Northampton 14-35 Exeter Chiefs:
Exeter maintained their grip at the Aviva Premiership summit with a bonus point victory as they sent Northampton crashing to their 11th defeat in 12 games in all competitions.
It was the first Premiership game for the Saints since they sacked director of rugby Jim Mallinder a week and a half ago.
The Chiefs scored tries from scrum-half Will Chudley, number eight Sam Simmonds and replacements Thomas Waldrom and Jack Yeandle, with fly-half Gareth Steenson booting three penalties and three conversions.
Saints battled hard but they were undone in the second-half.