Warrington v Hull FC: Squads Announced

Warrington and Hull FC have both announced their 21-man squads for Thursday night’s Elimination play-off fixture at Halliwell Jones Stadium (KO 7:45pm).

The Wolves come into the game as favourites, having won their last three games, as well as an automatic victory against Salford, and finishing third with 12 wins from 17.

FC, who finished sixth, have experienced patchier form than their opponents throughout 2020 but are currently on their best winning run of the season, having also won their last three games.

The winner will progress to the play-off semi-finals, where they will face either Wigan or St Helens for a place in the Grand Final.

Warrington Wolves

There’s three changes for Warrington, with Jake Mamo, Matty Ashton and Eribe Doro coming into the side. Nathan Roebuck and Luis Johnson are among those dropping out, however fellow youngsters Josh Thewlis and Ellis Robson keep their places. Mike Cooper is unavailable, while Tom Lineham is still suspended.

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, 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, 33 Eribe Doro.

Hull FC

Josh Griffin returns for the Black and Whites after missing the Hull derby two weeks ago due to track and trace related reasons. He replaces young forward Jack Brown. FC are still, however, without Jamie Shaul, Gareth Ellis and Adam Swift.

21-man squad: 2 Bureta Faraimo, 3 Carlos Tuimavave, 4 Josh Griffin, 6 Jake Connor, 7 Marc Sneyd, 8 Scott Taylor, 9 Danny Houghton, 10 Tevita Satae, 11 Josh Jones, 12 Manu Ma’u, 13 Ligi Sao, 15 Joe Cator, 16 Jordan Johnstone, 20 Brad Fash, 21 Jordan Lane, 22 Josh Bowden, 23 Andre Savelio, 24 Mahe Fonua, 31 Cameron Scott, 33 Ratu Naulago, 35 Ben McNamara.