Warrington v Wigan: Squads Announced

Warrington and Wigan have both announced their 21-man squads for Friday night’s Super League fixture at Emerald Headingley Stadium (KO 7:45pm).

Both sides will be licking their wounds after suffering defeat in last week’s Challenge Cup semi-finals.

The Wolves conceded a late try which snatch victory away from them, and Steve Price’s objective now will be to bounce back and continue their league form, which has seen them claim six wins from seven games since the restart.

The Warriors have had a similar run, with five wins from seven, but were completely outplayed by Leeds last week.

Warrington Wolves

There’s three changes for the Wolves, with Sitaleki Akauola and Luis Johnson recalled in place of Ben Murdoch-Masila and Danny Walker. Young fullback Josh Thewlis also drops out, with Keanan Brand coming in in his place.

21-man squads: 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, 14 Jason Clark, 15 Joe Philbin, 17 Jake Mamo, 18 Sitaleki Akauola, 19 Matt Davis, 21 Dec Patton, 22 Luis Johnson, 24 Keanan Brand, 26 Matty Ashton, 27 Ellis Robson.

Wigan Warriors

Ex-Leeds prop Brad Singleton is in line to make his Warriors debut after joining from Toronto. He is one of five changes made by Adrian Lam, with youngsters Harry Rushton, Sam Halsall and James McDonnell also recalled. Morgan Smithies also returns after serving a six-game ban. Three positive Covid-19 tests rule an unnamed trio out, while Ethan Havard misses out with an ankle injury.

21-man squad: 1 Zak Hardaker, 6 Bevan French, 7 Thomas Leuluai, 9 Sam Powell, 11 Willie Isa, 12 Liam Farrell, 13 Sean O’Loughlin, 15 Joe Greenwood, 16 Morgan Smithies, 17 Ollie Partington, 19 Joe Bullock, 21 Dom Manfredi, 23 Jake Bibby, 28 Harry Smith, 31 Jackson Hastings, 32 Amir Bourouh, 33 Joe Shorrocks, 35 Sam Halsall, 36 James McDonnell, 37 Harry Rushton, 38 Brad Singleton.