Salford v Warrington

ENGAGE SUPER LEAGUE
Venue: The Willows Date: Friday 22 April Kick-off: 1500 BST
Coverage: Updates on BBC Radio 5 Live, Radio Manchester & the BBC Sport website, highlights on the Super League Show

Salford caretaker coach Phil Veivers will keep faith with the side that beat Bradford 56-16 last Saturday night.

Rob Parker and Sean Gleeson are still sidelined, with forwards Jack Spencer and Adam Neal the duo most unlikely to make the Reds’ final 17.

Warrington’s Matt King is set to make his first appearance since suffering a serious knee injury in the season-opener with Huddersfield in Cardiff.

King may replace Joel Monaghan, while stand-off Lee Briers is due to return.

The influential stand-off has missed the last two games with a leg injury.

But, although he was missed in the 29-10 defeat at Huddersfield that knocked the Wolves off the top, Warrington won comfortably without Briers against Crusaders last weekend, romping to a 64-6 success.

Warrington have won all their last four Super League matches against Salford.

But the last time they met at The Willows on Good Friday, two years ago, the Reds were the winners, 18-16.

Despite all their off-field distractions, Salford were also on top form last weekend, running in 10 tries to beat Bradford 56-16.

Salford City Reds director of football Steve Simms told BBC Radio Manchester:
“It’s always a big test on Easter weekend, it’s just massive trying to play two games in a short space of time.

“We do play pretty well against Warrington especially at the Willows and I think it’s going to be a great game tomorrow.

“We’re looking for another performance like last week, we’re just looking to play as well as we can and hopefully get on top of Warrington.”

Warrington assistant coach Richard Marshall told BBC Radio Merseyside:
“Over the last couple of weeks we’ve probably not hit our straps.

“We needed to get a level of confidence back and we addressed that last Friday against the Crusaders.

“Salford will be confident themselves and to put 56 points past Bradford is no mean feat. We’ll have to be on our game.”

Salford (from): Patten, Broughton, Henry, Nero, Anderson, Ratchford, Holdsworth, Cashmere, Godwin, Boyle, Neal, L Adamson, Wild, Smith, Sneyd, Gibson, Sidlow, Paleaaesina, Spencer.

Warrington (from): Anderson, Atkins, Bridge, Briers, Carvell, Clarke, Cooper, Grix, Harrison, Higham, Hodgson, J Monaghan, M Monaghan, Morley, Myler, Solomona, Westwood, Williams, Wood.