St Helens v Huddersfield: 21-man squads, injury update and TV details

St Helens and Huddersfield have both announced their 21-man squads for Friday night’s Challenge Cup quarter final clash at Emerald Headingley Stadium (KO 8:15pm).

Saints have had a flawless start to 2021, winning all six of their opening games in all competitions, including an 18-10 victory over the Giants last month.

Ian Watson’s side should be full of confidence, though, having claimed their first Super League win in nail-biting fashion against Leeds last week, with the game finishing 14-13 in Huddersfield’s favour.

Before that, their only victory this season was in the Challenge Cup third round, when they beat Leigh 36-18.

The game will be available to watch on Sky Sports Mix, with coverage starting from 8:00pm.

St Helens

Morgan Knowles could be set for his first appearance of the season after recovering from thumb surgery which has kept him out so far in 2021. He replaces youngster Jake Wingfield, who picked up a shoulder knock last week. Joel Thompson also returns from a foot problem in place of James Bentley, who broke his leg in the win over Leigh. Matty Lees remains unavailable with a leg injury.

21-man squad: 1 Lachlan Coote, 2 Tommy Makinson, 3 Kevin Naiqama, 4 Mark Percival, 5 Regan Grace, 6 Jonny Lomax, 7 Theo Fages, 8 Alex Walmsley, 9 James Roby, 11 Joel Thompson, 13 Morgan Knowles, 14 Sione Mata’utia, 15 Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook, 16 Kyle Amor, 17 Agnatius Paasi, 18 Jack Welsby, 19 Aaron Smith, 20 Joe Batchelor, 21 Lewis Dodd, 25 Dan Norman, 29 Ben Davies.

Huddersfield Giants

The Giants make one change, with young forward Owen Trout replacing Oliver Russell. Ian Watson remains without Ashton Golding, who continues to recover from a shoulder injury, and the Wardle brothers, Jake and Joe.

21-man squad: 2 Jermaine McGillvary, 4 Ricky Leutele, 5 Darnell McIntosh, 6 Lee Gaskell, 7 Aidan Sezer, 8 Luke Yates, 9 Adam O’Brien, 10 Michael Lawrence, 11 Kenny Edwards, 13 Josh Jones, 14 Matty English, 15 Joe Greenwood, 16 Jack Cogger, 17 Chris McQueen, 18 Jack Ashworth, 19 James Cunningham, 20 Oliver Wilson, 21 Leroy Cudjoe, 22 James Gavet, 25 Owen Trout, 27 Sam Wood.