York Knights vs Wigan Warriors - Prediction, team news and lineups

High-flying Wigan Warriors volition beryllium eyeing up their 3rd successive Super League triumph erstwhile they conscionable York Knights astatine the LNER Community Stadium this Saturday afternoon.

The Warriors are arguably the astir red-hot squad successful the bluish hemisphere astatine the moment, and they volition beryllium looking to heighten their presumption successful the apical 4 erstwhile taking connected a struggling Knights side.

Match preview

York slumped to their 5th consecutive Super League decision past week arsenic they were comfortably beaten 38-6 by the defending champions, Hull KR.

Despite taking an aboriginal pb successful the contest, the Knights were yet second-best successful each department, going connected to concede 30+ points for the 3rd lucifer successful a row.

Keeping teams retired has been a large occupation for the recently promoted side, with York shipping 401 points crossed their 14 Super League matches this play - the 4th worst antiaircraft grounds successful the competition.

Sitting 2 points supra bottom-of-the-table Huddersfield Giants, York could surely bash with a fewer much victories to propulsion themselves up the standings.

As of now, the Knights person won 3 of their 14 Super League matches, with their past occurrence being a 38-14 triumph implicit Toulouse Olympique backmost successful April.

To accidental Wigan Warriors are flying would beryllium an almighty understatement, with the nine enjoying a historical period connected each fronts.

The Cherry and Whites won the Challenge Cup astatine the extremity of May, delivering a sensational show astatine Wembley Stadium and putting 40 points past Hull KR.

A week later, Wigan travelled to Paris for a one-of-a-kind Super League clash against the Catalans Dragons - a crippled they won 40-16.

Momentum continued past Friday nighttime arsenic Wigan made a pugnacious travel to Wakefield look similar a locomotion successful the park, winning the lucifer 48-10 successful West Yorkshire. 

Wigan person not played a azygous location lucifer since their 24-4 triumph implicit the Leeds Rhinos past May, and the Warriors roadshow is acceptable to proceed this play successful York.

Matt Peet and his men were pushed each the mode erstwhile they met York past March, yet winning the contention 23-22, but breathing a monolithic suspiration of alleviation astatine the last whistle. 

The Warriors volition beryllium hoping for a acold easier time astatine the bureau arsenic they look to utilise their momentum and container a 4th consecutive triumph crossed each competitions.

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Team News

York person confirmed 1 alteration up of Saturday’s game, with Nikau Williams arriving connected indebtedness from Newcastle Thunder to marque up the 21-man squad. 

Danny Richardson, who dropped retired of the squad past week, has present moved to Championship broadside Widnes Vikings until the extremity of the season.

Former Man of Steel Paul McShane, meanwhile, is retired with an injury, portion the timeline of his instrumentality remains uncertain.

When it comes to Wigan Warriors, Ethan Havard drops retired of the squad aft suffering a fractured jaw.

Havard has been replaced by youngster Shea O’Connor, who delivered an awesome debut show against Hull KR.

York Knights 21-man squad:

Mata’afa, Wood, Galeano, Hingano, Harris, Martin, Vaughan, Thompson, Balmforth, Va’a, Sangare, Hudson, Field, Buchanan, Bennison, Dagger, Williams, Reynolds, Vuniyayawa, Hunter, Nofoaluma, Inman

Wigan Warriors 21-man squad:

Field, Eckersley, Keighran, Wardle, French, Smith, O’Neill, Thompson, Nsemba, Farrell, Ellis, Mago, Partington, Farrimond, Eseh, McDermott, Kerr, Hodkinson, O’Loughlin, Marsden, O’Connor

We say: York Knights 6-40 Wigan Warriors

York person shown a batch of combat successful caller weeks, scoring 20 oregon much points successful 3 of their past 4 games. Yet contempt this, the Knights find themselves successful the midst of a lengthy winless run.

Wigan, connected the different hand, are arguably the astir in-form squad successful rugby league close now, and they volition beryllium looking to support momentum successful yet different distant outing. A large triumph for the visitors is connected the cards.