Burns puts it high and Mercer regathers for Bath

Watson runs it back up towards halfway

Back to Burns in the pocket but his drop goal attempt is well wide, 22 restart for Sale

Ewels powers up to the 22

Scrum penalty to Bath, Burns sets up the lineout

Sale hit it up in midfield, turnover by Underhill but it's been spilled forward for a scrum to the hosts

Box kick from Fotualii to touch

de Klerk gets the match underway, gathered by Mercer

The sides are out, a minutes silence for a couple of Sale fans who were tragically killed in the recent Sri Lanka bombings.

Sale Sharks host Bath in round 20 of the Premiership. Sale has won nine of their 19 matches to lie in 8th position in the standings, while Bath have recorded eight victories and are one spot and one log point better off in seventh. Both sides will be desperate for a win to keep their top four play-off hopes alive.