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The Saints had their noses put out of joint last weekend by the Sharks but still sit second into the table and have more than enough talent in their ranks to get back to winning ways in what is sure to be an eventful East Midlands derby. The Tigers found life easy at Franklin's Gardens last season as they won 36-8 but there will have to be no complacency in their ranks if they are to upset the Saints at home once again.
It's a big day for Northampton Saints' fly-half Will Hooley who makes just his second start in the Aviva Premiership while they opt for Tom Wood at No.8. Owen Williams keeps the Tigers' No.10 shirt with Scott Hamilton a late replacement for Mathew Tait at fullback.
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Leicester showed more attacking verve in the opening exchanges but George North springing off his wing into the centre of the pitch causes all sorts of panic and the Saints have the opportunity to get the opening points of the game
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3 - 0 |
Penalty for Northampton: Good start from the youngster as Will Hooley gives the Saints a 3-0 lead
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Owen Williams is being targeted by the Saints in the opening exchanges. George North has run over him once and he has bounced off a couple of other Northampton folk
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Leicester looking to get Goneva and Tuilagi on the ball whenever possible. Foden does well to bundle Goneva into touch in the Saints' 22 with a little help from North
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Tom Wood lucky to escape not only giving away a penalty but also a yellow card for what looked to be a deliberate knock-on near the Saints' line
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TMO brought in for an alleged bite - not clear who the allegation is made against. Nothing clear from it.
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3 - 5 |
Try for Leicester: Great work from the Tigers as patient build up play sees Ben Youngs spin a pass out to the right flank and Anthony Allen dives over.
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3 - 7 |
Great touchline conversion from Williams.
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3 - 10 |
Penalty for Leicester: Nudge from Williams gives Leicester a seven-point lead
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Leicester keen to keep the tempo of the game up. They are running it from the 22 and when they get near the halfway line, Youngs is using box kicks to keep Saints pinned back.
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3 - 13 |
Penalty for Leicester: Williams stretches the lead to 10 points - kicking masterclass from the young Welsh fly-half so far
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Hooley misses a fairly easy shot at the posts - while Dylan Hartley comes off nursing his right shoulder
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Saints go close but Niki Goneva's last-ditch, possibly high, tackle prevents Phil Dowson from scoring
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Another injury blow for the Saints as Ma'afu goes off
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8 - 13 |
Try for Northampton: Fotuali'i uses the dummy runner to perfection as he darts over to reduce Leicester's lead. Unfortunately for the Saints, Hooley drags his conversion wide
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Really entertaining half at the Franklin's Gardens. The missed kicks have proved costly for the Saints as Leicester go into the break five points to the good
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Ominous start to the second-half for the Saints as they concede a scrum penalty and the Tigers gain some territory
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Plenty of urgency in both team's play but the scoreboard is yet to be troubled. Williams looking the more assured out of the two fly-halves
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All the play is in the middle two quarters of the field, the ball is seldom in the 22s
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The Saints are letting the Tigers off here - Will Hooley hooks a kick to the left of the posts and Leicester keep their five-point lead
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Saints are on the wrong end of a beasting in the scrum at present - Williams has a chance to stretch the lead
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8 - 16 |
Williams - penalty goal
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11 - 16 |
Wilson - penalty goal
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11 - 19 |
Penalty for Leicester: Williams has put in a kicking masterclass - Leicester eight points to the good
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11 - 22 |
Penalty for Leicester: Another assured and calm kick from Williams
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The Saints have a five-metre lineout - you feel they must get something from this if they are to get the win
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But that's the state of the match as the Tigers force the scrum and clear their lines. They have put in a defensively assured and accurate performance
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Drama at the gardens as Ben Youngs is sin-binned as he puts in a try-saving tackle on North.
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You will have to go a long way to see a better try-saving tackle than that. Hamilton bundles Pisi into touch with the try line screaming
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And Leicester are down to 13 men! Goneva is sin-binned
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Frantic final few minutes as the Saints keep on trying to get the necessary field position to potentially steal the match. They thought they had a five-metre lineout for the final play of the game but Wayne Barnes blows the full-time whistle to call time on a fantastic match
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