
Hull FC v Hull KR (12:45pm, Sky Sports)
Hull are given a triple boost on the injury front; Scott Taylor, Mickey Paea and Masi Matongo all return from injury. Lee Jewitt, Shaun Lunt and Mitch Garbutt are all in line to return for the Robins ahead of the trip across the city to face the Black and Whites. Winger Will Oakes is recalled, after Ryan Shaw was suspended for two games. Will Dagger and Harry Bardle are omitted from the squad.
Hull FC: Connor, Faraimo, Tuimavave, Griffin Logan, Kelly, Sneyd, Houghton, Minichiello, Manu, Paea, Taylor, Matongo, Hadley, Lane, Ellis, Wynne, Brown, Westerman.
Hull KR: Hall, Crooks, Keinhorst, McGuire, Mulhern, Lunt, Tomkins, Hauraki, Garbutt, Lee, Jewitt, Atkin, Vaivai, Addy, Lawler, Linnett, Drinkwater, Oakes, Harrison.
Wigan v St Helens (3pm, Sky Sports)
Reigning champions Wigan are boosted by the return of several key players for Friday’s derby. Captain Sean O’Loughlin, Ben Flower and Joe Greenwood are all back. Sam Powell, however, begins a two-match ban. Super League leaders St Helens welcome back Theo Fages after two weeks out injured. He replaces Jack Ashworth in Justin Holbrook’s 19-man squad.
Wigan: Bullock, Burgess, Davies, Escare, Flower, Gildart, Greenwood, Hankinson, Hardaker, Isa, Leuluai, Navarrete, O’Loughlin, Partington, Sarginson, Shorrocks, Smithies, Tautai, Williams.
St Helens: Lomax, Makinson, Naiqama, Percival, Grace, Fages, Richardson, Walmsley, Roby, Thompson, Taia, Paulo, McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Knowles, Amor, Peyroux, Lees, Smith, Coote.
Leeds v Huddersfield (3pm)
Leeds welcome back Tom Briscoe, Konrad Hurrell and Brad Dwyer after they were rested for last week’s cup win against Workington. There is still no Jack Walker – nor is there a place for Trent Merrin, who remains in Australia on compassionate grounds. Huddersfield are boosted by the return of prop Paul Clough, who could make his first appearance of 2019.
Leeds: Briscoe, Watkins, Hurrell, Handley, Lolohea, Myler, Parcell, Singleton, Dwyer, Sutcliffe, Ferres, Peteru, Oledzki, Jones-Buchanan, McLelland, Donaldson, Newman, Trout, Albert.
Huddersfield: McIntosh, McGillvary, Turner, Uate, Frawley, Clough, Leeming, Matagi, Murphy, Lawrence, O’Brien, Ta’ai, England, Jake Wardle, Russell, Ikahihifo, Hewitt, I Senior, Joe Wardle.
Warrington v Salford (3pm)
Ben Westwood is back from suspension for Steve Price’s side, while Bryson Goodwin is also in line to return following an injury. Salford have yet to name their squad.
Warrington: Atkins, Austin, Charnley, D Clark, J Clark, Cooper, Currie, Davis, Goodwin, Hill, Hughes, King, Livett, Murdoch-Masila, Patton, Philbin, Ratchford, Tasi, Westwood.