| Venue:Arena of the Coventry Building Society Date:Saturday, 15 Jan Kick-off: 13:00 GMT |
| Coverage:BBC Sport website and BBC CWR live commentary |
Paolo Odogwu’s first Wasps appearance for eight months will be Saturday’s Champions Cup match with Toulouse.
Jacob Umaga, 24, returns to the team from a knee injury.
As the Wasps attempt to win their first European title of the season, Lee Blackett, head coach has made five adjustments.
They will face a Toulouse team full of France internationals. However, Antoine Dupont is the missing player of year.
Romain Ntamack is the international halfback for the scrum-half, who is currently out with an undisclosed injuries.
James Gaskell, Wasps’ lock, is in and Rodrigo Martinez (who joined in December) starts in the front row.
Ali Crossdale will make Champions Cup-his debut on the wing. Ryan Mills and Pieter Scholtz will be waiting on the bench for their introductions.
Wasps inflicted Leicester’s first loss of the season in Premiership last weekend and are now ninth in Pool A. They must rise to the top 8 to reach the last 16.
Toulouse is fourth after two of the four pool games. They have made four changes to their game since Clermont’s narrow defeat on January 1.
Sofiane Guitoune’s start time is 13: Martin Page-Relo, the starting scrum half, Peato Mavaka at hooker, Richie Arnold in the second row.
Line-ups
Wasps: Umaga; Crossdale, Odogwu, Gopperth, Bassett; Atkinson, Wolstenholme; Martinez, Cruse, Alo, Cardall, Gaskell, Barbeary, Shields (capt), Willis
Replacements: Frost, Nearchou, Scholtz, Carr, Young, Porter, Miller, Mills.
Toulouse: Ramos; Mallia, Guitoune, Ahki, Lebel; Ntamack (capt), Page-Relo; Baille, Mauvaka, Aldegheri, Flament, Arnold, Cros, Placines, Jelonch.
Replacements: Cramont, Neti, Tafili, Meafou, Youyoutte, Bales, Nanai-Williams, Medard.
Match facts
- Four of the five Champions Cup home Wasps games have been lost. This is the same number of defeats they suffered in their 39 previous home games (W32 D3).
- Toulouse has won eight of the nine Champions Cup away games they have played, including the last four. They have won only one longer win streak away from home in the competition, a five-game stretch from 1996 to 1998.
Match officials
Referee: Chris Busby (Ireland).
Assistant referees: Keith Allen (Scotland), and Dave Sutherland
TMO: Brian MacNeice (Ireland)