Wigan v Leeds: 21-man squads, injury update and TV details

In a repeat of the inaugural Grand Final back in 1998, Wigan and Leeds meet in a do-or-die play-off clash as two of Super League’s most successful sides meet at the DW Stadium with a semi-final spot up for grabs.

The Warriors have played in two of the last three Grand Finals and have won five Grand Finals in total three of which have come in the last eight years. Therefore, their squad is well versed in what it takes to get to Old Trafford and what is required of them at this time of year.

Meanwhile, no club has won as many Grand Finals as the Leeds Rhinos at this moment in time. No side is associated with triumph at Old Trafford quite as much as the West Yorkshire club but the majority of their current squad are on this journey for only the second time and are hoping to go one better than last year when they were knocked out at this stage by the Catalans Dragons. They’ll be relying on their Wembley experience as they look to take a step closer to the Theatre of Dreams.

The game kicks off at 19:45 and will be live on Sky Sports Arena.

Wigan

The Warriors have made three changes to their squad despite the win over league leaders Catalans on Friday. They welcome back star winger Liam Marshall as well as forwards Brad Singleton and Morgan Smithies who should offer more bite down the middle of the field. Youngsters Brad O’Neill and Umyla Hanley drop out as does Joe Bullock.

21-man squad: 3 Zak Hardaker, 4 Oliver Gildart, 5 Liam Marshall, 8 Brad Singleton, 9 Sam Powell, 11 Willie Isa, 12 Liam Farrell, 13 John Bateman, 14 Oliver Partington, 15 Morgan Smithies, 17 Tony Clubb, 19 Liam Byrne, 20 Harry Smith, 21 Ethan Havard, 22 Jake Bibby, 23 Mitch Clark, 25 Joe Shorrocks, 27 Kai Pearce-Paul, 28 Sam Halsall, 29 James McDonnell, 31 Jackson Hastings.

Leeds

It’s great news for the Rhinos going into this play-off encounter as they welcome back three injured forwards as well as New Zealand international Zane Tetevano who returns from a three-match suspension. Joining the bigger number 13 in the Rhinos squad is King Vuniyayawa, Alex Mellor who’s back after 13 games out, and star prop Mikolaj Oledzki. They come into the 21 in place of youngsters Alex Sutcliffe, Sam Walters, Jarrod O’Connor and Corey Johnson.

21-man squad: 2 Tom Briscoe, 3 Harry Newman, 4 Konrad Hurrell, 5 Ash Handley, 6 Rob Lui, 8 Mikolaj Oledzki, 9 Kruise Leeming, 10 Matt Prior, 11 Alex Mellor, 12 Rhyse Martin, 13 Zane Tetevano, 14 Brad Dwyer, 16 Richie Myler, 17 Cameron Smith, 18 Tom Holroyd, 19 King Vuniyayawa, 20 Bodene Thompson, 24 Luke Briscoe, 25 James Donaldson, 27 Jack Broadbent, 31 Morgan Gannon.