Warrington Wolves vs Leeds Rhinos Preview

The Lowdown

WARRINGTON WOLVES

• Warrington picked up their first point of the season last week in the draw against Hull so will take some confidence from that display, although they remain without a win all season in the Super League.
• They will have to do without stand-off Kevin Brown who suffered a blow to the head in that draw last week, so talented youngster Declan Patton returns to the squad for him.
• There is some positive team news as Tom Lineham is back after a two-match ban so he replaces Jack Johnson in the squad, and that is a much-needed boost for the Wolves as they target their first win.

Head Coach: Tony Smith

Squad: Ryan Atkins, Daryl Clark, Mike Cooper, Brad Dwyer, Rhys Evans, Kurt Gidley, Chris Hill, Jack Hughes, George King, Toby King, Tom Lineham, Harvey Livett, Declan Patton, Joe Philbin, Stefan Ratchford, Matty Russell, Ashton Sims, Joe Westerman, Ben Westwood

Unavailable: Kevin Brown (Head), Ben Currie (Knee), Matty Blythe, Dom Crosby, Andre Savelio, Jack Johnson

LEEDS RHINOS

• The Rhinos are starting to finally look a bit more like the team that did the treble in 2015 but it took the hammering by Castleford a month ago to wake them out of their slumber and they have won their last four on the bounce now, including a good win over Wigan last week.
• They go to Warrington without Brett Ferres who was handed a six-match ban for his crude tackle on Oliver Gildart in the win last week, so Josh Walters comes into the squad for him.
• Forwards Jordan Baldwinson and Mikolaj Oledzki come in to make up the 19-man squad in what will be captain Danny McGuire's 400th appearance for the club.

Head Coach: Brian McDermott

Squad: Carl Ablett, Jordan Baldwinson, Tom Briscoe, Rob Burrow, Adam Cuthbertson, Brett Delaney, Mitch Garbutt, Ashton Golding, Ryan Hall, Jamie Jones-Buchanan, Jimmy Keinhorst, Danny McGuire, Joel Moon, Anthony Mullally, Mikolaj Oledzki, Matt Parcell, Liam Sutcliffe, Josh Walters, Kallum Watkins

Unavailable: Brett Ferres (Suspended), Keith Galloway (Achilles), Stevie Ward (Hamstring), Brad Singleton (Suspended), Jack Ormondroyd (Knee), Ash Handley

Analysis - what to expect
Another week goes by without Warrington managing to win a game but they will take some heart from the draw last week. Leeds on the other hand are riding high with plenty of confidence right now and they will be travelling across the M62 full of belief that they can win their fifth game in a row. Everything points to an away win here with the only risk being complacency for the Rhinos.