Warrington v Castleford: Squads announced

Warrington and Castleford have both announced their 19-man squads for Thursday’s elimination play-off at the Halliwell Jones Stadium.

Warrington Wolves:

Matty Smith’s suspension means he drops out of the Wolves’ squad, as does prop Sitaleki Akauola. They are replaced by Harvey Livett and Lama Tasi.

19-man squad: 1 Stefan Ratchford, 2 Tom Lineham, 3 Bryson Goodwin, 5 Josh Charnley, 6 Blake Austin, 8 Chris Hill, 9 Daryl Clark, 10 Mike Cooper, 11 Ben Currie, 12 Jack Hughes, 13 Ben Murdoch-Masila, 14 Jason Clark, 15 Dec Patton, 16 Lama Tasi, 17 Joe Philbin, 18 Toby King, 20 Harvey Livett, 22 Jake Mamo, 34 Ben Westwood.

Castleford Tigers:

Daryl Powell also makes two changes to the side that fell short against Wigan last week. Jesse Sene-Lefao misses out after being handed a two-match ban for dangerous contact, while Nathan Massey also drops out. They are replaced by Jacques O’Neill and Will Maher.

19-man squad: 1 Peter Mata’utia, 2 James Clare, 3 Greg Minikin, 6 Jake Trueman, 8 Liam Watts, 9 Paul McShane, 10 Grant Millington, 11 Oliver Holmes, 12 Mike McMeeken, 13 Adam Milner, 18 Matt Cook, 20 Jamie Ellis, 23 Will Maher, 27 Calum Turner, 29 Jacques O’Neill, 32 Jordan Rankin, 33 Chris Clarkson, 34 Daniel Smith, 35 Cheyse Blair.