Statistics: Leicester Tigers 22-27 Saracens Men (Nov 2018)

A three-try salvo late in the first half, all coming within six minutes, saw Saracens undo Leicester Tigers at Welford Road in a thrilling Gallagher Premiership encounter in late November 2018.

Ben Spencer scampered over from distance and converted his own score before adding the extras to superb tries from Alex Lewington and Alex Lozowski.

A Brendan O’Connor double and Matt Smith’s effort clawed the Tigers back into the contest which saw Ben Earl and Schalk Burger sin binned but Spencer sealed victory with a late penalty.

Here’s how Sarries' key statistics looked on the day:

Saracens: Goode, Lozowski, Tompkins, Barritt, Lewington, Malins, Spencer; Barrington (Thompson-Stringer 63), Tolofua (Woolstencroft 49), Judge (Sasagi 56), Day (Clark 49), Skelton (Kpoku 68), Rhodes, Burger (Gallagher 78), Wray (Earl 41). Not Used: Whiteley.

Tries: Spencer, Lewington, Lozowski
Cons: Spencer (3)
Pen: Spencer (2)
Sin bins: Earl, Burger

TEAM STATS

Possession: 41%
Territory: 42%
Clean Breaks: 7
Defenders Beaten: 26
Turnovers: 6
Tackles/Success Rate: 192 / 91%

PLAYER STATS 

Metres Gained
Ben Spencer (80)
Alex Lozowski (78)
Alex Goode (71)

Carries
Schalk Burger (14)
Will Skelton, Alex Goode, Nick Tompkins (all 11)
Mike Rhodes (10)

Clean Breaks
Alex Lozowski (2)
Alex Goode, Alex Lewington, Max Malins, Ben Spencer, Tom Woolstencroft (all 1)

Defenders Beaten
Alex Lozowski, Max Malins (both 5)
Nick Tompkins (4)
Will Skelton (3) 

Tackles
Mike Rhodes (20)
Brad Barritt, Max Malins (both 18)
Richard Barrington (15) 

Turnovers
Calum Clark (2)
Mike Rhodes, Jackson Wray, Tom Woolstencroft, Ben Earl (all 1)

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