Team news: St Helens v Hull KR (Fri)

Drew Darbyshire

Hull KR will welcome back three starting players on Friday, while St Helens have named an unchanged team.

St Helens coach Justin Holbrook has named an unchanged squad to the one that won at Castleford Tigers last week. Kyle Amor and Aaron Smith could feature for Saints are missing out on the final matchday squad last Friday.

Tim Sheens has made three changes to his Hull Kingston Rovers outfit that lost to Huddersfield Giants last time out. Ben Crooks, Kane Linnett and Mitch Garbutt come in for Danny McGuire, Will Dagger and Robbie Mulhern. 

McGuire has not been named in the squad but he will be assessed at captain’s run on Thursday to determine whether he will play or not. 

The Super League match takes place at the Totally Wicked Stadium on Friday, 7:45pm kick-off. 

Drew’s dabble: St Helens are priced at 5/2 to win the game by 21-30 points. 

St Helens’ 19-man squad: Jonny Lomax, Tommy Makinson, Kevin Naiqama, Mark Percival, Regan Grace, Theo Fages, Alex Walmsley, James Roby, Luke Thompson, Zeb Taia, Joseph Paulo, Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Morgan Knowles, Kyle Amor, Dom Peyroux, Matty Lees, Jack Ashworth, Aaron Smith, Lachlan Coote.

Hull KR’s 19-man squad: Craig Hall, Ben Crooks, Jimmy Keinhorst, Ryan Shaw, Shaun Lunt, Mose Masoe, Joel Tomkins, Weller Hauraki, Mitch Garbutt, Tommy Lee, Chris Atkin, Junior Vaivai, Danny Addy, George Lawler, Kane Linnett, Josh Drinkwater, Will Oakes, Adam Rooks, Harry Bardle. 

St Helens are priced at 1/25 to win the game, while Hull KR’s odds being 11/1 to take the spoils.