Newcastle Falcons host Northampton Saints in Round 14 of the Gallagher Premiership.

The Good Friday clash kicks off at 7.45pm on Friday April 18.

Check out all the key statistics ahead of the tie which will be shown live on TNT Sports.

NEWCASTLE FALCONS

Cameron Neild made more tackles than any other player in Round 13, a total of 23. He also hit 32 rucks.

Tom Gordon leads the Falcons with 162 tackles made this season. He has also won 12 turnovers (= 5th overall).

Callum Chick has made the most carries (141), dominant carries (27), and post-contact metres (159) for the Falcons this season.

Newcastle Falcons have lost their last six Gallagher Premiership Rugby fixtures since their 17-12 victory over Saracens in Round 7.

The Falcons’ other home win in the tournament this campaign was against Exeter in Round 5.

Newcastle’s most recent success against Northampton was 18-10 at Kingston Park in May 2021.

Callum Chick

NORTHAMPTON SAINTS

Alex Mitchell made more passes in Round 13 than any other player (90). He also made a clean break and assisted two tries.

Ollie Sleightholme has scored as many tries as any other Saints player this season (= Tommy Freeman), despite playing just 440 minutes so far.

Tom Pearson has made 172 tackles so far this season – only one Premiership player has made more

Northampton Saints have lost their last three Gallagher Premiership Rugby matches and have not lost four in a row in the competition since March 2022.

The defending Champions have lost their last nine away games in Premiership Rugby since beating Exeter in January 2024 and have not lost ten in succession on their travels since 2009.

Tom Pearson