Warrington Wolves host Leigh Leopards with the visitors looking to capitalise on St Helens’ defeat to Wigan Warriors as Adrian Lam’s side look to solidify their top four hopes.
Leigh are already one point clear of St Helens but a win would leave them three points clear with just two games to play, ahead of next week’s meeting against the Red Vee.
For Warrington, their slim play-off hopes have been kept alive after Wakefield Trinity lost but the Wolves would have to win all three of their remaining games and hope for other results to go their way.
Instead, today’s game is about putting pride back into the badge after shock defeats to Huddersfield Giants and Salford Red Devils, with Wire the only Super League team to lose at home to Salford all season.
In what is their final home game of the season, Sam Burgess has now named his squad to take on Leigh Leopards.
Warrington Wolves team news
Following last week’s shock loss, a statement from Warrington Wolves confirmed that Sam Burgess had the “full backing” of the players and now it’s up to those players to prove it.
It had been announced that Stefan Ratchford would retire at the end of the year and he plays his final home game for Wire, starting in the centres alongside Toby King with the Thewlis brothers on the wings.
Marc Sneyd returns to the halves alongside Leon Hayes with Danny Walker completing the spine.
Warrington Wolves XIII: Matt Dufty, Josh Thewlis, Toby King, Stefan Ratchford, Jake Thewlis, Marc Sneyd, Leon Hayes, Joe Philbin, Danny Walker, Luke Yates, Sam Stone, Lachlan Fitzgibbon, Ryan Matterson
Interchanges: Sam Powell, Adam Holroyd, Max Wood, Luke Thomas
📋 Today’s line-up for our final home game of the year pic.twitter.com/T96POiExXe
— Warrington Wolves (@WarringtonRLFC) September 6, 2025
Leigh Leopards team news
Owen Trout, Joe Ofahengaue and Ethan O’Neill all missed out last week and Trout is the only one of those three to feature today, named on the bench with Aaron Pene starting at prop.
Darnell McIntosh was named in the 21-man squad but he played for the reserves ahead of this game and that sees Keanan Brand and Josh Charnley on the wings with Tesi Niu and Umyla Hanley in the centres.
Brad Dwyer is named on the bench with Andrew Badrock as 18th man as Adrian Lam names a forward packed bench also featuring Alec Tuitavake and Matt Davis.
Leigh Leopards XIII:: Bailey Hodgson, Keanan Brand, Tesi Niu, Umyla Hanley, Josh Charnley, Gaz O’Brien, Lachlan Lam, Aaron Pene, Edwin Ipape, Robbie Mulhern, Frankie Halton, Isaac Liu
Interchanges: Owen Trout, Alec Tuitavake, Matt Davis, Brad Dwyer
📰 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 🐆
Your Leopards team for this afternoon’s Round 25 game against Warrington Wolves. pic.twitter.com/ZW43pkHL0s— Leigh Leopards (@LeighLeopardsRL) September 6, 2025
