Team news: Castleford v Hull FC (Thurs)

Drew Darbyshire

Jesse Sene-Lefao will return for Castleford on Thursday, while Hull FC will welcome back Scott Taylor.

Castleford coach Daryl Powell has made two changes to his side that beat Huddersfield last week. Sene-Lefao and Junior Moors replace Mitch Clark and Will Maher.

Lee Radford has made three changes to his outfit that edged past Salford last time out. Taylor, Kieran Buchanan and Jack Brown come in for Sika Manu (leg), Josh Bowden and Josh Griffin (suspended).

The televised Super League match takes place at the Mend-A-Hose Jungle on Thursday, 7:45pm kick-off.

Drew’s dabble: Either team to win by 1-6 points is priced at 2/1.

Castleford’s 19-man squad: Cory Aston, Cheyse Blair, James Clare, Chris Clarkson, Matt Cook, Greg Eden, Nathan Massey, Peter Mata’utia, Mike McMeeken, Paul McShane, Grant Millington, Adam Milner, Greg Minikin, Junior Moors, Jordan Rankin, Jesse Sene-Lefao, Daniel Smith, Jake Trueman, Liam Watts.

Hull’s 19-man squad: Jamie Shaul, Bureta Faraimo, Albert Kelly, Marc Sneyd, Scott Taylor, Danny Houghton, Dean Hadley, Mark Minichiello, Joe Westerman, Jake Connor, Chris Green, Brad Fash, Mickey Paea, Jez Litten, Danny Washbrook, Ratu Naulago, Andre Savelio, Jack Brown, Kieran Buchanan.

Castleford’s odds are 4/7 to win the game, while Hull are priced at 6/4 to take the two points.

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