Warrington v Leigh: 21-man squads, injury update and TV details

Warrington and Leigh have both announced their 21-man squads for Thursday night’s round 11 fixture at the Halliwell Jones Stadium (KO 7:45pm).

The Wolves continued their impressive league form last week, beating champions St Helens 6-2 in a cagey affair to make it four wins in a row.

The Centurions still remain without a victory in 2021 with 12 straight defeats, the most recent being a 64-22 thrashing at home against Hull FC.

The game will be available to watch live on Sky Sports Mix and Sky Sports Arena, with coverage starting at 7:00pm.

Warrington Wolves

There are several changes for Warrington, with Stefan Ratchford, Daryl Clark, Mike Cooper, Ben Currie and Joe Philbin selected for England, while Toby King has picked up a knee injury. In their place, Riley Dean and Ellis Robson are recalled from loan spells, while youngsters Jacob Gannon, Eribe Doro, Morgan Burgess and Tom Whitehead are also included. Jason Clark (calf), Greg Inglis (hamstring) and Matty Ashton (ankle) remain unavailable.

21-man squad: 2 Tom Lineham, 5 Josh Charnley, 6 Blake Austin, 7 Gareth Widdop, 8 Chris Hill, 12 Jack Hughes, 15 Matt Davis, 16 Danny Walker, 18 Jake Mamo, 19 Rob Mulhern, 20 Sitaleki Akauola, 21 Rob Butler, 22 Ellis Robson, 23 Josh Thewlis, 24 Riley Dean, 25 Eribe Doro, 26 Ellis Longstaff, 27 Connor Wrench, 29 Jacob Gannon, Morgan Burgess, Tom Whitehead.

Leigh Centurions

Leigh name just 18 players, Nathan Peats expected to feature for the Combined Nations All-Stars on Friday and Jamie Ellis joining York on loan. Brendan Elliot and Adam Sidlow also drop out, while Jordan Thompson is back in contention. There’s still no Ben Flower (hamstring), Blake Wallace (head), Keanan Brand (hamstring) or Alex Gerrard.

18-man squad: 1 Ryan Brierley, 2 Matty Russell, 3 Iain Thornley, 4 Junior Sa’u, 5 Lewis Tierney, 7 Joe Mellor, 9 Liam Hood, 10 Mark Ioane, 11 Ben Hellewell, 12 Jordan Thompson, 13 James Bell, 14 Matty Wildie, 16 Nathaniel Peteru, 18 Matty Gee, 19 Nathan Mason, 21 Tyrone McCarthy, 22 Craig Mullen, 30 Ben Reynolds.