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The team that lost at Premiership leaders Leicester Tigers last Sunday has three changes for the Newcastle Falcons.
Tom Penny joins Adam Radwan on his wing, while Callum Chick and George McGuigan return to the XV.
Northampton Saints make five modifications to the Saracens-beating side.
The team includes Teimana Harrison and Tom Wood as well as Fraser Dingwall, Fraser Dingwall, Tom Collins, Tom Wood, David Ribbans and Tom Collins.
Newcastle have lost just once in the Premiership at Kingston Park in April. In recent years they have been the best of the Saints home games, beating them only once when Northampton visited the north east in October 2015.
Saints have lost four of their last four games in all competitions but have won this season’s Premiership on the road at Bristol and Exeter.
Newcastle: Brown; Penny, Orlando, Burrell, Carreras; Hodgson, Schreuder; Cooper, McGuigan, Davison, Peterson, Robinson, Van der Walt, Welch (c), Chick.
Replacements: Blamire, Brocklebank, Tampin, Fearns, Graham, Stuart, Connon, Wacokecoke.
Northampton: Furbank; Skosan, Dingwall, Hutchinson, Collins; Biggar, Mitchell; Waller, Matavesi, Hill, Ribbans, Ratuniyarawa, Wood, Ludlam (c), Harrison.
Replacements: Fish, Iyogun, Painter, Coles, Wilkins, James, Litchfield, Freeman.
Referee:Matthew Carley (RFU).