Warrington v Wakefield: 21-man squads and injury update

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

The Wolves will be keen to bounce back after last week’s Challenge Cup semi-final disappointment, which saw their Wembley dreams dashed by a 35-20 loss to Castleford.

Despite not being in Cup action, Trinity did have a game last week as they took on Leigh at home, holding on to win 30-20 – their third straight victory.

Warrington Wolves

Warrington are unchanged from last week, with rookies Rob Butler, Josh Thewlis, Connor Wrench and Ellis Longstaff all named despite missing out. There’s still no Jason Clark (calf), Greg Inglis (hamstring), Matty Ashton (ankle) or Eribe Doro (suspended).

21-man squad: 1 Stefan Ratchford, 2 Tom Lineham, 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 Joe Philbin, 15 Matt Davis, 16 Danny Walker, 18 Jake Mamo, 19 Rob Mulhern, 20 Sitaleki Akauola, 21 Rob Butler, 23 Josh Thewlis, 26 Ellis Longstaff, 27 Connor Wrench.

Wakefield Trinity

Chris Chester also names an unchanged side. Tom Johnstone keeps his place and could be in line to return from concussion protocols after missing out against Leigh. Matty Ashurst, Josh Eaves, Jordy Crowther (foot), Ryan Hampshire (jaw), Jack Croft (ACL), Alex Walker (back) and Josh Wood (jaw) remain unavailable.

21-man squad: 1 Max Jowitt, 2 Tom Johnstone, 3 Bill Tupou, 4 Reece Lyne, 5 Liam Kay, 6 Jacob Miller, 7 Mason Lino, 8 David Fifita, 9 Kyle Wood, 10 Tinirau Arona, 12 Kelepi Tanginoa, 13 Joe Westerman, 14 Jay Pitts, 15 Eddie Battye, 16 James Batchelor, 17 Chris Green, 18 Innes Senior, 20 Joe Arundel, 25 Brad Walker, 26 Yusuf Aydin, 27 Lee Kershaw.