Worcester defend strongly as they have done all night to see out the result. See tomorrow's Worcester News for a full match report.

72 mins: Jones misses another kick, but makes amends with a successful penalty straight afterwards.

65 mins: Matthew Jones is taken out with a late elbow by Brent Cockbain and the stand-off steps up and makes no mistake.

63 mins: Warriors' pack win another penalty, but Jones's attempt falls short of the posts.

56 mins: Hodgson pulls back three points after Worcester infringe at a ruck.

52 mins: Worcester take the lead with a fine try from Netani Talei after good work from Sam Tuitupou. Jones misses the tough conversion attempt.

49 mins: It's Hodgson's turn to be wasteful as he misses a routine penalty.

43 mins: Worcester should take the lead, but Jones again pulls a simple penalty off target.

Half-time: Matthew Jones and Charlie Hodgson have slotted two penalties each as Worcester and Sale are locked at 6-6 at the interval.

37 mins: The Warriors front row win a penalty for their side, forcing their opponents to stand up. Jones strokes the ball home.

29 mins: Tevita Taumoepeau is hit for collapsing a scrum and Hodgson impressively slots the penalty from inside his own half.

The boo-boys in the Sale crowd get to Matthew Jones as the fly-half pulls his simple penalty wide of the target.

12 mins: From the line-out Sale drive up to the Worcester line before the visitors are guilty of coming in at the side. Charlie Hodgson slots the penalty to level the scores.

Worcester weather a storm from Sale before attacking again with a number of phases. Jones' grubber kick is blocked, though, and skipper Pat Sanderson has to track back and concedes a line-out.

Matthew Jones slots a simple penalty after Sale go off their feet straight under their own posts.

Good evening and welcome to the Worcester News' coverage of Worcester Warriors' Guinness Premiership clash with Sale Sharks at Edgeley Park.

We are about half-an-hour away from kick-off and the Warriors players are going through their warm-ups on the pitch.

Aleki Lutui has not made the trip up the M6 as he is with his wife who has just given birth. The Tongan has been replaced in the starting XV by Chris Fortey. Youngster Jordan Page comes onto the bench.

For Sale, influential All Black Luke McAllister has pulled out and is replaced by former Worcester centre Rudi Keil.