastle were close to beating Saracens when the two sides last met back in October, only to lose 15-13 to Alex Goode’s last-gasp penalty.

But Sarries are now up to second position in the Premiership, just two points behind leaders Leicester.

Saracens: Goode; Strettle, Wyles, Barritt, Short; Farrell, de Kock; Stevens, Brits, Nieto; Borthwick, Smith; Melck, Saull, Joubert.
Replacements: George, Saunders, du Plessis, Vyvyan, Brown, Wigglesworth, Powell, Cato.

Newcastle: Catterick; Tait, Eves, Fitzpatrick, Sheriffe; Gopperth, Pilgrim; Golding, Thompson, Hall; Hudson, van der Heijden; Swinson, Welch, Hogg.
Replacements: Vickers, Shiells, Brookes, Wilson, Gray, Young, Tu’ipulotu, Hodgson.