Salford v Warrington: Squads Announced

Salford and Warrington have both announced their 21-man squads for Saturday evening’s Challenge Cup semi-final fixture at the Totally Wicked Stadium (KO 5:00pm).

It was an edgy quarter-final for both teams, as Dan Sarginson’s try in golden point sealed the Red Devils a win over Catalans, while the Wolves claimed a narrow 20-18 victory over St Helens in a replay of last year’s final.

The Wolves believe they are firmly on course to retain their title and enter the match as favourites given their league form since the restart.

The Red Devils, on the other hand, will be looking to reach their first Challenge Cup Final since 1969, when they lost to Castleford.

Salford Red Devils

Joey Lussick, Kevin Brown, Gil Dudson, Kallum Watkins and Kris Welham are among those recalled by Ian Watson. Dan Sarginson is also available after his two-game suspension for a high tackle against was overturned. Luke Yates, however, has to serve his one-match ban and so misses out, while Niall Evalds remains unavailable.

21-man squad: 3 Kris Welham, 4 Dan Sarginson, 5 Krisnan Inu, 6 Tui Lolohea, 7 Kevin Brown, 8 Lee Mossop, 9 Joey Lussick, 10 Gil Dudson, 11 Ryan Lannon, 12 Pauli Pauli, 13 Tyrone McCarthy, 14 Sebastine Ikahihifo, 16 Greg Burke, 18 Chris Atkin, 19 Mark Flanagan, 21 James Greenwood, 22 Rhys Williams, 24 Elliot Kear, 26 Jack Ormondroyd, 29 Oliver Roberts, 32 Kallum Watkins.

Warrington Wolves

The Wolves too welcome back plenty of big guns, including Stefan Ratchford, Gareth Widdop, Blake Austin, Josh Charnley, Jack Hughes, Daryl Clark and Chris Hill. Standout youngsters Ellis Robson and Josh Thewlis keep their places from mid-week.

21-man squad: 1 Stefan Ratchford, 3 Anthony Gelling, 4 Toby King, 5 Josh Charnley, 6 Blake Austin, 7 Gareth Widdop, 8 Chris Hill, 9 Daryl Clark, 10 Mike Cooper, 11 Ben Currie, 12 Jack Hughes, 13 Ben Murdoch-Masila, 14 Jason Clark, 15 Joe Philbin, 17 Jake Mamo, 19 Matt Davis, 20 Danny Walker, 21 Dec Patton, 26 Matty Ashton, 27 Ellis Robson, 29 Josh Thewlis.