Leigh v Wigan: 21-man squads, injury update and TV details

Leigh and Wigan have both announced their 21-man squads for Monday night’s round six fixture at Leigh Sports Village (KO 7:45pm).

The Centurions welcome fans back into their stadium for the first time in over a year and will be hoping to claim their first win of 2020, with six defeats in all competitions so far.

On the flip side, the Warriors are unbeaten in Super League but suffered defeat to Hull FC in the Challenge Cup quarter final last week.

Leigh Centurions

There’s one change for the Centurions, as halfback Jamie Ellis returns in place of experienced forward Ben Flower. John Duffy is still without Joe Mellor (hamstring), Adam Sidlow (knee), Blake Wallace (head) and Brendan Elliot (knee) through injury.

21-man squad: 1 Ryan Brierley, 2 Matty Russell, 3 Iain Thornley, 4 Junior Sa’u, 5 Lewis Tierney, 9 Liam Hood, 10 Mark Ioane, 11 Ben Hellewell, 12 Jordan Thompson, 13 James Bell, 14 Matty Wildie, 15 Alex Gerrard, 16 Nathaniel Peteru, 17 Jamie Ellis, 18 Matty Gee, 19 Nathan Mason, 21 Tyrone McCarthy, 22 Craig Mullen, 26 Nathan Peats, 30 Ben Reynolds, 32 Anthony Gelling.

Wigan Warriors

The Warriors also make one change, with London-born youngster Kai Pearce-Paul in contention for the first time this season. He replaces James McDonnell. There’s still no Tony Club (suspended), Thomas Leuluai (sternum), Liam Marshall (ACL), Jai Field (hamstring) and Oliver Gildart (groin).

21-man squad: 1 Bevan French, 2 Dom Manfredi, 3 Zak Hardaker, 8 Brad Singleton, 9 Sam Powell, 10 Joe Bullock, 11 Willie Isa, 12 Liam Farrell, 13 John Bateman, 14 Ollie Partington, 15 Morgan Smithies, 19 Liam Byrne, 20 Harry Smith, 21 Ethan Havard, 22 Jake Bibby, 23 Mitch Clark, 25 Joe Shorrocks, 27 Kai Pearce-Paul, 28 Sam Halsall, 30 Umyla Hanley, 31 Jackson Hastings.