Salford Red Devils vs Catalans Dragons: 21-man squads, injury news, kick-off time and TV details

Salford have the unenviable task of hosting French side Catalans Dragons just days after a defeat to Warrington.

That loss left them 10th in the league and needing a win to turn things around.

They take on the side second in the league who will still be hurting after being dumped out of the cup just over a week ago.

Salford Red Devils

Salford welcome back Kallum Watkins for the first time in 2022 after an injury at the start of 2021 season ruled him out for nearly a year. The return of the three-time Super League winner is timely with Tim Lafai and Joe Burgess unavailable. Fortunately, Deon Cross is included in the 21 but there is still no Shane Wright or James Greenwood. There is a return for Morgan Escare after loans with Barrow and Wakefield.

21-man squad: 1 Ryan Brierley, 2 Ken Sio, 3 Kallum Watkins, 6 Brodie Croft, 7 Marc Sneyd, 8 Sitaleki Akauola, 9 Andy Ackers, 10 Greg Burke, 13 Elijah Taylor, 14 Danny Addy, 15 King Vuniyayawa, 16 Ryan Lannon, 18 Chris Atkin, 19 Jack Ormondroyd, 21 Josh Johnson, 22 Rhys Williams, 24 Matt Costello, 25 Morgan Escare, 26 Sam Luckley, 27 Amir Bourouh, 28 Deon Cross.

Catalans Dragons

Sam Tomkins, Mike McMeeken, Samisoni Langi, Dean Whare and Julian Bousquet will miss the game through injury as Steve McNamara does without some of his big hitters. Gil Dudson is back in the squad and is a timely boost over the Easter period.

21-ma squad: 1 Arthur Mourgue, 2 Tom Davies, 5 Fouad Yaha, 6 Mitchell Pearce, 7 Josh Drinkwater, 8 Gil Dudson, 9 Michael McIlorum, 11 Matt Whitley, 13 Ben Garcia, 14 Alrix Da Costa, 15 Benjamin Jullien, 16 Paul Seguier, 17 Mickael Goudemand, 18 Matthieu Laguerre, 19 Arthur Romano, 20 Tyrona May, 22 Dylan Napa, 23 Jordan Dezaria, 25 Cesar Rouge, 27 Joe Chan, 28 Sam Kasiano.

Kick-off time and TV details

The game kicks off at 15:00. There will be no TV coverage but highlights will be available on Super League’s YouTube channel.