York Knights vs Wigan Warriors Preview: Team News & Prediction | 2026 Super League | Regular Season
Wigan Warriors have scored 40 points or more in each of their last three in all competitions ahead of a Saturday afternoon trip to York Knights.
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York Knights team news: Williams returns to York
Back at the Knights following a loan spell at Newcastle Thunder, Nikau Williams has been thrown straight into the squad by Mark Applegarth.
Squad: Toa Mata’afa, Sam Wood, Scott Galeano, Ata Hingano, Liam Harris, Jack Martin, Paul Vaughan, Jordan Thompson, Denive Balmforth, Xavier Va’a, Justin Sangare, Kieran Hudson, Oli Field, Kieran Buchanan, Jon Bennison, Will Dagger, Nikau Williams, Harvey Reynolds, King Vuniyayawa, Cody Hunter, David Nofoaluma, Tom Inman
Wigan Warriors team news: Havard out
Wigan Warriors are without Ethan Havard through a broken jaw suffered against Wakefield Trinity, so Shea O’Connor is drafted into the squad as his replacement.
Squad: Jai Field, Zach Eckersley, Adam Keighran, Jake Wardle, Bevan French, Harry Smith, Brad O’Neill, Luke Thompson, Junior Nsemba, Liam Farrell, Kaide Ellis, Patrick Mago, Oliver Partington, Jack Farrimond, Sam Eseh, Kian McDermott, Taylor Kerr, Noah Hodkinson, George O’Loughlin, George Marsden, Shea O’Connor
York Knights vs Wigan Warriors prediction
Since winning the Challenge Cup at Wembley, Wigan Warriors have gone from strength-to-strength, winning their next two Super League games whilst putting up 40 points or more on each occasion. Matt Peet’s men have now accrued a mammoth 128 points across their last three in all competitions and with key players all back from injury or suspension, they’ve found a different gear.
York Knights are in for a gruelling 80 minutes against such a top-drawer outfit and whilst the Knights have taken a big scalp already at home this season in the form of Hull KR, getting anything from a Wigan side in this mood would be a huge shock. The visitors boast one of the more in-form players around in Noah Hodkinson, who racked up four tries against Wakefield Trinity most recently. Backing him to add to that tally in York seems a smart move.
York Knights vs Wigan Warriors tip: Noah Hodkinson to score a try anytime
