Venue: Ricoh Arena Date: Sunday 4 January Kick-off: 14:00 GMT Coverage: Live commentary on BBC local radio and online.
Wasps name Rob Miller, Simon McIntyre and James Gaskell to face their former club in their second appearance at their new Ricoh Arena home in Coventry.Bradley Davies and Carlo Festuccia come into the starting XV.
Sale give fly-half Joe Ford his first Premiership start this season as ex-Wasps man Danny Cipriani drops out.
Will Cliff replaces Chris Cusiter at scrum-half and Alberto de Marchi, Shalva Mamukashvilli, Andrei Ostrikov and Mark Easter come into the pack.
Wasps started life at their new home in record-breaking form when they hosted London Irish at the Ricoh Arena four days before Christmas.
Coventry-born stand-off Andy Goode set a new individual Premiership scoring record, contributing 33 points to his side's 48-16 victory, in front 28,254 fans, a new record crowd for a recognised home Premiership ground.
The Sharks have won their last six meetings against Wasps including the 25-14 victory in the reverse fixture at the AJ Bell Stadium in October.
Wasps: Miller; Wade, Daly, Jacobs, Varndell; Goode, Simpson; McIntyre, Festuccia, Cittadini; Davies, Gaskell; Johnson; Haskell (capt), Hughes.
Replacements: Lindsay, Mullan, Swainston, Myall, Jones, C Davies, Lozowski, Leiua.
Sale Sharks: Haley; Addison, Leota, Tuitupou, Cueto; Ford, Cliff; de Marchi, Mamukashvili, Cobilas; Hines, Ostrikov; Lund, Seymour (capt), Easter.
Replacements: Jones, Lewis-Roberts, Harrison, Mills, Beaumont, Cusiter, Cipriani, Cueto.
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