Wigan v Salford preview
Wigan Warriors make three changes to their 19-man squad to face Salford on Thursday.
The Warriors picked up a series of injuries in last weekends World Club Series defeat to Brisbane Broncos.
Lee Mossop, Nick Gregson and Joe Betherton come in to replace Michael McIlorum, Willie Isa and Josh Charnley.
On McIlorums injury Shaun Wane said: “”Micky is being operated on next week, it will be a long one but we’ll know more after the operation.”.
He also went onto confirm that Willie Isa could miss up to 6 weeks after suffering a knee injury. Meanwhile Oliver Gildart looks set to deputise for Josh Charnley again, as the England winger sits out with a facial injury.
On The Red Devils, Wane continued “They’ve played well, I’ve watched all of their games. They beat us in a pre-season game, we had our internationals missing but they still won.
“They’ve got two good halves and some big names, they’re a tough team to beat but if we’re on we’ll challenge them.”
Salford Head Coach Ian Watson has named his 19 Man Squad to face Wigan Warriors at the DW Stadium this Thursday 25th February, KO 8pm.
Junior Sa’u is named in the squad after being a late introduction for Sunday’s game vs Widnes Vikings.
Jordan Walne also comes into the side for the first time this season.
Wigan Warriors: John Bateman, Joe Bretherton, Gregg Burke, Tony Clubb, Liam Farrell, Ben Flower, Anthony Gelling, Oliver Gildart, Nick Gregson, Dom Manfredi, Lee Mossop, Sean O’Loughlin, Sam Powell, Dan Sarginson, Matty Smith, Ryan Sutton, Taulima Tautai, Lewis Tierney, George Williams
Salford Red Devils: Justin Carney, Michael Dobson, Niall Evalds, Mark Flanagan, George Griffin, Josh Griffin, Greg Johnson, Josh Jones, Craig Kopzcak, Olsi Krasniqi, Ryan Lannon,
Tommy Lee, Rob Lui, Ben Murdoch-Masila, Gareth O’Brien, Matt Sarsfield, Junior Sa’u, Logan Tomkins, Jordan Walne
